Transfers and Rumours 2017 > 2018

[Samamba]

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Bjorg Lambrecht will go pro (Lotto Soudal) 6 months earlier than previously mentioned. He'll probably start his season in Mallorca.

Vanhoucke to stay at the U23s?

Yes, till July 2018.

that will be it for incoming riders at Lotto Soudal, they lack budget to get other riders

after Gallopin and Roelandts leaving that must have freed up some budget no?

Keukeleire and Campenaerts are coming in, but yeah one of their sponsors left so they have a smaller budget for next year.

 

[Anderis]

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Wippert to Roompot.

Wow, so Cannondale's balance is now -8 riders. 8 riders confirmed to leave, 0 to join.

Wippert had good 2nd half of the season and should be offered extension but I guess he had decided to leave before Slipstream wanted/were able to offer him a new deal. Good signing for Roompot then. And I'm waiting with more and more anxiety ho read about 1st new rider confirmed at EF for 2018.

 

[HelloDolly]

Danish youngster Pedersen to AquaBlue ...must be a Nicky Sorenson thing...

 

[RedheadDane]

Or even Nicki Sørensen.

 

[Lo squalo di messina]

Rik verbrugghe signs for one year with bahrain as ds to work on their classics squad.

 

[janraaskalt]

Rik verbrugghe signs for one year with bahrain as ds to work on their classics squad.

Ardennes classics? Flemish classics were for Tristan Hoffmann, but maybe they we not satisfied.

 

[manafana]

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Tanner to Verandas-Willems-Crelan

funny noticed this today, still hasn't raced for them will it just start next yr?

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

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Tanner to Verandas-Willems-Crelan

funny noticed this today, still hasn't raced for them will it just start next yr?

He's sick, I believed it's called mononucleosis in english?

 

[Lo squalo di messina]

Rik verbrugghe signs for one year with bahrain as ds to work on their classics squad.

Ardennes classics? Flemish classics were for Tristan Hoffmann, but maybe they we not satisfied.

Can t imagine they were satisfied after that classics campaign tbh.
http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/952/Wielrennen/article/detail/3258722/2017/09/13/Rik-Verbrugghe-wordt-sportief-directeur-van-Nibali-en-co-bij-Bahrain-Merida.dhtml

Any news about aru?

 

[Lexman]

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Bjorg Lambrecht will go pro (Lotto Soudal) 6 months earlier than previously mentioned. He'll probably start his season in Mallorca.

Vanhoucke to stay at the U23s?

Yes, till July 2018.

that will be it for incoming riders at Lotto Soudal, they lack budget to get other riders

after Gallopin and Roelandts leaving that must have freed up some budget no?

Keukeleire and Campenaerts are coming in, but yeah one of their sponsors left so they have a smaller budget for next year.

oh i missed that about the sponsor, which one is it?
i'm curious if they keep Marczynski,, Armée, Valls & Vanendert?

 

[janraaskalt]

Can t imagine they were satisfied after that classics campaign tbh.
http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/952/Wielrennen/article/detail/3258722/2017/09/13/Rik-Verbrugghe-wordt-sportief-directeur-van-Nibali-en-co-bij-Bahrain-Merida.dhtml

I agree, but with Haussler being injured they actually didn't even have a Flemish classics squad.

 

[Popchu]

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oh i missed that about the sponsor, which one is it?
i'm curious if they keep Marczynski,, Armée, Valls & Vanendert?

Vanendert signed a new two year deal with Lotto.

 

[Lo squalo di messina]

Can t imagine they were satisfied after that classics campaign tbh.
http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/952/Wielrennen/article/detail/3258722/2017/09/13/Rik-Verbrugghe-wordt-sportief-directeur-van-Nibali-en-co-bij-Bahrain-Merida.dhtml

I agree, but with Haussler being injured they actually didn't even have a Flemish classics squad.

True...and things wont be much better in 2018 when you look at their signings up until now.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

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oh i missed that about the sponsor, which one is it?
i'm curious if they keep Marczynski,, Armée, Valls & Vanendert?

