Transfers and Rumours 2013 > 2014

[l.Harm]

Ligthart rumoured to Lotto.

 

[boringboy]

Plenty of riders will be looking for a pro contract. Perhaps many will avoid the team, but others will line up. Remember many riders also have pretty messy CVs.

True and Tinkoff already hinted he wants guys who are willing "to go the extra mile" to get results.

No matter what, it will be interesting to see what happens.

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Der Jens continues another year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Zeu4mPATpA

 

[Arredondo]

Monfort must leave Trek, Lotto-Belisol most likely outcome for the Belgian.

Klöden to IAM?

Vandewalle goes to Trek (?)

http://www.gva.be/sport/wielrennen/aid1438161/maxime-monfort-praat-met-lotto-belisol.aspx

 

[Christian]

Monfort must leave Trek, Lotto-Belisol most likely outcome for the Belgian.

Klöden to IAM?

Vandewalle goes to Trek (?)

http://www.gva.be/sport/wielrennen/aid1438161/maxime-monfort-praat-met-lotto-belisol.aspx

Thanks for the info. Wow, Trek will really be a completely different team next year. I am amazed that they don't want Monfort anymore, but it's probably the right step for him anyways and Lotto-Belisol sounds like a good fit. Klöden to IAM - doesn't that violate MPCC rules, or are IAM not a member, or was Klöden absolved of everything? Also sounds like a good fit, Klöden already lives in Switzerland anyways and can make big Franks there.

 

[Arredondo]

Thanks for the info. Wow, Trek will really be a completely different team next year. I am amazed that they don't want Monfort anymore, but it's probably the right step for him anyways and Lotto-Belisol sounds like a good fit. Klöden to IAM - doesn't that violate MPCC rules, or are IAM not a member, or was Klöden absolved of everything? Also sounds like a good fit, Klöden already lives in Switzerland anyways and can make big Franks there.

Monfort is a very good rider, so on the first sight it is suprising that he must leave. Trek however want to fully focus on creating a team around Cancellara for the classics, so some riders must leave the team (Monfort, Klöden, Horner (?)) to make space for that. With guys like Sergent, Nizzolo, Jungels, they have some strong quality for the future to.

It will be a good squad though, with a strong classics team and some young guys who can climb, sprint and tt

 

[theyoungest]

yet that's one of the main reasons why Bos has failed for years

That's nonsense, Bos wins at least 5 races a year, most of them with Brown as a leadout. Apparently Brown manages to do something right.

Bos is absolutely hopeless on his own in a bunch sprint, he really needs someone like Brown.

 

[JRanton]

Danny Pate extends with Sky: http://www.teamsky.com/article/0,27290,17553_8878525,00.html

 

[gustienordic]

Monfort is a very good rider, so on the first sight it is suprising that he must leave. Trek however want to fully focus on creating a team around Cancellara for the classics, so some riders must leave the team (Monfort, Klöden, Horner (?)) to make space for that. With guys like Sergent, Nizzolo, Jungels, they have some strong quality for the future to.

It will be a good squad though, with a strong classics team and some young guys who can climb, sprint and tt

Nizzolo is heavily rumoured to be joining Cannondale next year.

 

[roundabout]

I could be wrong, but he may have a contract for next year with trek.

 

[Afrank]

Nizzolo extended with Radioshack for 2 years in 2012.

Nizzolo has signed a two-year deal with the team after moving to RadioShack-Nissan from Leopard-Trek last year. The 23-year-old Italian will remain with the team until at least 2014.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/radioshack-nissan-extend-with-nizzolo-and-popovych

 

[gustienordic]

Nizzolo extended with Radioshack for 2 years in 2012.


http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/radioshack-nissan-extend-with-nizzolo-and-popovych

Damn, I was really hoping he would be riding for Cannondale next year (even though I don't know where he would fit in)

 

[Fundertaker]

After the end of the Volta, Rui Sousa had a reunion with his DS and he won't be continuing in Efapel for next year. Cesar Fonte won't continue on the team as well.

http://desporto.sapo.pt/ciclismo/artigo/2013/08/19/rui_sousa_sai_indignado_da_efa.html

 

[Arredondo]

Damn, I was really hoping he would be riding for Cannondale next year (even though I don't know where he would fit in)

I think he has to get more help from inside the team, because he shows that he is really up there with the best sprinters (has to win stages in Giro and Vuelta with his speed). Radioshack doesn't concern much about him, sadly enough.

 

[JRanton]

Linus Gerdemann joins MTN-Qhubeka for the 2014-15 seasons: http://www.teammtnqhubeka.com/?news...er&utm_content=buffer9213c&utm_medium=twitter

 

[trevim]

After the end of the Volta, Rui Sousa had a reunion with his DS and he won't be continuing in Efapel for next year. Cesar Fonte won't continue on the team as well.

http://desporto.sapo.pt/ciclismo/artigo/2013/08/19/rui_sousa_sai_indignado_da_efa.html

No surprises here: there were lots of bad blood inside that team during and before the race mainly because there wasn't a true leader. Duran, Sousa, Broco and Ribeiro were doing the race for themselves.

 

[JimPanzen]

Linus Gerdemann joins MTN-Qhubeka for the 2014-15 seasons: http://www.teammtnqhubeka.com/?news...er&utm_content=buffer9213c&utm_medium=twitter

Nice. Let's see what he can do.

 

[Arredondo]

Linus Gerdemann joins MTN-Qhubeka for the 2014-15 seasons: http://www.teammtnqhubeka.com/?news...er&utm_content=buffer9213c&utm_medium=twitter

Surprising it's a two-year contract, they have a lot of fait in Linus.

 

[Christian]

Nizzolo extended with Radioshack for 2 years in 2012.


http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/radioshack-nissan-extend-with-nizzolo-and-popovych

lol, u trolling or what? This article is from August 28th 2012, they quote a certain Johan Bruniel (sp?) as team manager

/edit: Sorry! Didn't read your post fully, egg on my face

 

[Christian]

But re: Nizzolo. ALL contracts are up for re-negotiation, so even though Nizzolo signed for 2 years in 2012 he must sign a new contract with Trek since Leopard no longer holds the license. So he can sign with anyone he wants.

The Schlecks for example signed 4 years with Leopard and also had to sign a new contract.

But I hope he will sign with Trek and as I said before I interprete the signings of Alafaci and Felline (?) as positive signs that they want to create an Italian sprinting force with Nizzolo.

 

[Christian]

Linus Gerdemann joins MTN-Qhubeka for the 2014-15 seasons: http://www.teammtnqhubeka.com/?news...er&utm_content=buffer9213c&utm_medium=twitter

Lol I wonder whether they already offered him a contract last year but he turned them down because he thought it was below him and that he would get offers from better teams, and now he comes crawling back

But still a lot of faith in Linus, quite the bold move

 

[screaming fist]

I certainly remember a story about Linus turning down a MTN-offer last year, I'll try to find it.

 

[Moviefan1203]

I certainly remember a story about Linus turning down a MTN-offer last year, I'll try to find it.

That would be irony at its finest.

 

[screaming fist]

So far I've only found an interview from last year where he said he turned down offers by lower teams because they couldn't offer him the race program he wanted. A user at the German Tour Forum said, he had an offer by MTN - not sure if that's what I've read back then or if it was more. However, at least we know he turned down ProConti offers and lost a year to sign with a ProConti team now.

 

[Christian]

Luxemburger Wort print edition says "the remaining of Nizzolo and the signing of Felline are supposed to be done deals" for Trek. But I don't know how trustworthy it is, the bit about Nizzolo is the only piece of new information in a long article that otherwise only states what has been known for weeks