Transfers and Rumours 2017 > 2018

[May0maniac]

Astana interested in Formolo.
http://www.tuttobiciweb.it/2017/05/17/101233/astana-formolo-giro-d-italia

 

[staubsauger]

Eurosport Germany reports:

Euskadi promotes to pro continental next season. Euskatel might add sponsorship to the team, since they made good cash lately!

Formolo & Astana sounds like a good deal. Bigger paycheck. Better support. Everything speaks in favor of the Kazakhs to be honest. Formolo should sign immediately!

 

[Bakkie]

Quickstep still searching for a sponsor.

 

[janraaskalt]

Re:

Quickstep still searching for a sponsor.

Observation or fact? Source please.

 

[pastronef]

RAI TV Beppe Conti´s rumor: Fuglsang to SKY in 2018
I never wanted to believe Beppe as much as now

 

[jeremydu41]

Harm Vanhoucke wants to pass pro in 2018, it will surely be Lotto Soudal or Quick Step i think

 

[Moviefan1203]

Tejay should look at going to Sky. He needs to be built back up.

 

[StryderHells]

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Tejay should look at going to Sky. He needs to be built back up.

Why would Sky want him? He's shown absolutely nothing to suggest he'd be a good domestique and is certainly no team leader. At this stage it's Cannondale or PCT level for Tejay

 

[Moviefan1203]

Re: Re:

Tejay should look at going to Sky. He needs to be built back up.

Why would Sky want him? He's shown absolutely nothing to suggest he'd be a good domestique and is certainly no team leader. At this stage it's Cannondale or PCT level for Tejay

Assuming he can get past his failures on a psychological level, his climbing style fits the SkyTrain pretty well.

 

[StryderHells]

Re: Re:

Tejay should look at going to Sky. He needs to be built back up.

Why would Sky want him? He's shown absolutely nothing to suggest he'd be a good domestique and is certainly no team leader. At this stage it's Cannondale or PCT level for Tejay

Assuming he can get past his failures on a psychological level, his climbing style fits the SkyTrain pretty well.

I don't see why Sky would take the gamble

 

[yaco]

Any chance Landa will go to the new Basque PCT team - Working in a favorable environment and they will ride the Vuelta.

 

[markene2]

RAI TV Beppe Conti´s rumor: Fuglsang to SKY in 2018
I never wanted to believe Beppe as much as now

That might be the dumbest rumor yet

 

[May0maniac]

The one American guy that I'd realyy like to see riding for another team, maybe Sky, would be Talansky, him riding for a team that actually focuses on thei riders TT skills would be interesting.
According to Formolo's manager they have multiple offers, but negotiantions won't start untiil the end of the Giro.
http://www.tuttobiciweb.it/2017/05/18/101276/giro-d-italia-formolo-cannondale-astana-battaglini
It sounds a bit strange, but BMC wouldn't be a bad team for him, he'd be the team leader at th Giro, a few other Italian riders and lots of working on his TT skills, working with Pinotti could do wonders for him.

 

[jeremydu41]

Harm Vanhoucke wants to pass pro in 2018, it will surely be Lotto Soudal or Quick Step i think

http://www.directvelo.com/actualite/57904/harm-vanhoucke-abordera-la-suite-sans-stress

 

[Bakkie]

Re: Re:

Quickstep still searching for a sponsor.

Observation or fact? Source please.

http://www.wielerflits.nl/nieuws/258173/lefevere-geeft-nog-geen-duidelijkheid-over-toekomst-quick-step-floors.html

The talks with sponsors are still running, but there is nog big news at this moment. His personal deadline is 30 june.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Re:

Any chance Landa will go to the new Basque PCT team - Working in a favorable environment and they will ride the Vuelta.

I doubt they will have that kind of money. There are few if any riders of that level on PCT teams these days because bigger budget teams have put the kind of rider who might have led one in the past completely out of their budget range.

 

[WheelofGear]

Hirt to a WT team? He is such a good climber when it comes to the high mountains.

He would be perfect for a smaller team like Lotto-Jumbo. The new quartet of Roglic, Kruijswijk, Bennett and Hirt.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

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Hirt to a WT team? He is such a good climber when it comes to the high mountains.

He would be perfect for a smaller team like Lotto-Jumbo. The new quartet of Roglic, Kruijswijk, Bennett and Hirt.

I think that Sunweb would be a good fit. Dumoulin could use a good helper, and the team isn't really loaded with good climbers so he could get his chance in many races as well.

 

[lenric]

Yesterday, portuguese Eurosport said that Landa may go to Astana.

 

[Ricco']

Re:

Yesterday, portuguese Eurosport said that Landa may go to Astana.

I didn't listen to portuguese Eurosport yesterday, but what were their sources? I can't see none of the commentators with inside infos about WT riders and teams apart from UAE and Katusha.

Also, doesn't seem to me very plausible because one of the reasons for Landa to change teams was to not share leadership with Aru and Nibali. If he goes back to Astana, he still have to share leadership with Aru and Lopez.

 

[lenric]

I don't know, they didn't say.

Well, I don't think Landa would be willing to go back at Astana too. If I were him, I'd go to Bahrain or BMC, if an offer were to be made.

But if between Astana and UAE, for example, it's a no brainer. Let's wait and see.

 

[Squire]

If budget and recruitment policy allowed for it, Dimension Data would be a great team for Landa.

 

[Wallenquist]

Rumors probably based on this article and Saiz tweet

http://www.marca.com/ciclismo/giro-italia/2017/05/25/5926ddcf268e3eee4a8b460b.html

 

[pablohidalgo7]

Nothing is decided yet, but Kristoffer Halvorsen has been in talks with Lotto NL during Tour fo norway, in fact there have been conversations between them since last year.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Nothing is decided yet, but Kristoffer Halvorsen has been in talks with Lotto NL during Tour fo norway, in fact there have been conversations between them since last year.

I do wanna know who's in charge of transfers for Lotto-NL because he has been doing a good job these last two years.