Transfers and Rumours 2012 > 2013

[Lexman]

With Contadors history and the **** that could yet come up in the Armstrong scandal, Contador would be stupid to assume he has a 100% guaranteed spot at the Tour for 2013.

I wrote (almost) the same as for Contador given his past might be passed over for a TDF 2013 everybody laughed it away...

Nice for seeing someone at least keeps this as a possibility

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

neither should be.
WT teams should be balanced across the board.

euskaltel are. they only lack cobbled riders but who cares.

 

[ILovecycling]

With Contadors history and the **** that could yet come up in the Armstrong scandal, Contador would be stupid to assume he has a 100% guaranteed spot at the Tour for 2013.

Ok 99%,but it wont happen either they're not crazy

 

[Praetor]

euskaltel are. they only lack cobbled riders but who cares.

They are pretty crappy at one day races in general. They have Sanchez and that's about it, that's not balanced.

 

[ViVELO]

TWO TOP RIDERS SIGNED WITH THE TEAM CAJA RURAL FOR THE SEASON 2013

Mon, 15.10.2012 17:31

David Arroyo (Movistar Team), second in the Giro d'Italia 2010, and Amets Txurruka (Euskaltel-Euskadi), first in Tour de France 2007 for the young riders classification, will be in the team ''Caja Rural'' next season. Two experienced riders from World Tour teams, have participated in of 25 Grand Tours.

Arroyo is a climber and regularly his a leader for the mountains overall standings and in particular for the Tour of Spain.
In his resume, features a stage of the Tour of Spain in 2008. David in 2010 when it was Giro pink jersey for five days and skip ahead only to the winner Ivan Basso.
The Talavera has been a rider with participated six Tour de France, his best finish was 13th in 2007, four participated in Giro -10 º in 2007 and 2009, 2nd in 2010 and 14th in 2011 - and three la Vuelta, his best finish was 17th in 2008.

Txurruka, fighting spirit and poise in the most important events on the calendar of the team. Ametz, who turns 30 in November, has riding for since 2007 the orange Euskaltel-Euskadi. Debuted at Barloworld in 2006. Next year first in Tour de France 2007 for the young riders classification with team Euskaltel-Euskadi. In total, has six Tour de France, one Giro and five la Vuelta.

ViVELO ™
bikes for life.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

They are pretty crappy at one day races in general. They have Sanchez and that's about it, that's not balanced.

they also have anton. that is already 2 riders more than quickstep have for the hilly 1 day races

 

[Arnout]

Pistrollero in 3 2 1

 

[ILovecycling]

David Arroyo (Movistar Team), second in the Giro d'Italia 2010, and Amets Txurruka (Euskaltel-Euskadi), first in Tour de France 2007 for the young riders classification, will be in the team ''Caja Rural'' next season. Two experienced riders from World Tour teams, have participated in of 25 Grand Tours.

Bit of fail,what about Alberto hah?
Amets Txurruka (ESP) Euskaltel-Euskadi + 49' 34"

 

[pastronef]

Bit of fail,what about Alberto hah?
Amets Txurruka (ESP) Euskaltel-Euskadi + 49' 34"

well said
if someone wants to promote bikes or team, at least he should know the facts, or remember Txurruka wore the white jersey on the podium because Bertie already had the yellow jersey.

 

[will10]

neither should be.
WT teams should be balanced across the board.

oh oh, the UCI got to Timmy. Can you imagine if all teams had the same sort of demographic? Urgh, please no.

 

[El Pistolero]

oh oh, the UCI got to Timmy. Can you imagine if all teams had the same sort of demographic? Urgh, please no.

We're going to need another Timmy.

 

[BANDALOVSKI]

The brothers Velits / Martin & Peter /

The brothers Velits / Martin & Peter /

Expect more surprising news about the team Caja Rura
The brothers Velits are one of the possible options for the composition in 2013 season, given their experience into three Grand Tour.
Improved ranking of Peter Velits in la Vuelta'13, would not be a surprise after to his third place in 2010.

 

[burning]

well said
if someone wants to promote bikes or team, at least he should know the facts, or remember Txurruka wore the white jersey on the podium because Bertie already had the yellow jersey.

and Soler got the polka dot too (IIRC, Soler was under 25 as well)

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

yeah and finished 11th. way better than txurruka

 

[trevim]

The brothers Velits / Martin & Peter /

Expect more surprising news about the team Caja Rura
The brothers Velits are one of the possible options for the composition in 2013 season, given their experience into three Grand Tour.
Improved ranking of Peter Velits in la Vuelta'13, would not be a surprise after to his third place in 2010.

Is this a joke?

 

[The Hitch]

They are pretty crappy at one day races in general. They have Sanchez and that's about it, that's not balanced.

Depends on whether Igor Anton is a sleeping volcano or a dead one. If its the former, well, hes usually been as good if not better at 1 day races as he has at stage ones.

Though it is a pretty small Volcano. Like the one on Cunegos planet.

 

[Christian]

Pistrollero in 3 2 1

Where is he, anyways?

/edit: Just saw that he posted right above!

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Depends on whether Igor Anton is a sleeping volcano or a dead one. If its the former, well, hes usually been as good if not better at 1 day races as he has at stage ones.

Though it is a pretty small Volcano. Like the one on Cunegos planet.

Ion Izagirre will be a pretty useful one-day rider in the years to come too.

 

[Praetor]

they also have anton. that is already 2 riders more than quickstep have for the hilly 1 day races

What does Quickstep have to do with the obvious flaws of Euskaltel? I didn't know they were in the balance for the remaining World Tour places

 

[Kazistuta]

DAOTEC is back, yeah!

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

14 Ag2r 659

For a team with neither good results nor a big budget, that's an impressive feat of transfer juggling. Particularly when you remember that they don't get the points for Roche's minor GC placings and that they won next to nothing.

You'd think that other teams close to relegation or looking for promotion would learn from them, after they brought in so many cheap sporting criterion points last year.

 

[18-Valve. (pithy)]

What does Quickstep have to do with the obvious flaws of Euskaltel? I didn't know they were in the balance for the remaining World Tour places

Timmy started this conversation with "WT teams should be balanced across the board." I don't agree with that, but the post was on-topic. If Euskaltel isn't balanced enough then OPQS isnt either.

 

[luckyboy]

Francisco Moreno (Androni) and Ivan Velasco (Euskaltel) to Caja Rural

http://goiena.net/albisteak/ivan-velasco-caja-ruralera/
https://twitter.com/ammattipyoraily/status/258096315228106754

 

[Christian]

For a team with neither good results nor a big budget, that's an impressive feat of transfer juggling. Particularly when you remember that they don't get the points for Roche's minor GC placings and that they won next to nothing.

You'd think that other teams close to relegation or looking for promotion would learn from them, after they brought in so many cheap sporting criterion points last year.

IMO they realised the best transfers of all teams this season, if you take the budget into consideration. They didn't just get Iranians and Russians like last year but some truly promising riders as well as established ones

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

What does Quickstep have to do with the obvious flaws of Euskaltel? I didn't know they were in the balance for the remaining World Tour places

just saying euskaltel is a more rounded in ways than team than quickstep, that never get criticised. who have zero for gt's and hilly classics.