Vanendert signed a new two year deal with Lotto.

And Sergeant said in an interview Marczynski was sure to get a new deal for next year.

 

[Lexman]

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oh i missed that about the sponsor, which one is it?
i'm curious if they keep Marczynski,, Armée, Valls & Vanendert?

Vanendert signed a new two year deal with Lotto.

I haven't seen that pass in the belgian newspapers and is not on the PCS website either

http://www.procyclingstats.com/team.php?id=1303&season=2018

 

[Lexman]

Van Baarle to Sky ?

And since Brambilla went to Trek De Bie won't be no longer in the view of Trek management but he will leave Lotto for sure and has other options...

source :
http://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20170914_03071826
http://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20170913_03071682

 

[b.broadhurst]

Strong rumours that Van Baarle joins Team Sky for 2 years.

Nice business if true with Rowe injured and Stannard coming off a bad year.

4th & 6th at Flanders the last 2 years
3rd & 8th at Dwars door Vlaanderen
9th at E3 Harelbeke

Could combine well with Moscon & Stannard. Thought Sky would try and strengthen the Classics department this year after GT squads being reduced to 8 riders and Viviani, Van Poppel leaving but they still appear thin on riders; Stannard Moscon Van Baarle Dibben Doull Knees Wisniowski Puccio for all the races.

 

[Parker]

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Could combine well with Moscon & Stannard. Thought Sky would try and strengthen the Classics department this year after GT squads being reduced to 8 riders and Viviani, Van Poppel leaving but they still appear thin on riders; Stannard Moscon Van Baarle Dibben Doull Knees Wisniowski Puccio for all the races.

They'll likely get Halvorsen involved. Many think the classics are where his future lies.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

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Strong rumours that Van Baarle joins Team Sky for 2 years.

Nice business if true with Rowe injured and Stannard coming off a bad year.

4th & 6th at Flanders the last 2 years
3rd & 8th at Dwars door Vlaanderen
9th at E3 Harelbeke

Could combine well with Moscon & Stannard. Thought Sky would try and strengthen the Classics department this year after GT squads being reduced to 8 riders and Viviani, Van Poppel leaving but they still appear thin on riders; Stannard Moscon Van Baarle Dibben Doull Knees Wisniowski Puccio for all the races.

Plus really good in PR finale this year, he and Langeveld were both there, Langeveld got in the good final break.

Didn't get affected by the Vaughters-decline-after-2-years-if-your-Dutch virus others suffered from

 

[JRanton]

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Could combine well with Moscon & Stannard. Thought Sky would try and strengthen the Classics department this year after GT squads being reduced to 8 riders and Viviani, Van Poppel leaving but they still appear thin on riders; Stannard Moscon Van Baarle Dibben Doull Knees Wisniowski Puccio for all the races.

They'll likely get Halvorsen involved. Many think the classics are where his future lies.

Plus Golas can ride them too. I don't know too much about Lawless but he could probably be another option in the semi-classics.

 

[Samamba]

As expected, Lucas Hamilton has signed a 3 year contract with Orica Scott.

That Tour de l'Avenir top 10 and jersey winners though...

Bernal - Sky
Lambrecht - Lotto Soudal
Eg - ?
Hamilton - Orica
Cras - Katusha
Schlegel - CCC
Foss - ?
Knox - Quick Step
Storer - Sunweb
Hindley - Sunweb

Halvorsen - Sky
Sivakov - Sky

 

[laarsland]

Foss won't be looking to move this year, best for him to stay in development ranks.

 

[Lexman]

Confirmed Waeytens to Veranda's Willems - Crelan

http://sporza.be/cm/sporza/wielrennen/1.3066171

 

[laarsland]

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Foss won't be looking to move this year, best for him to stay in development ranks.

Edit: looking to move to the senior ranks, that is. He's changing Norwegian conti/devoteam from Joker to UnoX who are a recent team with significant financial backing and Kurt Asle Arvesen as head of sports. Have poached some of the best Norwegian juniors as well

 

[Baldinger]

Niklas Eg to Trek.