Transfers and Rumours 2013 > 2014

[karlboss]

I tried to see if there were any comments in the thread and couldn't find any. What are peoples thoughts on GreenEdge signing Ivan Santaromita and Mathew Hayman?

Both are good signings, Santaromita for hills support if ever someone steps up and needs it and also good as stage hunter. Hayman is a good cobbles rider and domestique. However losing O'Grady and Langeveld on the balance of things I don't think the team is overall as strong as this year. There are still places on the team so we'll see how they are filled.

 

[JRanton]

Any idea on where George bennett could be going next year?

GreenEdge maybe?

 

[whittashau]

Cannondale need climbers too.

 

[cesko_jr]

Alex Marque signs with Movistar Team

http://www.movistarteam.com/news/2013-8-27/marque-signs-with-movistar-team

 

[jens_attacks]

pretty cool transfer. volta a portugal winner so i'm really glad the race is still important for the big teams to spot big engines

 

[CycloAndy]

Alex Marque signs with Movistar Team

http://www.movistarteam.com/news/2013-8-27/marque-signs-with-movistar-team

Movistar seem to be buying a few big engines. A wise tactic given their inability to get Valverde back up to the peleton at the TDF.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Turgot to AG2R

http://www.ffc.fr/a_encart_centraux/ACTU_Depeches_LA_FRANCE_CYCLISTE.asp?actu_id=4070

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Movistar seem to be buying a few big engines. A wise tactic given their inability to get Valverde back up to the peleton at the TDF.

it's for quintana, not valverde they need big engines on the flatter roads. although marque is porbably being taken for ttt

 

[gustienordic]

Don't know if this has been posted: Duarte rumoured to BMC/Astana via CQ

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Don't know if this has been posted: Duarte rumoured to BMC/Astana via CQ

Duarte at Astana would be cool

 

[roundabout]

2 teams that like to sign overrated riders. Seems legit.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

2 teams that like to sign overrated riders. Seems legit.

overrated riders at my beloved Astana?

 

[Netserk]

overrated riders at my beloved Astana?

Lutsenko

 

[Pippo_San]

Lutsenko

I know you're probably kidding but just to be sure...he's born 1992, give him a break already

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Lutsenko

He will win LBL 5 times in his career.

 

[MatParker117]

Simon Yates to Sky (No ****)
Adam Yates to FDJ

 

[Ruudz0r]

Simon Yates to Sky (No ****)
Adam Yates to FDJ

Is this confirmed? (if so source?) or a rumor?

Simon Yates is very talented I think.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Although I was rooting for César in that final ITT once it became clear Hernâni Brôco was one stage short of the recovery needed to win the Volta (again), I do feel happy for Marque to get to the top level after a decade as a Continental rider. I suspect he'll be mostly a flat + smaller hills kind of guy at Movistar, for TTT as Ryo says he'll be a very good engine but also as stalwarts of the team like Gutiérrez and Lastras who've been there since they were domestiquing for Chava Jiménez are now reaching likely retirement age (Gutiérrez will be 35 at the end of the season but has clearly been decreasing in level for the last couple of years, while Lastras has re-signed but at 37 isn't likely to be around much longer). And winning the Volta a Portugal is a good sign recovery-wise when he'll likely have a few days to be allowed to sit in the bus in GTs.

 

[Netserk]

Is this confirmed? (if so source?) or a rumor?

Simon Yates is very talented I think.

This is what I could find :S

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/540108/simon-and-adam-yates-looking-ahead-to-worldtour-teams.html

 

[Ruudz0r]

This is what I could find :S

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/540108/simon-and-adam-yates-looking-ahead-to-worldtour-teams.html

Thanks so its a rumor for now.

 

[JRanton]

Gaudin and Turgot both leave Europcar and sign for AG2R for the next three years:

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/turgot-and-gaudin-sign-with-ag2r-la-mondiale-for-three-years

Very nice (much needed) boost to their cobbles classics squad. Sad for Europcar though.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Gaudin and Turgot both leave Europcar and sign for AG2R for the next three years:

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/turgot-and-gaudin-sign-with-ag2r-la-mondiale-for-three-years

Very nice (much needed) boost to their cobbles classics squad. Sad for Europcar though.

Great signings for Ag2r. Did their sponsor significantly up their budget last year, I wonder? Because their signings last year and this seem much, much, stronger than their team was before.

 

[Fuji_EE]

André Cardoso to Garmin - Sharp with one year contract. Portuguese newspaper 'A Bola' rumour.

 

[gustienordic]

Chaoufi (formerly of Euskatel) to Sky Dive Dubai

 

[GP Blanco]

Chaoufi (formerly of Euskatel) to Sky Dive Dubai

He will join Rafaa Chtioui.