Transfers and Rumours 2015 > 2016

[thehook]

Re:

Erik Baska to Tinkoff.
http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/tinkoff-saxo_sign_european_champion/
A little bit of a surprise, I thought that they'd sign a veteran to improve their classics team, Gatto would have been perfect for them.

Not surprised at all. Oleg has said recently. He wants to build for the future and get younger riders and develop them. Baska is also Slovak. Which means he can ride/learn a lot from Sagan. To me as a Tinkoff fan. They are showing me they are building and looking for a solid future. After Alberto is retired. We have Sagan. Now Majka has been taking big steps in the past 2 seasons. Future looks bright...IMHO

 

[Gloin22]

Re: Re:

Erik Baska to Tinkoff.
http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/tinkoff-saxo_sign_european_champion/
A little bit of a surprise, I thought that they'd sign a veteran to improve their classics team, Gatto would have been perfect for them.

Not surprised at all. Oleg has said recently. He wants to build for the future and get younger riders and develop them. Baska is also Slovak. Which means he can ride/learn a lot from Sagan. To me as a Tinkoff fan. They are showing me they are building and looking for a solid future. After Alberto is retired. We have Sagan. Now Majka has been taking big steps in the past 2 seasons. Future looks bright...IMHO

This can also look like he's not really investing into any expensive riders and is ready to pull the plug in the near future.

 

[Domulec]

Re: Re:

Skuijns rumoured to BMC, Glenn O'Shea rumoured to ONE.

Or he'll be Cannondale's 29th and final rider, according to Dutch site Wielerflits.

(Skuijns that is)

They do not give a source, so we'll have to wait for confirmation on that. Also in a twitter conversation between Vaughters and PCS it seems that Bauer has extended his contract. But not sure how official this all is.

 

[StryderHells]

Re: Re:

Enrique Sanz will hear at the end of the week if he continues with Movistar.

http://www.ciclo21.com/unzue-el-mas-feliz-sera-froome/

Nothing as valuable as top-5 placings in smal *** races!!

I think we're being a bit harsh on him, just for the fact that he's Unzue's nephew. He had a lot of top 10 results, which is better than a lot of other riders at WT level and he also does domestique work.

Nobody is being harsh on him as he just isn't upto WT level, he has bagged some top 10 in small races so thats the type of team he should be on, he's only stayed WT or was even given a chance of WT because of who he was related too. Not being harsh but just being honest, can't be good for a riders confidence in himself to be a whipping boy all the time

 

[TMP402]

Re: Re:

Enrique Sanz will hear at the end of the week if he continues with Movistar.

http://www.ciclo21.com/unzue-el-mas-feliz-sera-froome/

Nothing as valuable as top-5 placings in smal *** races!!

I think we're being a bit harsh on him, just for the fact that he's Unzue's nephew. He had a lot of top 10 results, which is better than a lot of other riders at WT level and he also does domestique work.

Nobody is being harsh on him as he just isn't upto WT level, he has bagged some top 10 in small races so thats the type of team he should be on, he's only stayed WT or was even given a chance of WT because of who he was related too. Not being harsh but just being honest, can't be good for a riders confidence in himself to be a whipping boy all the time

He's no Juraj Sagan but he doesn't belong at Movistar either.

 

[nobilis]

Re: Re:

Enrique Sanz will hear at the end of the week if he continues with Movistar.

http://www.ciclo21.com/unzue-el-mas-feliz-sera-froome/

Nothing as valuable as top-5 placings in smal *** races!!

I think we're being a bit harsh on him, just for the fact that he's Unzue's nephew. He had a lot of top 10 results, which is better than a lot of other riders at WT level and he also does domestique work.

Nobody is being harsh on him as he just isn't upto WT level, he has bagged some top 10 in small races so thats the type of team he should be on, he's only stayed WT or was even given a chance of WT because of who he was related too. Not being harsh but just being honest, can't be good for a riders confidence in himself to be a whipping boy all the time

I'm not saying that he belongs to the WT, especially that the spots are really expensive at this level, even more when we talk about Movistar, the only Spanish outfit at this level. I was just saying that he's better than many others, also riding in the top tier teams.

 

[dirkprovin]

Re:

Skuijns rumoured to BMC, Glenn O'Shea rumoured to ONE.

