Transfers and Rumours 2014 > 2015

[GP Blanco]

If a training partner i norhternmost Norway was mentioned in the latest article i find it har to any but a local Norwegian, what was the stagieres name?

Maybe Nordhaug, he is leaving Belkin.

 

[Kotar_Rhakoz]

EBH? Was rumored to his team earlier in the year and is suppose to announce team tomorrow. And looks like Alonso's team is moving forward.

But according to the manager they cannot talk to riders until the team officially exists on Oct. 1.
Of course the Alonso people will have been talking to riders already, despite the words of the manager, but announcing riders would probably be a step too far.

 

[pastronef]

https://mobile.twitter.com/jenscer/status/504253057715417088?p=v

about EBH

Johan Bruyneel @JohanBruyneel 5h
it will be BMC. Piva + Peiper ex Highroad, EBH ex Highroad.


Jens Hagström
it will be OPQS. Aldag + Holm ex Highroad, EBH ex Highroad.

 

[theyoungest]

Maybe Nordhaug, he is leaving Belkin.

Enter Ryo talking about another Rabo/Belkin fail in 10, 9, 8...

EBH to announce which team he has signed with at a press conferance this afternoon. He has signed a two-year contract.
And it is not with Tinkoff-Saxo.

http://www.vg.no/sport/sykkel/boasson-hagen-vraket-riis/a/23281965/

He would be a perfect helper to TGAK

 

[Lexman]

Trek is interested in Steegmans
http://www.nieuwsblad.be/SportWereld/cnt/DMF20140825_01232444

Zico Waeytens from Topsport goes to Giant Shimano for two years
http://www.nieuwsblad.be/SportWereld/cnt/DMF20140825_01232446

 

[Karl Max]

If a training partner i norhternmost Norway was mentioned in the latest article i find it har to any but a local Norwegian, what was the stagieres name?

Stavanger is hardly the northernmost norway more like south west, but I guess you mean Norway is far north. Svein Eirik Bystrøm will sign for two more years as far as I understood.

 

[gospina]

Great.

So who is he going to sign?

EBH
Andy Shleck
Carlos Betancur
Alejandro Valverde(*)
Chris Horner
Sammy Sanchez
Little prince Cunego
Cadel Evans(**)


* For discussion points only. It will be really bad if he leaves Movistar...a slap on the face to the organization after they stuck by him when they were Caisse.
** BMC has been an overall failure the last few years. Remember when they signed Hushov and Gilbert and had Cadel and Ballan and then they stole Phinney from Trek? They were supposed to be the TEAM. 4 world champions, classic experts, TDF geniune threats, the future of USA (It was supposed to be Phinney, Ben King & Bouche, so US not looking good either)

 

[gospina]

EBH
Andy Shleck
Carlos Betancur
Alejandro Valverde(*)
Chris Horner
Sammy Sanchez
Little prince Cunego
Cadel Evans(**)

I re-read this and saw that this team, w/o Betancur, will average like 60 yrs old...so maybe only 3 veterans in that group.
I'll go with one more...a real KILLER signing: Bradley Wiggins....OH SNAP

 

[Jancouver]

EBH
Andy Shleck
Carlos Betancur
Alejandro Valverde(*)
Chris Horner
Sammy Sanchez
Little prince Cunego
Cadel Evans(**)

Leo Konig could be a good signing for that team

 

[thehook]

Konig would be a great signing for Alonso. IMHO I would not even go near any of the older riders. Young Spanish talent and EBH would be a great team to start with.

 

[Kotar_Rhakoz]

EBH
Andy Shleck
Carlos Betancur
Alejandro Valverde(*)
Chris Horner
Sammy Sanchez
Little prince Cunego
Cadel Evans(**)


* For discussion points only. It will be really bad if he leaves Movistar...a slap on the face to the organization after they stuck by him when they were Caisse.
** BMC has been an overall failure the last few years. Remember when they signed Hushov and Gilbert and had Cadel and Ballan and then they stole Phinney from Trek? They were supposed to be the TEAM. 4 world champions, classic experts, TDF geniune threats, the future of USA (It was supposed to be Phinney, Ben King & Bouche, so US not looking good either)

I would take Frank Schleck over Andy Schleck and probably without Andy. Andy seems totally gone to me, never coming back to a reasonable level. Frank might still be usefull for a team for a year or two.

