Transfers and Rumours 2011 > 2012

[Michielveedeebee]

Mikel Snow, bаstard of the North.

As for Castroviejo, he's going to Movistar and Euskaltel is pretty mad at him.

We've got a new amazing nickname

 

[Boardslide]

Cav announcement day?

From Anthony McCrossan twitter this morning

JillADouglas
by antmccrossan
Ok road test event will feature on special BBC Olympic prog nxt Sunday. And @MarkCavendish will reveal nxt week who he'll ride for nxt year

 

[Tuarts]

Mikel Snow, bаstard of the North.

aSoIaF reference ftw.

 

[Sneekes]

Mikel Snow, bаstard of the North.

As for Castroviejo, he's going to Movistar and Euskaltel is pretty mad at him.

Winter is coming...

 

[Anonymous]

Kurt Asle Arvesen confirms he will retire at the end of the year. The Vuelta will be his final grand tour.

 

[Lexman]

Just watched last stage of Eneco Tour on french eurosport and they said it's sure Greipel goes with JVDB to Lotto-Ridley.
Apparently Lars Bak goes to Lotto Ridley as well, should be official says French Eurosport... not a bad and ready for WT ...

And just read that Henderson will join them as well...

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

No real news today, disappointing.

 

[Andy99]

No real news today, disappointing.

Any idea what cav and millar are twittering on about this afternoon??

 

[just some guy]

Any idea what cav and millar are twittering on about this afternoon??

No idea but will guess

Millar can ride the Olympics UK life ban overturned ????

 

[Anonymous]

Any idea what cav and millar are twittering on about this afternoon??

Vaughters has agreed to sign Bernie Eisel to ride leadout for Cav?

 

[Reverend_T_Preedy]

Vaughters has agreed to sign Bernie Eisel to ride leadout for Cav?

I think people are reading a little too much into comments made, or not made today.

The fact that Cav hasn't announced he's riding for Sky today doesn't mean he's not going to sign for them. I also don't think some tweets about David Millar mean he's signing for Garmin.

To be honest, I can't see him signing for Garmin. It'll sure **** Farrar (who is one of the top 5 sprinters in the world) off if he does.

I can only logically see Cav signing for Sky and any other would be a massive surprise to be honest.

Anyway, sounds like we'll hear his decision next week.

 

[craig1985]

Mikel Snow, bаstard of the North.

As for Castroviejo, he's going to Movistar and Euskaltel is pretty mad at him.

So that would explain why he hasn't been selected for their Vuelta line-up?

 

[jobiwan]

Jacob Rathe moves up from Chipotle DT up to the Garmin squad.

http://oregon.cyclingaction.com/2011/rathe-signs-with-garmin-cervelo-for-2012/

 

[El Pistolero]

Tom Boonen just said in an interview Gilbert made a good choice for picking BMC as his new team. Does he know something we don't?

 

[hrotha]

So that would explain why he hasn't been selected for their Vuelta line-up?

Pretty much. That, and the fact that he has kind of sucked since Madrid. Euskaltel doesn't want to have a Beñat Intxausti 2: Electric Boogaloo situation.

 

[The Hitch]

+1 Rev. I too would be shocked to see Cav anywhere but Sky.

Tom Boonen just said in an interview Gilbert made a good choice for picking BMC as his new team. Does he know something we don't?

lol thats funny.

 

[Kazistuta]

Wow, terrible article. Okay, it's nice to see how's renewed their contracts and who hasn't, but:
Quote:
"Euskatel-Euskadi generally only sign riders from the Basque country but have two Frenchman on the team this year in Romain Sicard and Pierre Cazaux"

Uh-huh.

Also this:
Quote:
Ricardo Garcia and Victor Cabedo (...) are rumoured to be joining the professional team next year.

"Yes, they have options"

Hooray for abysmal translations!

I really don't get what you find so wrong in these two quotes???

 

[El Pistolero]

I really don't get what you find so wrong in these two quotes???

Those 2 Frenchies are Basques. Basques are sensitive for stuff like that.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

I really don't get what you find so wrong in these two quotes???

Well, firstly that they've got the wrong spelling of Euskaltel...

And then on top of that that they've failed to recognise that Cazaux and Sicard are on the team because they're Basque. You could argue that they're stating "the Basque country" as in the specific region of Spain called País Vasco, but then Mikel Nieve is from Navarre, as are a couple of others on the squad.

 

[hrotha]

I really don't get what you find so wrong in these two quotes???

The guys got to the French Basque Country thing before I could. As for the other quote, it's simply a bad translation. "They have options" implies they can choose between several teams for next year. "Tienen opciones", in Spanish, means they have a chance of making it to the A team.

 

[Kodiak]

so where's Levi going to wind up for next year's retirement ride? I posted on JB's FB feed asking him and he deleted my post.

 

[luckyboy]

Are Euskaltel really only resigning 15 riders? Wouldn't seem like they have a big enough talent pool to draw from to let 10+ guys go.

Sad that Castroviejo is leaving anyway. Fernandez to Garmin is a bit of an odd one.

 

[Eric8-A]

and Sicard are on the team because they're Basque.

Isn't Sicard French?

 

[luckyboy]

You're kidding right? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basque_Country_(greater_region)#French_Basque_Country

 

[Tuarts]

Tbh, the last 5 posts could just be summed up by saying the Basque country overlaps both Spain and France.