Transfers and Rumours 2016 > 2017

[claude cat]

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The Drapac "merger" claims another casualty: Bernard Sulzberger retires

http://www.examiner.com.au/story/4238301/sulzberger-retirement-marks-end-of-the-road/

Wes going the same way?

 

[MatParker117]

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Nederlandse Loterij will replace Oranje Peloton as a co-sponsor of the Roompot team in 2017.
Could someone tell me what is the differences between Nederlandse Loterij and LottoNL? Just diff companies? It looks almost the same for me.

Nederlandse Loterij is a merger between Staatsloterij and Lotto

So they have the same sponsor. As Lotto(NL) will be Nederlandse Loterij, the team will be something like: Nederlandse Loterij-Jumbo. And Roompot wil be Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij..

Nederlandse Loterij is the mother enterprise of De Lotto and Nederlandse Staatsloterij after their merger.

Staatsloterij used to be co-sponsor of the Roompot team while De Lotto of course was and is the title sponsor of the LottoNL-Jumbo team!

It seems that now the main enterprise Nederlandse Loterij has signed a sponsorship contract with Roompot. This might as well mean that both teams gonna merge in 2018 if Nederlandse Loterij wants to use it's sponsorship budget for one big team rather than for two. Would be good actually, since with Breukink, Van Poppel & Co the management set-up of the Roompot looks way more professional than the one of LottoNL-Jumbo. Bianchi might be interested to step-up as a co-sponsor since they were rumored multiple times to do so with multiple teams recently.

It all depends on the willingness of the sponsors and managers to work together of course.

I wish Bianchi would create an Italian WT team.

Closest currently is Sky. Hell, Bianchi tried twice to be there bike supplier.

 

[May0maniac]

´Copeland told La Gazzetta that they were prety close to signing Atapuma and that they even had talks with Papi Horner, I don't know if Nibali was too happy about that.

 

[MatParker117]

Two more for Bahrain. Malacarne & Montaguti?

 

[GJB123]

According to Dutch newspapers Lotto-NL has signed Gijs van Hoecke from Topsport Vlaanderen.

 

[GP Blanco]

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According to Dutch newspapers Lotto-NL has signed Gijs van Hoecke from Topsport Vlaanderen.

The source is the team's press release. He signed a two year contract.

http://www.teamlottojumbo.nl/wielrennen/gijs-van-hoecke-tekent-voor-twee-jaar-bij-team-lottonljumbo

 

[pastronef]

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I wish Bianchi would create an Italian WT team.

Closest currently is Sky. Hell, Bianchi tried twice to be there bike supplier.[/quote]

never heard of that. you have more details?
Sky just re-upped with Pinarello until 2020.

 

[MatParker117]

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I wish Bianchi would create an Italian WT team.

Closest currently is Sky. Hell, Bianchi tried twice to be there bike supplier.

never heard of that. you have more details?
Sky just re-upped with Pinarello until 2020.[/quote]

Can't remember where I read it but I remember reading that in 2013 Sky had offers from Pinarello, Specialized, Trek & Bianchi. Sky were close to essentially merging with the then RadioShack at one point with certain members of that team joining Sky and Specialized were offering a lot of money, Bianchi weren't much of a factor. Pinarello threw more money at Sky and it meant Movistar having to switch to Canyon as Pinarello couldn't afford both teams. Bianchi and Specialized tried again in 2016 put Sky again renewed with Pinarello.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Really Specialized wanted to sponsor 4 teams in 2016? Is their budget endless?

 

[MatParker117]

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Really Specialized wanted to sponsor 4 teams in 2016? Is their budget endless?

Would of been from 2017.

 

[LaFlorecita]

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Really Specialized wanted to sponsor 4 teams in 2016? Is their budget endless?

Would of been from 2017.

Ah, that makes more sense

 

[TMP402]

Hutarovich seems to have retired

https://twitter.com/Pelotonby/status/793057257810456578

 

[MatParker117]

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Really Specialized wanted to sponsor 4 teams in 2016? Is their budget endless?

