Transfers and Rumours 2017 > 2018

[deValtos]

Landa potentially going to Movistar and Castro potentially going to Sky made me laugh. They are two of the most similar teams, what is the reason to switch between them?

I guess they enjoy the top end equipment like skinsuits and other minor tech/support benefits that you wouldn't get with a lower budget WT team?

 

[PedroMonteiro]

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Landa potentially going to Movistar and Castro potentially going to Sky made me laugh. They are two of the most similar teams, what is the reason to switch between them?

I guess they enjoy the top end equipment like skinsuits and other minor tech/support benefits that you wouldn't get with a lower budget WT team?

Salary ... opportunities

 

[PedroMonteiro]

Diego Rosa to the UAE ... Place of Ulisse, who will go to Bahrain ?

 

[dusty red roads]

How long is Rosa's current contract with Sky? I thought a few years. I hope I'm wrong!

 

[PedroMonteiro]

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How long is Rosa's current contract with Sky? I thought a few years. I hope I'm wrong!

My source was cyclingfever site .... In PCS the contract with SKY is until 2019 ....

 

[dusty red roads]

Thanks, I thought it was at least another year.

 

[tomkirk]

Valverde sign to Movistar until 2019 last year and no 2018 on a previous post!!!

 

[Valv.Piti]

Amazing, my life finally seems complete, 3 favourite riders on my favourite team.

 

[Lexman]

Alaphilippe stays with Lefevre as do Gaviria and Richeze

http://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20170623_02939584

 

[Samamba]

Alaphilippe stays with Lefevre as do Gaviria and Richeze

http://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20170623_02939584

In the same article: Gallopin to AG2R

 

[Samamba]

Roelandts rumored to leave Lotto Soudal and go to BMC or Bahrain.

 

[Laplaz]

Celano to Caja-Rural and probably he will do the Vuelta this year.

 

[sir fly]

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Alaphilippe stays with Lefevre as do Gaviria and Richeze

http://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20170623_02939584

Looks like Lefevre's found a sponsor

 

[Lexman]

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Alaphilippe stays with Lefevre as do Gaviria and Richeze

http://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20170623_02939584

Looks like Lefevre's found a sponsor

one newspaper wrote it indeed :
I was myself thinking about 20 or 30 seconds to someone like Porte and Froome...

but another newspaper said that Lefevre denied it later today... well the fact that the 3 above mentioned riders stay says enough normally...

 

[Lexman]

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Roelandts rumored to leave Lotto Soudal and go to BMC or Bahrain.

might be good to leave Lotto to breath some fresh air...

 

[Alexandre B.]

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Roelandts rumored to leave Lotto Soudal and go to BMC or Bahrain.

might be good to leave Lotto to breath some fresh air...

With Gallopin and Roelandts rumored to leave, Lotto will have to restructure their Classics squad.

 

[Akuryo]

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Alaphilippe stays with Lefevre as do Gaviria and Richeze

http://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20170623_02939584

Looks like Lefevre's found a sponsor

one newspaper wrote it indeed :
I was myself thinking about 20 or 30 seconds to someone like Porte and Froome...

but another newspaper said that Lefevre denied it later today... well the fact that the 3 above mentioned riders stay says enough normally...

He wanted to have a new sponsor by the 30th of this month ...

 

[Valv.Piti]

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Roelandts rumored to leave Lotto Soudal and go to BMC or Bahrain.

might be good to leave Lotto to breath some fresh air...

With Gallopin and Roelandts rumored to leave, Lotto will have to restructure their Classics squad.

They havent delivered either lately, so thats fine. I am hoping Benoot will have a breakthrough year next year, that would be great for Lotto which is a team I like since they are racing very aggressively in general. Maybe Wellens can do great also.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

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Celano to Caja-Rural and probably he will do the Vuelta this year.

source?

 

[May0maniac]

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Celano to Caja-Rural and probably he will do the Vuelta this year.

source?

Has been confirmed.
source: http://www.tuttobiciweb.it/2017/06/...a-alla-caja-rural-farA-la-vuelta-tuttobiciweb

 

[GuyIncognito]

Apparently Caja Rural are as starved for hilarity as we are, Mayomaniac

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

What happened? Did he destroy the competition in the Italian Championships for amateurs à la Jungels?

 

[May0maniac]

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What happened? Did he destroy the competition in the Italian Championships for amateurs à la Jungels?

Wrecked the Androni squad in the Giro dell'Appennino, just rode away for Torres, Bernal and Cattaneo and finished 8th on gc in the Giro del Trentino. Last year he already finished 17th in Trentino as a first year neopro.
He only started cycling when he was 17/18 years old and from 2013-2015 he got some good results as an amateur before turning pro: http://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=32032&y=2015

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Interesting

 

[SafeBet]

He's only 27. Still a healthy 15 years before he reaches his peak and wins the Vuelta.