Transfers and Rumours 2013 > 2014

[Geraint Too Fast]

Interesting. Isn't Langeveld leaving Greenedge because they said they weren't going to strengthen their classics squad?

 

[CycloAndy]

Interesting. Isn't Langeveld leaving Greenedge because they said they weren't going to strengthen their classics squad?

I think Hayman was signed more as a replacement than an addition. Langeveld will probably move in the opposite direction.

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

I think Hayman was signed more as a replacement than an addition. Langeveld will probably move in the opposite direction.

That makes sense.

 

[gustienordic]

Nieve is rumored to Astana & Sonny Colbrelli is rumored to BMC

 

[karlboss]

Matt Hayman joins GreenEdge: http://greenedgecycling.com/news/mathew-hayman-joins-orica-greenedge-in-2014

Good signing for their classics squad. He was Sky's best cobbles rider in my opinion despite the EBH, Thomas, Stannard hype.

Possibly Eisel?

I think it's a good signing. Solid domestique and cobble classics rider. Give Durbridge and Docker a year or 2 and actually train on cobbles you may be looking at a really strong cobbles team.

 

[karlboss]

Nieve is rumored to Astana & Sonny Colbrelli is rumored to BMC

Landa and Nieve to Astana? If true Astana will be strong next year across all 3 GTs

 

[greenedge]

Possibly Eisel?

I think it's a good signing. Solid domestique and cobble classics rider. Give Durbridge and Docker a year or 2 and actually train on cobbles you may be looking at a really strong cobbles team.

Also Hepburn, he packs more of a sprint.
Matthews could be good too- in a Hushovd/ Sagan mould too.

I'm happy that Hayman has joined/ would love for him to ride the TDF as a debutant. My only sadness is that he did not join earlier.

 

[JimPanzen]

Chavanel to IAM is quite a surprise to me. Looks like they want to be a force in the classics.

 

[karlboss]

Chavanel to IAM is quite a surprise to me. Looks like they want to be a force in the classics.

Chavanel to attack and win and Haussler to wait for a sprint if there is one. Not a bad combination.

 

[search]

if the Gatto + Hulsmans rumour comes true as well they'll have one of the strongest teams at all for the cobbled classics

 

[theyoungest]

Possibly Eisel?

I think it's a good signing. Solid domestique and cobble classics rider. Give Durbridge and Docker a year or 2 and actually train on cobbles you may be looking at a really strong cobbles team.

Hayman for Langeveld is a downgrade. And yeah, Durbridge might eventually come good, but that's in a few years time.

 

[Netserk]

the Inner Ring ‏@inrng

Sylvain Chavanel leaving OPQS to join IAM Cycling. He tells L'Equipe it was between Movistar and IAM but the Swiss "were the best choice"

 

[jonas3344]

Chavanel is joined by Mathias Frank (no surprise), Jérome Pineau, Roger Kluge and Vicente Reynes.

Frank and Chava are great, the rest, meh.

 

[Gloin22]

Kluge is a decent sprinter and decent domestique on cobbles ( 33rd Paris Roubaix this year ).

Pineau is a great workhorse, on flats and hills, was essential to Cav ( he request him for the Tour team after the Giro ) - so he's still useful.

Reynes is very meh though.

Seems they will be staying in PCT for one more season. Which is good for them I think, rushing into WT too fast is not best option.

 

[jonas3344]

Best news are: No Klöden.

Ista, Pliuschin and Cusin have to go, Hinault stays for another year.

 

[Netserk]

According to Eurosport France it will be a 2 year contract with 3M € a year.

Courtisé notamment par Cofidis, Movistar, Astana (dernièrement), mais surtout par Vincent Lavenu et AG2R La Mondiale, le Français a décidé, selon nos informations, de s’engager pour deux ans avec l’équipe IAM Cycling, une écurie au budget conséquent (8 millions de francs suisses soit 6 millions d’euros) et qui peut aisément répondre aux attentes financières du coureur.

EDIT: the 6M € is for the team budget Sorry.

 

[theyoungest]

According to Eurosport France it will be a 2 year contract with 3M € a year.

WTF? Don't they mean 3 million in total (which would still be a bit much)

 

[Dazed and Confused]

WTF? Don't they mean 3 million in total (which would still be a bit much)

These are just fantasy numbers......

 

[roundabout]

I think it's the team budget

 

[Arredondo]

Yippie! Julian David Arredondo his signed a contract with Team Trek for 2014. Great to see him on WT level

http://www.tuttobiciweb.it/?page=news&cod=61398&tp=n

 

[Parrulo]

RTP1 just confirmed on the news that Rui Costa won't continue at Movistar.

BMC, Astana and Lampre were mentioned to be on the run.

 

[SimonC]

RTP1 just confirmed on the news that Rui Costa won't continue at Movistar.

BMC, Astana and Lampre were mentioned to be on the run.

Who are they on the run from, have they done a bank robbery?

 

[Netserk]

I think it's the team budget

I think you're right. My French is quite mediocre though (I originally read a Danish article that wrote he would get 6M € for the two years. It had French Eurosport as source.)

 

[Ruudz0r]

Haga and Craddock to Argos (confirmed)

 

[BigMac]

RTP1 just confirmed on the news that Rui Costa won't continue at Movistar.

BMC, Astana and Lampre were mentioned to be on the run.

Astana please.

He is most interested in sporting and career acomplishment.