Transfers and Rumours 2011 > 2012

[Libertine Seguros]

 

[Sydney21]

Peter Velits to Quickstep is the word from twitter.

Solid Signiture but with TJ and Cav and Velits and others probs to GE leaving they're going to have to do some solid recruitment to stay at the top.

 

[dlwssonic]

Peter Velits to Quickstep is the word from twitter.

Solid Signiture but with TJ and Cav and Velits and others probs to GE leaving they're going to have to do some solid recruitment to stay at the top.

LOL htc is losing lots of their top riders. i imagine LS will be very happy goss cav, TJVG and velits all gone. martin too.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

The only thing I'd like more than no Bob Stapleton ever again is Bob Stapleton trying to impose his will on the péloton with a squad about as strong as last year's Milram.

 

[maltiv]

Would HTC have renewed their contract if they knew Cavendish would be leaving? I doubt it. If Sky seriously thinks Wiggins can podium at the TDF then they can't combine that with having Cavendish on the team anyway, because he needs 8 guys behind him, as we see at HTC where even potential GC candidates have to work in his leadout because no other team wants to take responsibility.

 

[Bavarianrider]

Wiggins won't ride the Tour in 2012 i guess.

 

[joy118118]

If Highroad has a new sponsor, 1 or 2 years later we will see Suetterlin appear in the team. and it will still be LS's most evil team.

 

[maltiv]

Wiggins won't ride the Tour in 2012 i guess.

True, but I doubt Cavendish is signing a 1 year contract.

 

[Bavarianrider]

True, but I doubt Cavendish is signing a 1 year contract.

By the way, i knwo it's offtopic.
But do we already know how the TT course will look at the Olympics?

 

[El Pistolero]

By the way, i knwo it's offtopic.
But do we already know how the TT course will look at the Olympics?

Yes, we do. Canc will win.

 

[Midnightfright]

Yes, we do. Canc will win.

Don't be silly that's a long way away he could get injured. Actually in sorry he will win

 

[craig1985]

Would HTC have renewed their contract if they knew Cavendish would be leaving? I doubt it. If Sky seriously thinks Wiggins can podium at the TDF then they can't combine that with having Cavendish on the team anyway, because he needs 8 guys behind him, as we see at HTC where even potential GC candidates have to work in his leadout because no other team wants to take responsibility.

TBF Cav has won without much help from his lead-out train.

 

[sublimit]

The only thing I'd like more than no Bob Stapleton ever again is Bob Stapleton trying to impose his will on the péloton with a squad about as strong as last year's Milram.

Milram were rubbish last year but they did have a few solid riders for the flat, Gerdemann, Knees,Wegmann and one or two others. But yes I see where you are coming from.

HTC are something else with the power on the flat, no other team gets close so they ride to their strengths I suppose.

 

[kease7]

More transfer news

Greipel to Quickstep

Ben Hermans
According to the Gazet van Antwerpen Ben Hermans will leave RadioShack. The Belgian hill specialist would go to both Lotto and Quick Step. In addition, the Luxembourg topformatie Leopard Pull an option for Hermans.

Thor Rumours continue.

BMC, Europcar, Saxo, Katusha, Vacansoleil DCM and Saur-Sojasun.

Francesco Masciarelli extends with Astana.

Perriq Quemeneur also has his contract renewed with Team Europcar

source below

http://translate.google.co.uk/trans...=http://www.wielerflits.nl/headlines/&act=url

 

[ingsve]

Yet another new big budget team?

http://translate.google.com/transla.../cykling/holm-og-bak-paa-vej-til-nyt-storhold

Apparently Brian Holm has gotten a concrete offer to bring 4-5 of the best guys at HTC with him to a new team that has the budget ready but lacks points and management. The team could possibly be built around Cavendish who Brian Holm says has not signed anything with Sky yet no matter what the rumors are saying.

Is this a new project that we haven't heard anything about or is this GE or a team out of whatever is going on in Belgium or what?

 

[Swabian Lass]

More transfer news



Thor Rumours continue.

BMC, Europcar, Saxo, Katusha, Vacansoleil DCM and Saur-Sojasun.

Are there any teams Thor hasn't been linked with yet?

 

[joy118118]

Yet another new big budget team?

http://translate.google.com/transla.../cykling/holm-og-bak-paa-vej-til-nyt-storhold

Apparently Brian Holm has gotten a concrete offer to bring 4-5 of the best guys at HTC with him to a new team that has the budget ready but lacks points and management. The team could possibly be built around Cavendish who Brian Holm says has not signed anything with Sky yet no matter what the rumors are saying.

Is this a new project that we haven't heard anything about or is this GE or a team out of whatever is going on in Belgium or what?

didnt holm want to go saxobank last year?

 

[Antianti]

didnt holm want to go saxobank last year?

Offer from Leopard

 

[maltiv]

TBF Cav has won without much help from his lead-out train.

Leadout was perhaps the wrong word, or well he should have a leadout as well, but he also needs a couple of strong guys to get back the breakaways every single day because obviously no other team would assist doing that when they know that Cavendish will win 9/10 times.

 

[Anonymous]

Yet another new big budget team?

http://translate.google.com/transla.../cykling/holm-og-bak-paa-vej-til-nyt-storhold

Apparently Brian Holm has gotten a concrete offer to bring 4-5 of the best guys at HTC with him to a new team that has the budget ready but lacks points and management. The team could possibly be built around Cavendish who Brian Holm says has not signed anything with Sky yet no matter what the rumors are saying.

Is this a new project that we haven't heard anything about or is this GE or a team out of whatever is going on in Belgium or what?

if i read it right, it doesnt say a new team, just teams with money but not many points this year.

 

[ingsve]

if i read it right, it doesnt say a new team, just teams with money but not many points this year.

Well, it does say a new team in danish (translation might miss it) but it could be that they mean that it's a new team for them rather than the team is new. They also say the team lacks management but that could also mean it's a smaller team that is looking to move up.

At any rate we might have another big budget candidate to fight for a PT license this year regardless if it's completely new or if it's a team upgrading their budget.

 

[janraaskalt]

At any rate we might have another big budget candidate to fight for a PT license this year regardless if it's completely new or if it's a team upgrading their budget.

If it is a a new team, PT candidate still looking for management, that's not a good sign.

Lots of the rumours depend on the fact whether Highroad continues in some form or not. I cannot imagine Van Garderen (BMC), Velits (QSI), Cavendish (SKY), Martin (SBS) and Holm & 5 top HTC (new team) all leaving HTC-Highroad if they have a new sponsor (or the other way around: Stapleton finding a new sponsor if loses all top riders).

 

[nesocip]

Well, it does say a new team in danish (translation might miss it) but it could be that they mean that it's a new team for them rather than the team is new. They also say the team lacks management but that could also mean it's a smaller team that is looking to move up.

At any rate we might have another big budget candidate to fight for a PT license this year regardless if it's completely new or if it's a team upgrading their budget.

Christina Watches

 

[vala-vala]

German Team with Brian HOLM????

I hope that Holm can create a "good" team with Degenkolb and Martin as leaders and some good riders more.
Perhaps with german sponsors (eOn, Cube bikes...)
I read that this new team will show tomorrow this project in Tour France?it is true?

 

[taiwan]

I hope that Holm can create a "good" team with Degenkolb and Martin as leaders and some good riders more.
Perhaps with german sponsors (eOn, Cube bikes...)
I read that this new team will show tomorrow this project in Tour France?it is true?

Someone said that was happening, then someone else said that HTC were renewing sponsorship, upthread.