Would of been from 2017.

Ah, that makes more sense

Wonder if they dangled Sagan? Then again with Sky's cobbles squad giving Sagan the likes of Moscon, Stannard, Rowe etc would just be unfair.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

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Hutarovich seems to have retired

https://twitter.com/Pelotonby/status/793057257810456578

That's a real shame.

 

[LaFlorecita]

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Wonder if they dangled Sagan? Then again with Sky's cobbles squad giving Sagan the likes of Moscon, Stannard, Rowe etc would just be unfair.

Don't see why they would have, Specialized will sponsor Bora after all

 

[TMP402]

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Hutarovich seems to have retired

https://twitter.com/Pelotonby/status/793057257810456578

That's a real shame.

In what sense? (I don't disagree, I'm just interested)

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

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Hutarovich seems to have retired

https://twitter.com/Pelotonby/status/793057257810456578

That's a real shame.

In what sense? (I don't disagree, I'm just interested)

I'm a fan, and I feel that he still has a lot to give. He's only 32 after all.
He could be a great lead-out man, I was honestly surprised that he didn't get an offer from Delko-Marseille.

 

[Anderis]

Kristoffer Skjerping to Joker:
https://twitter.com/kskjerping/status/793128755061526528

Phil Gaimon to retire:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/phil-gaimon-calls-an-end-to-his-cycling-career/

 

[MatParker117]

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Wonder if they dangled Sagan? Then again with Sky's cobbles squad giving Sagan the likes of Moscon, Stannard, Rowe etc would just be unfair.

Don't see why they would have, Specialized will sponsor Bora after all

More exposure for the brand winning GT's year on year is worth a lot.

 

[TMP402]

Phil Gaimon to retire:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/phil-gaimon-calls-an-end-to-his-cycling-career/

Gaimon told Cyclingnews. "I had offers from Continental teams that were honestly for more money than I'd ever made from cycling.

Ouch.

 

[TMP402]

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Hutarovich seems to have retired

https://twitter.com/Pelotonby/status/793057257810456578

That's a real shame.

In what sense? (I don't disagree, I'm just interested)

I'm a fan, and I feel that he still has a lot to give. He's only 32 after all.
He could be a great lead-out man, I was honestly surprised that he didn't get an offer from Delko-Marseille.

I guess he was on too much money, otherwise, yes, why wouldn't they have made him McLay's leadout.

 

[StryderHells]

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The Drapac "merger" claims another casualty: Bernard Sulzberger retires

http://www.examiner.com.au/story/4238301/sulzberger-retirement-marks-end-of-the-road/

Wes going the same way?

Wes would have to be close to retiring seeing as he was doing DS work for Satalyst at the Tour of Tasmania recently, he's also doing cycling coaching work down in Tas

 

[coimbrawu]

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Rumor from Chinese journalist: Wang Meiyin, who win a stage in 2013 Tour de Langkawi and also this year LTdL's KOM, will sign with Bahrain-Merida.

It's confirmed by Merida and cn now:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bahrain-merida-announce-meiyin-wang-signing/

 

[TMP402]

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Rumor from Chinese journalist: Wang Meiyin, who win a stage in 2013 Tour de Langkawi and also this year LTdL's KOM, will sign with Bahrain-Merida.

It's confirmed by Merida and cn now:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bahrain-merida-announce-meiyin-wang-signing/

The transfer everyone was waiting for.

 

[Roku]

To be honest, I think Hutarovich has no PCT level anymore. This year he had very poor results. For sure there are and will be worst riders in PCT next year but I can't really see a team which could be interested in Yauheni. The only PCT team I think he could have been a good fit is Delko, which has no real sprinter (they only have Yannick Martinez, since Giroud or Martin Laas don't seem capable to sprint in a .1 race)

I guess he could have continued on Minsk Cycling Team or some small CT team on a low salary which surely would not meet his expectations and status.