Transfers and Rumours 2017 > 2018

Page 60 - Get up to date with the latest news, scores & standings from the Cycling News Community.
Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
GenericBoonenFan

GenericBoonenFan

Dec 27, 2015
3,822
2,246
16,680
Re: Re:

TMP402 said:
Samamba said:
Frederik Frison extended his contract with Lotto Soudal for 2 more years.

The benefit of being the son of a DS I guess.
Click to expand...

I like Lotto-Soudal but I have literally never heard of him.
Click to expand...
He's the guy slaving away in the front of the peloton in the hours before broadcasting.
Greipel is very fond of him and he has finished runner-up inKBK in the youth categories as well as some other notable results during cobbled races. He's not the son of Herman but some distant cousin. He also was a decent TT'er being NC in the Juniors category and Elites without pro-contract. Illustrated by his 9th place in the U23 WC in 2014, he's never gonna be a winner but he has a big engine and will most likely be a workhorse his entire life.
 
Squire

Squire

Dec 28, 2010
4,119
3,078
21,180
Re:

Mayomaniac said:
Diego Rosa's little brother Massimo will turn pro with Wilier.
http://www.cicloweb.it/2017/09/22/massimo-rosa-wilier-triestina-selle-italia/
There are also rumours about Carboni turning pro with Bardiani, not the worst option, but the guy is probably ready for a bigger team.
Click to expand...
Carboni bigger team? He should consider it a great success if he signs for Bardiani. I don't think he's anything special at all. I'm much more intrigued by Savini signing for Bardiani. Carboni will end up as another Bongiorno at best, I believe (not similar riders, but in terms of level).
 
May0maniac

May0maniac

Jun 30, 2014
7,060
2
0
I always saw Carboni as a good allrounder who's good on all kind of terrain and also has goot TT-skills, that's the reason why I'd like to see him on a team that focuses a bit more on TT-skils. Other than that signing for Bardiani for 2 years is totally fine, way better that signing with a team like Wilier (Dani Martinez really needs to sign with a better team, he hasn't progressed at all), I like Bardiani and they are a great option for an Italian neopro.
 
Squire

Squire

Dec 28, 2010
4,119
3,078
21,180
Re:

Mayomaniac said:
I always saw Carboni as a good allrounder who's good on all kind of terrain and also has goot TT-skills, that's the reason why I'd like to see him on a team that focuses a bit more on TT-skils. Other than that signing for Bardiani for 2 years is totally fine, way better that signing with a team like Wilier (Dani Martinez really needs to sign with a better team, he hasn't progressed at all), I like Bardiani and they are a great option for an Italian neopro.
Click to expand...
Speaking of Wilier and talent development, it will be interesting to see if any of Rodriguez and Amezqueta make a leap now that they're moving from one of the worst teams at developing talent to one of the best (Caja Rural).
 
Akuryo

Akuryo

Apr 19, 2014
2,519
231
11,880
Looking at the roster of Quickstep for next year, I think the loss of riders like Bauer, Velits and especially Vermote will be greater than some might imagine. Sure, they still have Keisse, Declercq or Devenyns for long days at the front but Vermote is just one of the best out there for that job. He could spend hour after hour at the front of the peloton, day after day. That kept the rest of the train for Kittel, Gaviria or Trentin way more rested for the finale. Now with smaller teams and maybe more riders "wasting" energy on keeping breakaways under control might make things harder for them next year. In my opinion, they actually should add one or two more guys for the dirty work.
 
M

Movitrain

Jul 29, 2015
169
131
9,030
Willem "Willie" Smit (RoadCover/Rias Baixas) joins Team Katusha-Alpecin on a one-year deal, according to their Twitter feed.

The south african is leading the UCI Africa Tour and has already racked up 17 wins this season in Africa and Spain, also putting on an impressive performance in the WC Road Race last week.
 
Squire

Squire

Dec 28, 2010
4,119
3,078
21,180
Movitrain said:
Willem "Willie" Smit (RoadCover/Rias Baixas) joins Team Katusha-Alpecin on a one-year deal, according to their Twitter feed.

The south african is leading the UCI Africa Tour and has already racked up 17 wins this season in Africa and Spain, also putting on an impressive performance in the WC Road Race last week.
Click to expand...
The new Mehdi Sohrabi?
 
A

Anderis

May 10, 2013
5,455
3,245
23,180
I think Sohrabi was taken purely for points he scored in all of those smaller races. That was back in the time when there were more teams willing to have a WT license than there were spots in the WT. Points were one of the main things used to determine which one would get a license and the points system rewarded riders who were the top riders in continental races on their respective continents.

If I'm not mistaken, all current teams have their WT license guaranteed for some time so there is no need for such transfers nowadays.
 
GuyIncognito

GuyIncognito

Jun 27, 2013
5,217
9
17,495
Anderis said:
I think Sohrabi was taken purely for points he scored in all of those smaller races. That was back in the time when there were more teams willing to have a WT license than there were spots in the WT. Points were one of the main things used to determine which one would get a license and the points system rewarded riders who were the top riders in continental races on their respective continents.

If I'm not mistaken, all current teams have their WT license guaranteed for some time so there is no need for such transfers nowadays.
Click to expand...

Yeah, Sohrabi was only for points. AG2R also took an iranian for the same reason and Euskaltel took all kinds of riders from several countries.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom