Transfers and Rumours 2011 > 2012

[craig1985]

Liquigas-Cannondale for 2012:
Valerio Agnoli, Stefano Agostini, Ivan Basso, Carlos Alberto Betancur, Maciej Bodnar, Paolo Longo Borghini, Federico Canuti, Eros Capecchi, Damiano Caruso, Mauro Da Dalto, Tiziano Dall’Antonia, Timmy Duggan, Ted King, Kristijan Koren, Alan Marangoni, Moreno Moser, Dominik Nerz, Vincenzo Nibali, Daniel Oss, Maciej Paterski, Daniele Ratto, Juraj Sagan, Peter Sagan, Jose Sarmiento, Fabio Sabatini, Cristiano Salerno, Sylwester Szmyd, Alessandro Vanotti and Elia Viviani

Directors: Stefano Zanatta, Dario Mariuzzo, Mario Scirea, Alberto Volpi and Biagio Conte and trainer Paolo Slongo

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/liquigas-cannondale-confirms-betancur-for-2012-roster

 

[greenedge]

Happy that Betancur has moved to a PT. Problem is i thought he would be doing smaller races and accumulate me CQ points. Might have to reconsider.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Happy that Betancur has moved to a PT. Problem is i thought he would be doing smaller races and accumulate me CQ points. Might have to reconsider.

FYI Liquigas also particpate in most of the italian calander

 

[whittashau]

Definitely an improvement in the Liquigas Squad. Betancur is a more than adequate replacement for Ponzi and the other new riders seem like improvements on Finetto, Bellotti etc. I am surprised that Wurf has been left high and dry considering he's Basso's main training partner and whatnot though.

 

[King Of The Wolds]

Appolonio and G would make a pretty good leadout for Cavendish. Although I feel kinda sorry for Appo who deserves to get his own chances, particularly in Italy. Who knows, perhaps Cav will let him win a stage or two to please the Italian market...

It's yet another problem that comes with having a squad chock full of talent for Brailsford to solve.

Cav likes to do the Giro as part of his Tour prep and Sky need their best Italian rider there. There's no way he'll want to p*** off his main guy or his team sponsor, so I think it's a given that they'll both be there.

Ordinarily, Cav would leave half way through, leaving maybe 2 or 3 chances for Appolonio later in the race, but it's heavily stacked again with flat stages early on and mountains at the end. As such, Cav will probably want to do up to and including 13 before disappearing, leaving only 18 for Appolonio.

I think Brailsford will be hoping that Cav can win a couple early (and there's a fair few chances), then start feeling charitable and Appolonio is strong enough (as he was on an occasion or two in last year's Giro) to take advantage of that. That way, everyone's happy.

Anyway, it's another nice problem to have.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Happy that Betancur has moved to a PT. Problem is i thought he would be doing smaller races and accumulate me CQ points. Might have to reconsider.

I've said countless times here but I will repeat. betancourt isn't going to liquigas. he stays with acqua

 

[maltiv]

Anyway, it's another nice problem to have.

Well it will most likely lead to Appolonio leaving (if he has any personal ambition at all) so they'll have to get another italian star instead, no idea who that would be though.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

yeah appollonio is a real star in italy

 

[King Of The Wolds]

yeah appollonio is a real star in italy

Well he would be if he started winning Giro stages, which he would have done last year had Cav not been there.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

no. you don;t become a star in italy just by winning giro stages. only pantani and cipollini were real stars in italy and that was for what they appeared as outside of cycling in interviews alongside their impressive career wins and pantani's style of riding

 

[AntonioRossi]

Betancur apparently staying with acqua & sapone. Seems like that his contract with Liquigas is invalid..
http://www.eltiempo.com/deportes/ciclismo/en-el-2012-me-quedo-en-el-acquasapone-carlos-betancur_10811744-4

 

[maltiv]

yeah appollonio is a real star in italy

I consider Appolonio a future star, obviously he isn't yet.

 

[just some guy]

Liquigas-Cannondale for 2012:
Valerio Agnoli, Stefano Agostini, Ivan Basso, Carlos Alberto Betancur, Maciej Bodnar, Paolo Longo Borghini, Federico Canuti, Eros Capecchi, Damiano Caruso, Mauro Da Dalto, Tiziano Dall’Antonia, Timmy Duggan, Ted King, Kristijan Koren, Alan Marangoni, Moreno Moser, Dominik Nerz, Vincenzo Nibali, Daniel Oss, Maciej Paterski, Daniele Ratto, Juraj Sagan, Peter Sagan, Jose Sarmiento, Fabio Sabatini, Cristiano Salerno, Sylwester Szmyd, Alessandro Vanotti and Elia Viviani

Directors: Stefano Zanatta, Dario Mariuzzo, Mario Scirea, Alberto Volpi and Biagio Conte and trainer Paolo Slongo

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/liquigas-cannondale-confirms-betancur-for-2012-roster

No Cameron Wurf anyone got any news ?

 

[nobilis]

And not sure neither about Betancur going to Liquigas

http://www.biciciclismo.com/cas/site/noticias-ficha.asp?id=45147

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

again betancourt is not going to liquigas, he will stay

 

[whittashau]

Liquigas is one of the more professionally run teams. I doubt they'd announce his signing unless they were sure he has a legal contract with them.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

ok fine then. believe he will go to liquigas. we will see who is right

 

[mc_mountain]

It's yet another problem that comes with having a squad chock full of talent for Brailsford to solve.

Cav likes to do the Giro as part of his Tour prep and Sky need their best Italian rider there. There's no way he'll want to p*** off his main guy or his team sponsor, so I think it's a given that they'll both be there.

Ordinarily, Cav would leave half way through, leaving maybe 2 or 3 chances for Appolonio later in the race, but it's heavily stacked again with flat stages early on and mountains at the end. As such, Cav will probably want to do up to and including 13 before disappearing, leaving only 18 for Appolonio.

I think Brailsford will be hoping that Cav can win a couple early (and there's a fair few chances), then start feeling charitable and Appolonio is strong enough (as he was on an occasion or two in last year's Giro) to take advantage of that. That way, everyone's happy.

Anyway, it's another nice problem to have.

Cav has been talking about aiming to finish the giro, he hopes to be able to complete the set of GT points jerseys,,,

 

[El Pistolero]

Never gonna happen.

 

[hrotha]

ok fine then. believe he will go to liquigas. we will see who is right

But did he sign anything with Liquigas? Not an actual contract, I imagine (he wouldn't be that stupid), but a preliminary agreement or something?

 

[markene2]

Rasch has signed for FDJ.

http://sykkelnytt.no/Her-er-Gabriel-Rasch-sitt-nye-lag/cid/a23068_20956/

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

But did he sign anything with Liquigas? Not an actual contract, I imagine (he wouldn't be that stupid), but a preliminary agreement or something?

he signed a contract that would only be in place if acqua would fold and it doesn't during season was uncertainty about acqua staying in peloton or not

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Rasch has signed for FDJ.

http://sykkelnytt.no/Her-er-Gabriel-Rasch-sitt-nye-lag/cid/a23068_20956/

please kill me

 

[hrotha]

he signed a contract that would only be in place if acqua would fold and it doesn't during season was uncertainty about acqua staying in peloton or not

Ah, OK. No contract duplicity then (that's the kind of scenario I was thinking of when I said he wouldn't be stupid enough to sign an actual contract).

 

[maltiv]

please kill me

Seems like you were wrong again

Can't wait to see him destroy Cancellara in P-R