Roche, Konig, Moriabito, Cummings.

Plenty of climbers available.

Also from Movistar, CQ ranking has,
AMADOR BIKKAZAKOVA Andrey
CAPECCHI Eros
DOWSETT Alex
GUTIERREZ PALACIOS Jose Ivan
LASTRAS GARCIA Pablo
MORENO BAZAN Javier
PLAZA MOLINA Ruben
SANZ UNZUE Enrique
SZMYD Sylwester
VALVERDE BELMONTE Alejandro
VENTOSO ALBERDI Francisco Jose

as possibly leaving so some of these might be available.

 

[Kotar_Rhakoz]

Konig would be a great signing for Alonso. IMHO I would not even go near any of the older riders. Young Spanish talent and EBH would be a great team to start with.

I would not touch Horner, Cunego, Evans, Andy Schleck or Sanchez.

Valverde I would go for because he has had an excellent year in 1 day races, he has won 6 of them I think. Also could lead the team at the Vuelta and do a decent job.

Betancur you probably really need to talk to and try and judge where he really is at. Is he going to be motivated or has he totally lost all desire to be as good as he can be?

 

[pastronef]

and then they stole Phinney from Trek? They were supposed to be the TEAM.

tehy did not steal Phinney from Radioshack(trek)
Phinney smelled what was coming (lance going down, radioshack-leopard merger) and decided to go elsewhere

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

they will probbaly sign betancurt (alonso) also because he has a lot of points

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

tehy did not steal Phinney from Radioshack(trek)
Phinney smelled what was coming (lance going down, radioshack-leopard merger) and decided to go elsewhere

except that phinney signed with bmc 2 years before lance fell down....

 

[Ruudz0r]

Isnt Ion Izagirre available as well? He would be a really good signing and could really step up if he gets more oppertunities. Or did he already resign with Movistar?

 

[Anderis]

Some interesting names from Cannondale and Garmin are still unsure about next year. Some of them could be good for Alonso:
Oscar Gatto, George Bennett, Johan Vansummeren, Steele Von Hoff and Tyler Farrar. Also Lachlan Morton if they're able to rejuvenate his talent.

 

[LosBrolin]

Bouet goes to Steppers

http://omegapharma-quickstep.com/en/news/show/opqs-signs-maxime-bouet-for-two-seasons/1909

 

[Anderis]

Bouet goes to Steppers

http://omegapharma-quickstep.com/en/news/show/opqs-signs-maxime-bouet-for-two-seasons/1909

They needed some climbers since they've lost Bakelants and Poels.

 

[De Snelle Duif]

Must be quite painful for Petacchi not getting resigned after he was pulled out of retirement because the team really needed him. Maybe he doesn't want to continue, with the way Cav has been racing (although not entirely Cav's own fault) and Renshaw back he's quite useless

 

[hmpower]

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/team-cannondale-takes-shape-as-vaughters-lines-up-new-roster few more names to go into transfer market if two get deals do and some cannondale lot sign. May sneak spot with alonso. Say George Bennett be good signing for alonso team

 

[ILovecycling]

they will probbaly sign betancurt (alonso) also because he has a lot of points

yea,but opqs would be a better option for him (except ardennes) imo.

 

[Coat-O]

EBH
Andy Shleck
Carlos Betancur
Alejandro Valverde(*)
Chris Horner
Sammy Sanchez
Little prince Cunego
Cadel Evans(**)

No way Valverde will leave Movistar. Unzue and him is an unit. And way too many aging divas and leaders for a team.

They need a good base with some local domestiques.

I'll sign David de la Cruz, Pardilla, Verona. Maybe Reynes as a lead-out man if they want a top sprinter.

Veloso, as well. He seems to be better with age.

 

[May0maniac]

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/team-cannondale-takes-shape-as-vaughters-lines-up-new-roster few more names to go into transfer market if two get deals do and some cannondale lot sign. May sneak spot with alonso. Say George Bennett be good signing for alonso team

Interesting to read that Formolo is the only Cannondale guy that has already signed with the new team. I hope Moser signs with them and gets back on track, is itt at Eneco was a step i the right direction.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

EBH
Andy Shleck
Carlos Betancur
Alejandro Valverde(*)
Chris Horner
Sammy Sanchez
Little prince Cunego
Cadel Evans(**)

lol, add stale-jet and Santa when hes back and we have the perfect rock racing 2.0.