Transfers and Rumours 2011 > 2012

[hatcher]

Anyone heard anything about teams looking to sign Gediminas Bagdonas (another rider with some sporting criterion points)? I've now seen a few articles saying that he's been negotiating with a bigger team or that he's "caught the eye" of big teams. It was even mentioned in an interview with the An Post team manager. But I still haven't seen any team named.

Haven't heard anything a all, but I hope he gets a WT ride. If not, one of the Belgian Pro Conti teams would make sense. He certainly wouldn't look out of place in the bigger cobbled races.

 

[Swede1]

So when is Katusha going to announce Denis Menchov? THe new manager said he was hopefully going to announce a big signing soon. Maybe that means since Tchmil left Menchov is open to go to Katusha and just needs to get his contracts worked out.

 

[Nielsa]

Btw, Luckyboy! I was looking at your confirmed transfer thread (thanks for the work btw) and noticed that you cited http://sporten-dyn.tv2.dk/cykling/article.php/id-44203272:nordmand-skifter-nok-til-riis.html saying Rasch is going to SBS.
That Danish article actually mistranslated/mistranscribed the original article - Rasch said to procycling.no that if he joined SBS, he would "probably become a part of the classics team."

The Danish TV2 article simply omitted the "if" part and wrote that Rasch would "probably become a part of SBS".

 

[luckyboy]

Ah thanks. So he's not actually going there then.

 

[Nielsa]

Well I haven't seen anything to confirm it anyway. But it's true that Riis and Rasch have been talking, so it may well happen.

 

[jens_attacks]

So when is Katusha going to announce Denis Menchov? THe new manager said he was hopefully going to announce a big signing soon. Maybe that means since Tchmil left Menchov is open to go to Katusha and just needs to get his contracts worked out.

menchov will stay at geox.

the big signing is oscar freire it seems...

 

[Parrulo]

riis slowly and silently improving all parts of his team . . .

if contador doesn't get a ban wouldn't surprise me to see saxo again as the strongest team in the peloton in about 2 years

 

[theyoungest]

riis slowly and silently improving all parts of his team . . .

if contador doesn't get a ban wouldn't surprise me to see saxo again as the strongest team in the peloton in about 2 years

Yeah, with Bruno Pires, Karsten Kroon, and Sergio Paulinho he's really getting there

I expect Breschel to return next year. That would be a reinforcement.

 

[Parrulo]

Yeah, with Bruno Pires, Karsten Kroon, and Sergio Paulinho he's really getting there

I expect Breschel to return next year. That would be a reinforcement.

those signings aren't really that bad. he lacked domestiques this year and thats what he is getting kroon should be good for the ardennes, pires can do a good job on the mountains on the giro and the vuelta (leaving a better domestique like sorensen fresher for the tour) and paulinho is a very solid domestique for the tour and hopefully since this is riis we are talking about he will also use him in the ardennes where paulinho should have actually focused his entire career imo and for some reason never really did anything there during his years with the hog. he can also try to get into breaks when he gets a free role

i also said slowly and in about 2 years

 

[hrotha]

Oh Parrulo you're such a joker.

Saxo would need Contador to be suspended to get a good "team", but of course they wouldn't win half as many races even if they spent all that money on top signings.

 

[Midnightfright]

Oh Parrulo you're such a joker.

Saxo would need Contador to be suspended to get a good "team", but of course they wouldn't win half as many races even if they spent all that money on top signings.

I'm guessing u mean stage races as opposed to just races as there plenty riders who won more races than him this year. Just signing Kittel would mean more races won than without Contador.

 

[hrotha]

I'm guessing u mean stage races as opposed to just races as there plenty riders who won more races than him this year. Just signing Kittel would mean more races won than without Contador.

Well yeah, it's supposed to be a balance between quality and quantity here. Otherwise they might as well abandon their WT status and go ride in Asia with their current roster.

 

[ISDfan]

So when is Katusha going to announce Denis Menchov? THe new manager said he was hopefully going to announce a big signing soon. Maybe that means since Tchmil left Menchov is open to go to Katusha and just needs to get his contracts worked out.

Menchov has one more year of contract with Geox , he is not going to Katusha .

 

[Christian]

pires can do a good job on the mountains on the giro and the vuelta

I believe that as well but we don't really know since he has never done a GT before ... experienced domestique is something else

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

So when is Katusha going to announce Denis Menchov? THe new manager said he was hopefully going to announce a big signing soon. Maybe that means since Tchmil left Menchov is open to go to Katusha and just needs to get his contracts worked out.

menchov is staying. been confirmed now a 100 times

 

[JRanton]

From the CN front page:

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/boasson-hagen-ready-to-re-sign-with-sky

EBH close to re-signing with Sky until 2014. I wasn't sure if Sky had the resources to keep him but clearly they do.

