Transfers and Rumours 2014 > 2015

[vladimir]

????? From ProCyclingStats Twitter:

So the news about Ruben Plaza to @lampre_merida is pure nonsens

 

[Gloin22]

????? From ProCyclingStats Twitter:

So the news about Ruben Plaza to @lampre_merida is pure nonsens

The comment below is special

Team Lampre Merida ‏@lampre_merida 5h4 hours ago
@ProCyclingStats can you explain us why you think this ? Thx

 

[MatParker117]

MTN might move up to World Tour.

 

[LaFlorecita]

The comment below is special

haha , cool

 

[Afrank]

MTN might move up to World Tour.

Hmm, interesting move. Not sure whether a good or bad decision. Let's see if it works out for them.

 

[nobilis]

MTN might move up to World Tour.

Despite their activity on the transfers market, I don't think they're WT material. Well neither are Europcar for that matter.

 

[MatParker117]

Hmm, interesting move. Not sure whether a good or bad decision. Let's see if it works out for them.

Think they would need two or three more riders IAM think they could be contacted as well.

 

[NattyTerp]

Garmin Cannondale next year....

Have there been any other confirmations? I know there are rumors regarding some of the Cannondale riders...

Out
Wegmann
Farrar
Gaimon
Kreder
Millar
Van Summeren
Fernandez
Morton
Nuyens
Dekker

In
Mohoric
Dombrowski
Skjerping
Moser
Formolo
Villella
Bettiol
Marangoni
King

 

[T-Nielsen]

Garmin Cannondale next year....

Have there been any other confirmations? I know there are rumors regarding some of the Cannondale riders...

Out
Wegmann
Farrar
Gaimon
Kreder
Millar
Van Summeren

In
Mohoric
Dombrowski
Skjerping

Going to Cult.

Are there any rumors on Van Summeren?

 

[Jagartrott]

Van Summeren to AG2R I thought

 

[T-Nielsen]

Van Summeren to AG2R I thought

Would have liked him at Cult.

 

[pablohidalgo7]

Very glad to hear George Bennett signed with LottoNL! He seems like a nice guy (he is hilarious on twitter) and I think he has talent but unfortunately he hasn't really been able to show it so far in his career. I was worried it wasn't gonna happen for him anymore. Good for him!

I'm also glad for him, he is a good climber, in utah he was very good againts guys like horner,danielson,kelderman and evans and also in the fist week of the vuelta. He has talent, perhaps not enough to be a leader, but he can be a good help in the mountains for kelderman.

 

[Gloin22]

Garmin Cannondale next year....

Have there been any other confirmations? I know there are rumors regarding some of the Cannondale riders...

Out
Wegmann
Farrar
Gaimon
Kreder
Millar
Van Summeren

In
Mohoric
Dombrowski
Skjerping

Ehmm if you added Mohoric then add rest of Cannondale riders.

BETTIOL Alberto
FORMOLO Davide
MOHORIC Matej
MOSER Moreno
KING Edward
KOREN Kristjan
MARANGONI Alan

 

[NattyTerp]

Ehmm if you added Mohoric then add rest of Cannondale riders.

BETTIOL Alberto
FORMOLO Davide
MOHORIC Matej
MOSER Moreno
KING Edward
KOREN Kristjan
MARANGONI Alan

I added Mohoric because it was confirmed by a cyclingnews article, haven't seen confirmation on the others.

 

[Gloin22]

I added Mohoric because it was confirmed by a cyclingnews article, haven't seen confirmation on the others.

Cyclingnews is probably the slowest cycling site in terms of transfers and not one to follow much.

However even they confirmed those riders too

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/garmin-sharp-and-cannondale-join-forces-for-2015

* forgot to add Villela too in the previous list *

 

[NattyTerp]

Cyclingnews is probably the slowest cycling site in terms of transfers and not one to follow much.

However even they confirmed those riders too

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/garmin-sharp-and-cannondale-join-forces-for-2015

* forgot to add Villela too in the previous list *

Yes, I saw that article when it came out....and the only semi-confirmation I see is for Formolo. The others were only offered deals, nothing about them accepting.

"We hope that those eight riders come over but there’s no obligation for that to happen and it’s of course all pending on Biological Passport checks,"

And I welcome info from any source, was just using the Mohoric article as an example of confirmation.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Yes, I saw that article when it came out....and the only semi-confirmation I see is for Formolo. The others were only offered deals, nothing about them accepting.

"We hope that those eight riders come over but there’s no obligation for that to happen and it’s of course all pending on Biological Passport checks,"

And I welcome info from any source, was just using the Mohoric article as an example of confirmation.

Presumably they have all been using the security of having a contract that the team will honour but that they aren't bound by to shop around for better offers. It's not a situation most riders find themselves in, so they would be wise to take advantage and see if there are superior options available without risking being left out in the cold.

Still, I would expect all or almost all of them to sign with Garmin/Cannondale in the end.

 

[theyoungest]

Presumably they have all been using the security of having a contract that the team will honour but that they aren't bound by to shop around for better offers. It's not a situation most riders find themselves in, so they would be wise to take advantage and see if there are superior options available without risking being left out in the cold.

Still, I would expect all or almost all of them to sign with Garmin/Cannondale in the end.

I reckon someone like Moser could be pretty interesting for Lampre... actually, all of them could

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

I reckon someone like Moser could be pretty interesting for Lampre... actually, all of them could

Lampre could certainly offer him leadership in a lot of races and probably good money, given the sparseness of their roster. On the other hand, I tend to think that Garmin are more likely to give him a needed boot in the hole performance-wise.

 

[MatParker117]

Dombrowski to Cannondale is now official.

 

[JosephD]

Some WT riders moving to the US this year:

Daniele Ratto - Cannondale to UnitedHealthcare
Phil Gaimon - Garmin to Optum
Evan Huffman - Astana to SmartStop
Guillame Boivin - Cannondale to Optum

Also Marko Kump joins Adria Mobil from Tinkoff Saxo and Davide Appollonio is headed to Androni

 

[gooner]

Matt Slater with the BBC saying he heard Edmondson is on his way out of Sky.

 

[hmpower]

Very glad to hear George Bennett signed with LottoNL! He seems like a nice guy (he is hilarious on twitter) and I think he has talent but unfortunately he hasn't really been able to show it so far in his career. I was worried it wasn't gonna happen for him anymore. Good for him!

Good to see he has alot of ability and has had abit of bad luck, so great to see him still at world tour level . Plus his twitter feed is one best in pro cycling has it all.Geting worried to as gone quite on him.

 

[Ricco']

Samu Sánchez linked to Lampre - Merida.

Well, Costa, Samu, Serpa, Niemiec and possibly Duarte is a good team for the mountains. Not the best but not among the worsts.

 

[staubsauger]

Pff they should better re-sign Horner or get some Iranians on board instead of hiring semi-retired Sanchez and Plaza.

It's getting more and more laughable with Lampre. Unless Costa the most flashing thing of this squad is their jersey. Maybe they should invest in a proper medical program for the squad first of all as they even were stupid enough to **** up Ulissi and Horner.

It's just pathetic.

Wait ... Duarte!? Omg should I laugh or should I cry