O'Shea ?? Not sure what they can see in him ?? First and foremost, at least half of next season is likely to be taken up with track commitments as he is almost certain to be AUS representative in the omnium although one prays to whatever deity may listen that he is NOT co-opted into the team's pursuit as he just hasn't the engine and is tailed off before half-way (as was the case in London).

He has had two short stints with An Post in 2013 & 2014 with his only results of note having been a stage win and 3rd overall at Ronde de l'Oise and 6th at Ronde van Limburg in 2013 and an 8th at 2014 Herald Sun Tour. He did have a stagiare slot at Garmin in 2013 but they clearly "passed" on him.

He's going on 26 and has zero road results this year. Am curious as to their thinking

 

[Velolover2]

Re: Re:

Erik Baska to Tinkoff.
http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/tinkoff-saxo_sign_european_champion/
A little bit of a surprise, I thought that they'd sign a veteran to improve their classics team, Gatto would have been perfect for them.

Gatto has already re-signed with Androni. And there are very few classics riders left.

Maybe Leukemans?

Leukemans would boost any team. Too bad that sports directors seem to care about the age thing. He is still very good. Bad luck in the Flanders prevented him from a safe top 10.

I would have liked to see him on a team with no real strong classics riders like Movistar, FDJ or Lampre.

 

[Der Effe]

Gatto to Tinkoff

 

[LaFlorecita]

The Cat to Tinkoff - confirmed. Yay!!
27 riders now.

 

[GuyIncognito]

Re:

The Cat to Tinkoff - confirmed. Yay!!
27 riders now.

Only fun when he's paired with Daniele Ratto

 

[May0maniac]

Re:

The Cat to Tinkoff - confirmed. Yay!!
27 riders now.

Great news fo Sagan.

 

[BigMac]

Marion Rousse stops career to work full-time with Eurosport.

 

[Anderis]

CQ shows Skujins to Cannondale as a done deal, but procyclingstats does not.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Re: Re:

The Cat to Tinkoff - confirmed. Yay!!
27 riders now.

Only fun when he's paired with Daniele Ratto

Good one

 

[damian13ster]

Gatto to Tinkoff

Great signing.

 

[nobilis]

It's a bit old but wasn't mentioned before. Thierry Hupond, who was confirmed to be leaving Giant, will be joining Delko Marseille Provence for 2016. He rode there between 2005 and 2007 when it was an amateur team back then (VC La Pomme). Their team is shaping up for their first year as PCT.

http://www.directvelo.com/actualite...e-retour-a-marseille-13-ktm.html#.Vifoen4rLiw

 

[TMP402]

Florent Pereira, current AG2R stagiaire, to Roubaix Lille Métropole. Lasse Norman Hansen apparently leaving Garmindale.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Gatto to Tinkoff

 

[Jancouver]

Gatto to Tinkoff

Don't worry, we all know very well how much you dislike Sagan & Tinkov so no reasons to waste forum space with angry favicons.

And yes, I do like the Cat's move to Tinkov

 

[nobilis]

So Direct Energie is confirmed with 21 riders
http://www.biciciclismo.com/es/direct-energie-con-21-ciclistas-confirmados-21-10-2015
The team goes down from 26 to 21, with Duchesne being the only non-french rider.
I don't know how Bernaudeau was considering to step up to WT, maybe because he was expecting a bigger sponsor. They lost Rolland and Gautier, their 2 most solid riders, now they have again Voeckler and Chavanel, Sicard who never lived up to the expectations, the same for the new recruit Petit. At least they managed to keep Coquard with them, Jeandesboz is also a decent climber. Otherwise it's an average PCT team.

 

[RedheadDane]

Lasse Norman to CULT.

http://www.feltet.dk/nyheder/norman_hjem_til_danmark/#OKQco9VM9yDLboJH.97


In other, "reverse rumour" news. Mads Würtz Schmidt is on the long list for the U-23 national team for next year, which could indicate that he haven't gotten a WT contract.

 

[May0maniac]

Androni signs Egan Bernal, an 18 year old mountainbiker, he was 2nd at the junior XC wc last year and 3rd this year.
http://www.tuttobiciweb.it/?page=news&cod=84367&tp=n

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Cesare Benedetti signs again with Bora.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Re:

Androni signs Egan Bernal, an 18 year old mountainbiker, he was 2nd at the junior XC wc last year and 3rd this year.
http://www.tuttobiciweb.it/?page=news&cod=84367&tp=n