Transfers and Rumours 2011 > 2012

[Bala Verde]

Acoording to wielerupdate Riis is trying to poach ITTony and Hushovd. They have both received an offer. BMC however are reportedly interested in Hushovd as well, whereas Astana expressed their interest in ITTony.

http://www.wielerupdate.nl/wielernieuws/18415/riis-hengelt-naar-martin-en-hushovd/

 

[Susan Westemeyer]

You all do know that so far nothing is confirmed, since the new contracts can't be signed (officially) until August 1? And that no official announcements can be made until then?

Susan

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

I'm staring to think that Ryo maybe Skys new DS with all the south Americans they seem to signing.

sky are all into measuring physical talents with tests and south americans are known to have overall the best test results. rujano's are out of this world. of course mentality wise it's a lot different and they don't succeed in every team

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

i think rujano will stay at androni but it's a horrible shame for him to not ride the grand tour which suits him the best,la vuelta.
just to imagine rujano working for wiggins is ridiculous,he won't work even for alberto.i hope he will remain at androni and savio's team will be invited next year in vuelta too.

he already left androni in june. thanks to (in this case) idiot savio

 

[Anonymous]

You all do know that so far nothing is confirmed, since the new contracts can't be signed (officially) until August 1? And that no official announcements can be made until then?

Susan

I agree, i think this thread should be closed until august 1st and then opened again, all this silly speculation is just, well,...

Just out of interest, to go with the official rumours thread, is there going to be an actual Confirmed transfers thread, that just transfers get posted in (no discussion). Because its going to be bloody hard sorting the wheat from the chaf.

 

[US Patent Exploding Cyclist]

This is the Transfer and Rumours thread, so it is appropriate to be discussing the rumored transfers at this time. Where else would they be discussed?

Also, not a bad idea to have a thread that is just for "confirmed transfers", but that may be redundant, I seem to remember that that was tracked by CN website last year. Or maybe I have mis-remembered.

 

[Bala Verde]

I agree, i think this thread should be closed until august 1st and then opened again, all this silly speculation is just, well,...

Just out of interest, to go with the official rumours thread, is there going to be an actual Confirmed transfers thread, that just transfers get posted in (no discussion). Because its going to be bloody hard sorting the wheat from the chaf.

This is the Transfer and Rumours thread, so it is appropriate to be discussing the rumored transfers at this time. Where else would they be discussed?

Also, not a bad idea to have a thread that is just for "confirmed transfers", but that may be redundant, I seem to remember that that was tracked by CN website last year. Or maybe I have mis-remembered.

Feel free to create a thread/template, and I will sticky it when it's transfer time.

It could just consist of team names and confirmed in/out transfers

ALM AG2R LA MONDIALE FRA

in

out


BMC BMC RACING TEAM USA
EUS EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI ESP
THR HTC-HIGHROAD USA
KAT KATUSHA TEAM RUS
LAM LAMPRE - ISD ITA
LEO LEOPARD TREK LUX
LIQ LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE ITA
MOV MOVISTAR TEAM ESP
OLO OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO BEL
AST PRO TEAM ASTANA KAZ
QST QUICKSTEP CYCLING TEAM BEL
RAB RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM NED
SBS SAXO BANK SUNGARD DEN
SKY SKY PROCYCLING GBR
GRM TEAM GARMIN-CERVELO USA
RSH TEAM RADIOSHACK USA
VCD VACANSOLEIL-DCM PRO CYCLING TEAM NED

 

[Tuarts]

This is Transfers and Rumours. As in, before Aug 1, they're rumours, after that, they're transfers.

Someone making a post then updating the OP would be pointless when you can just link to cyclingfever or CQ

 

[Anonymous]

This is Transfers and Rumours. As in, before Aug 1, they're rumours, after that, they're transfers.

Someone making a post then updating the OP would be pointless when you can just link to cyclingfever or CQ

my point being that even post august 1st there are still rumours galore, and people tend to post in here as fact, when in fact its just rumour. will get very confusing for people looking through a thread hundreds of pages long to find actual facts as opposed to rumours. just an idea.

the cq transfers page is awful, you have to select the team etc first. cyclingfevers is better but includes all the minor teams as well, along with rumours etc and looking at it today it isnt very up to date at all.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

alex cano to geox probably and betancourt and sarmiento to liqiuigas, both strong rumours

 

[Tuarts]

my point being that even post august 1st there are still rumours galore, and people tend to post in here as fact, when in fact its just rumour. will get very confusing for people looking through a thread hundreds of pages long to find actual facts as opposed to rumours. just an idea.

the cq transfers page is awful, you have to select the team etc first. cyclingfevers is better but includes all the minor teams as well, along with rumours etc and looking at it today it isnt very up to date at all.

I know there is rumours after Aug 1, hence the similie. I didn't mind either site tbh, a fully interactive, easy to navigate site would be hard to maintain for minimal return. A thread might be a good idea but the person who creates it has to be active, or the mods diligent in updating it as well.

 

[craig1985]

Your mum to BMC.

 

[just some guy]

Norwegian media are now saying Thor to BMC.

So TJVG, Gilbert, Thor and Rolland

 

[jobiwan]

Norwegian media are now saying Thor to BMC.

So TJVG, Gilbert, Thor and Rolland

Good grief

Spring Classics: Fabian Cancellara VS. Big Money Cadelboys

 

[just some guy]

Good grief

Spring Classics: Fabian Cancellara VS. Big Money Cadelboys

because the bloke who is the money behind leopard is short of a bit of change

The big thing will be if they ride as a team or not.

 

[jobiwan]

Come August 1st, will teams announce all of the signings they've made so far? Or will they wait a while and let the riders announce?

 

[just some guy]

Gilbert has said August 1 so thats one of the big ones

Cav I think he wants to stay with Eisel and Renshaw and so is waiting for Highroad so who knows.

Greenedge signings ?

be a few announcements here and there as normal I guess

 

[ansimi]

Gilbert has said August 1 so thats one of the big ones

Cav I think he wants to stay with Eisel and Renshaw and so is waiting for Highroad so who knows.

Greenedge signings ?

be a few announcements here and there as normal I guess

Yeah, the Gilbert signing has a lot of ripple effects so it makes sense to announce quickly. I'd say the same thing about Cav but I think most of the HTC riders will wait until the future of Highroad is known out of respect (even if they've already signed with other teams).

Greenedge should start announcing signings right away to show they're serious.

Cycling transfer season is really strange. It's not like other sports where they have a press conference in their new team jersey. Many of the riders still have ambitions with their current teams. Think about how awkward it is at work when you've given (or received) notice.

 

[Delberan]

According to norwegian TV2 Hushovd is about to sign a contract with BMC.

 

[thehog]

According to norwegian TV2 Hushovd is about to sign a contract with BMC.

Doing the rounds on Twitter also:


Tourfrance2011 Hushovd to BMC Comfirmed! #tdf
about 1 hour ago
Retweeted by ShaunaSmash

 

[Swabian Lass]

Thor and Gilbert to GMC, that's a bit greedy isn't it?

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

How will GVA feel about that?

 

[Duartista]

Isn't Gilbert supposed to have received a big counter-offer from Astana?

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

Lefevre (QS) claims he's still in the negotiations too (he said some days ago)

 

[Gubby Allen]

Sorry if it has been mentioned somewhere within this but what will Nicholas Roche be doing over the next couple of seasons?

Could he move to a bigger team as a support rider/part time leader, or will he remain as a sole leader at a lesser team?

Would he be a useful acqusition for Sky say?