 

[hatcher]

The mass exodus from Sky has been greatly exaggerated.

EBH clearly got assurances from Brailsford that Cav being around will have no bearing on his own goals. Good news for those who thought Sky would become HTC-lite.

 

[Ferminal]

Genesys twitter is hinting that Haas and Von Hoff are leaving?


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GenesysCycling
any gc riders needing a ride for next year, need to replace hassy. Time to get your resume's in.

GenesysCycling
any sprinters needing a ride for next year, need to replace the man of steele.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Genesys Wealth Advisers have confirmed that Nathan Haas and Steele von Hoff have found teams for next year as they will not be riding for Genesys in 2012 which is great news.

 

[craig1985]

I doubt that. those that can't handle the level will disapear yes, iranians might go too because iranian teams pay a lot more and they can't become stars in europe. but still some will stay that have the level and will to stay. this is also a good way to have within few years some iranian stars coming up.

TBH if I was from Iran and I'm a pro cyclist, I would take the opportunity to get out of Iran (\while that nutcase is in charge) and live in Europe then go back to racing for an Iranian Continental team just for the cash.

 

[Michele]

Betancurt confirmed at Acqua&Sapone until 2013 and the Di Luca's option doesnt seems so easy to be done.

 

[Cimber]

Troels Vinther signs for SBS. He comes from Danish continental team Glud & Marstrand-LRØ.

http://saxobanksungard.com/ny_news.asp?n_id=3429&lang=uk

 

[craig1985]

Genesys Wealth Advisers have confirmed that Nathan Haas and Steele von Hoff have found teams for next year as they will not be riding for Genesys in 2012 which is great news.

GE perhaps?

 

[maltiv]

The mass exodus from Sky has been greatly exaggerated.

EBH clearly got assurances from Brailsford that Cav being around will have no bearing on his own goals. Good news for those who thought Sky would become HTC-lite.

Cav won't be a problem, having a TDF favorite on the team is a bigger problem for his own ambitions. He won't be able to join breakaways if Wiggins has yellow for example. Also, Sky seems to have more faith in G for the classics, partly because it would have been of much greater commercial value if he were to win a classic.

 

[Gotland]

I made a list over free cyclist from CQ rankings transfer overveiw that still hasn't got a contract for next year. Anyone missing or someone already comfirmd?

Good cyclists still withour contract:

NAPOLITANO Danilo - Acqua & Sapone

MONDORY Lloyd – Ag2r - La Mondiale
RIBLON Christophe - Ag2r - La Mondiale

GINANNI Francesco - Androni Giocattoli - C.I.P.I

LORENZETTO Mirco – Astana

RUTKIEWICZ Marek - CCC - Polsat – Polkowice

CANUTI Federico - Colnago - CSF Inox

ARASHIRO Yukiya – Europcar
ROLLAND Pierre – Europcar

VICHOT Arthur – FDJ

BLANCO David - Geox - TMC
VALLS Rafael - Geox – TMC

RASMUSSEN Alex – HTC joining Garmin after all?
LEWIS Craig – HTC

DI LUCA Danilo – Katusha
PAOLINI Luca – Katusha
VORGANOV Eduard – Katusha

SPILAK Simon - Lampre – ISD
MORI Manuele - Lampre – ISD

SCHEIRLINCKX Bert – Landbouwkrediet

VEIKKANEN Jussi - OmegaPharma – Lotto
DEHAES Kenny - OmegaPharma – Lotto

PASAMONTES Luis - Movistar Team

REDA Francesco - Quick Step Cycling Team
CHICCHI Francesco - Quick Step Cycling Team

KLUGE Roger – Skil Shimano
CURVERS Roy – Skil Shimano

FREIRE Oscar – Rabobank

KLEMME Dominic – Leopard – Trek
WEGMANN Fabian - Leopard – Trek

HIVERT Jonathan - Saur – Sojasun
GALLAND Jérémie - Saur – Sojasun

ROBERTS Luke – SaxoBank –Sungard

DOWNING Russell – Sky
POSSONI Morris – Sky

HAMMOND Roger – Garmin
LLOYD Daniel – Garmin
RASCH Gabriel – Garmin

BAUMANN Eric – NetApp

PIDGORNYY Ruslan - Vacansoleil – DCM
VAN LEIJEN Joost - Vacansoleil – DCM

Some intressting names still able too be signed.