Transfers and Rumours 2015 > 2016

[jens_attacks]

ale ballan, stronger than at least 130 rider of world tour can't find a team... ok then.

 

[MatParker1711]

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ale ballan, stronger than at least 130 rider of world tour can't find a team... ok then.

There are reasons for that.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Anton probably signing a contract with Dimension Data. On paper it surely doesnt seems like a good fit, but they will attend the biggest race and he will surely be selected for at least one of the GT's. I would like a last stage win or at least just some decent riding in the mountains.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

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Anton probably signing a contract with Dimension Data. On paper it surely doesnt seems like a good fit, but they will attend the biggest race and he will surely be selected for at least one of the GT's. I would like a last stage win or at least just some decent riding in the mountains.

It's a pretty good fit for Anton if he still has the ambition to be more than a third tier climbing domestique. It's one of the few places where he will have the opportunity to ride for his own results. Dimension Data will be participating in a lot of races with climbs and don't have a lot of high quality climbers. They won't give him any support, but he's not in a position to demand significant support from any team. Really, it's about the best place he could have hoped to land if he ever wants to show anything again.

It doesn't seem to be such a great signing for Dimension Data - surely there must have been some other cheap climber around who would be a bit more reliable. But presumably they got him for very little and you never know, he might still have some little spark of brilliance left.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

They've got Fraile to keep him company, and Siutsou and maybe one of the Eritreans, and you have enough capable climbers to fulfil the role he should have at this point in time, which is to stagehunt from the breakaway or in races with weak fields when Cav's train is elsewhere (Austria, for example?).

 

[42x16ss]

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They've got Fraile to keep him company, and Siutsou and maybe one of the Eritreans, and you have enough capable climbers to fulfil the role he should have at this point in time, which is to stagehunt from the breakaway or in races with weak fields when Cav's train is elsewhere (Austria, for example?).

That's right, Anton and Pauwels, along with the likes of Siutsou, Cummings, Fraile, Reguigui, Teklehaimanot, Meyer and Haas could be a good squad for either the Giro or Vuelta too. Then save the likes of Cavendish, EBH and the rest of the sprint train, along with Kudus, for the TDF.

 

[Wallenquist]

Pozzzato -> Southeast
Confirmed by La Gazzetta

 

[TourOfSardinia]

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Pozzzato -> Southeast
Confirmed by La Gazzetta

http://www.gazzetta.it/Ciclismo/12-...ni-citracca-lampre-merida-1301267520479.shtml
Pozzato, sì alla Southeast: "Parlare? No, ora devo pedalare"

Pozzato, yes to Team Southeast: "Talk? No, now I must pedal"

 

[TMP402]

Brian Bulgaç has left Jumbo NL.

 

[Ricco']

Igor Anton confirmed his move to Dimension Data.

Will start his season in Mallorca and will do Pais Vasco, Fleche, Liege and the Giro.

 

[staubsauger]

At least Dimesion Data now has got a worthy leader for the Giro on paper.

Whether Anton fulfils that role with a top 5 or at least the KOM classification is to be seen!

 

[Brullnux]

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At least Dimesion Data now has got a worthy leader for the Giro on paper.

Whether Anton fulfils that role with a top 5 or at least the KOM classification is to be seen!

Maybe 5 years ago, but not now.

 

[StryderHells]

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At least Dimesion Data now has got a worthy leader for the Giro on paper.

Whether Anton fulfils that role with a top 5 or at least the KOM classification is to be seen!

Pauwels is just as worthy a leader as Anton for a race like the Giro, finished 13th at the Tour with a couple of top 10's on big stages, give Anton a free role to go stage hunting but unless he shows something early season I can't see any reason why he would go in as leader.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Sending in Anton to ride for GC when he has shown no ability to string together multiple competent rides in a row for many years is a bad idea. Much less pressure on him as a stage hunter and more possibility of success as his flakiness wouldn't matter.

 

[TMP402]

Brett Lancaster has retired after all and become a DS at Sky.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/lancaster-announces-retirement-and-joins-team-sky-as-a-sports-director/

 

[GP Blanco]

Kristof Vandewalle has retired because he was not able to find a team.

 

[Lexman]

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Kristof Vandewalle has retired because he was not able to find a team.

and because he was tired of cycling and want to use his degree to find work...

 

[rodanafrenteguigs]

So just heard about in a portuguese newspaper Nocentini could find a team in Portugal that wiil be Sporting-Tavira : http://www.record.xl.pt/modalidades/ciclismo/detalhe/nocentini-e-hipotese-para-o-sporting.html …

 

[rodanafrenteguigs]

http://www.biciciclismo.com/es/jesus-ezquerra-y-mario-gonzalez-de-polonia-a-portugal-28-12-2015

 

[rodanafrenteguigs]

http://www.biciciclismo.com/es/jesus-ezquerra-y-mario-gonzalez-de-polonia-a-portugal-28-12-2015

 

[Jagartrott]

Leukemans to retired.
Unbelievable that no team picked this guy up to strengthen their classics squad.

 

[TMP402]

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Leukemans to retired.
Unbelievable that no team picked this guy up to strengthen their classics squad.

Amazing.

 

[laarsland]

Frederik Frison completes Lotto Souldal's roster

 

[laarsland]

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Sending in Anton to ride for GC when he has shown no ability to string together multiple competent rides in a row for many years is a bad idea. Much less pressure on him as a stage hunter and more possibility of success as his flakiness wouldn't matter.

He'll yield a mountain jersey in one of the bigger one-week races and perhaps a top five in something like the Tour of Turkey. The Movistar-years showcased him as a spent force, even Gadret managed to churn out a decent display as a Tour-domestique in 2014 whilst Anton was hopeless.

 

[Nirvana]

So just heard about in a portuguese newspaper Nocentini could find a team in Portugal that wiil be Sporting-Tavira : http://www.record.xl.pt/modalidades/ciclismo/detalhe/nocentini-e-hipotese-para-o-sporting.html …

He confirmed on his Facebook page that he'll fly to Portugal for the presentation on the 2nd of january (probably at the stadium before Sporting-Porto).