Transfers and Rumours 2018 > 2019

[LaFlorecita]

Nothing from Team Sky yet. They usually announce a group by now. Is the Thomas contract holding it all up for them? Or are they retaining nearly all of 2018's squad?

I'd expect Intxausti, Lopez, Deignan and one of Dibben/Doull to leave this year.

No strong links on who would arrive except Ganna.

You posted a while ago that Amador, Pinot and Caruso were expected arrivals. What was that based on if not on strong links?

 

[Broccolidwarf]

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Bak to Dimension Data confirmed

Good signing for the cobbled classics, especially when he can ride for a danish captain, which will give him extra motivation.

 

[Roku]

Brian Van Goethem to Lotto Soudal

 

[DNP-Old]

Only a rumour, but it's being said that Astana have an agreement with Jonathan Caicedo.

 

[Salvarani]

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Lefevere: ‘I can’t blame Niki Terpstra for leaving… I just didn’t have the money’
https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/lefevere-cant-blame-niki-terpstra-leaving-just-didnt-money-391526

Definitely a hit to the classics squad for them

 

[Lequack]

Re: Re:

Lefevere: ‘I can’t blame Niki Terpstra for leaving… I just didn’t have the money’
https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/lefevere-cant-blame-niki-terpstra-leaving-just-didnt-money-391526

Definitely a hit to the classics squad for them

I thought the wolfpack sticks together.

 

[Lequack]

Cyril Gautier to Vital Concept.

 

[Lequack]

Van Keirsbulck to the new CCC/BMC team.

 

[staubsauger]

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Cyril Gautier to Vital Concept.

So that's the one Hansen replaces eventually and since Gautier certainly has his best years behind him the Dane very well might be a long-term improvement!

Edith asks whether AG2R announces the signing of Bouhanni or not? Since Lavenu didn't get Ciccone, the leader for the Giro d'Italia could very well become Nacer IMHO!

 

[RedheadDane]

Re: Re:

Cyril Gautier to Vital Concept.

So that's the one Hansen replaces eventually and since Gautier certainly has his best years behind him the Dane very well might be a long-term improvement!

Except Gautier is moving from Ag2R and Hansen is moving to Cofidis.

 

[May0maniac]

Some rumours about Jonathan Caicedo signing with Astana
Source: https://www.elespectador.com/deport...evancha-en-la-vuelta-colombia-articulo-807113

 

[staubsauger]

Re: Re:

Cyril Gautier to Vital Concept.

So that's the one Hansen replaces eventually and since Gautier certainly has his best years behind him the Dane very well might be a long-term improvement!

Except Gautier is moving from Ag2R and Hansen is moving to Cofidis.

Apparently I got confused by that discussion about Hansen and Dupont. My mistake!

 

[TMP402]

Nothing from Team Sky yet. They usually announce a group by now. Is the Thomas contract holding it all up for them? Or are they retaining nearly all of 2018's squad?

I'd expect Intxausti, Lopez, Deignan and one of Dibben/Doull to leave this year.

No strong links on who would arrive except Ganna.

I'd think they'd be wise to keep Dibben and Doull. Rowe was hardly amazing in his first few seasons and look how key he is now.

Edit: now I look at his results, Doull has a 12th at Cadel Evans' race and 11th at OHN. I think that's enough of an improvement to merit a new contract. Dibben won a WT ITT in his first season but has looked more anonymous this year - nevertheless I'd keep him in the hope of more next season.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Rodrigo Contreras back in the WT apparently, PCS has him listed with Astana for next year.

 

[DNP-Old]

Contreras to Astana is confirmed, well deserved! He has been killing it in the South American scene. 11 victories, nearly unbeatable in ITT's. He'd be my first choice to represent Colombia in the ITT in Innsbruck really. I am surprised that it's Astana who give him another chance though, but they're building a nice South-American squad for next year.

 

[Lexman]

Corendon - Circus looking for at least 7 pro riders, since a pro-conti team needs a minimum of 16 pro-riders, they only have 9 pro's for the moment, exclusively cyclocross riders with the exception of MvdP for which they want to go ProCT

https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20180820_03674759

the'yd might merger or hire some guys from Veranda's, Van Aert & mvdP almost ride together next year lol

 

[RedheadDane]

Re: Re:

Cyril Gautier to Vital Concept.

So that's the one Hansen replaces eventually and since Gautier certainly has his best years behind him the Dane very well might be a long-term improvement!

Except Gautier is moving from Ag2R and Hansen is moving to Cofidis.

Apparently I got confused by that discussion about Hansen and Dupont. My mistake!

Well, some of us - mostly myself, I guess - just assumed that "talking to a WT level team" actually meant that he was gonna sign for a WT level team, and not a PCT level team...

 

[tobydawq]

Re: Re:

Cyril Gautier to Vital Concept.

So that's the one Hansen replaces eventually and since Gautier certainly has his best years behind him the Dane very well might be a long-term improvement!

Except Gautier is moving from Ag2R and Hansen is moving to Cofidis.

Apparently I got confused by that discussion about Hansen and Dupont. My mistake!

Well, some of us - mostly myself, I guess - just assumed that "talking to a WT level team" actually meant that he was gonna sign for a WT level team, and not a PCT level team...

According to TV2's podcast, the English WT team they were referring to should in fact have been AquaBlue!

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Pim Ligthart from Roompot to Direct Energie

 

[Rollthedice]

Copeland says the following will leave Bahrain: Visconti, Siutsou, Boaro, Bonifazio, Ion and Gorka Izagirre, Navardauskas and Per. Pellizotti and Bozic will retire with Delfino getting a job in the staff.

 

[LaFlorecita]

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Copeland says the following will leave Bahrain: Visconti, Siutsou, Boaro, Bonifazio, Ion and Gorka Izagirre, Navardauskas and Per. Pellizotti and Bozic will retire with Delfino getting a job in the staff.

Wonder where Visco is off to. And I wonder which team would sign Navardauskas. Back to Vaughters maybe?

 

[Valv.Piti]

Re: Re:

Copeland says the following will leave Bahrain: Visconti, Siutsou, Boaro, Bonifazio, Ion and Gorka Izagirre, Navardauskas and Per. Pellizotti and Bozic will retire with Delfino getting a job in the staff.

Wonder where Visco is off to. And I wonder which team would sign Navardauskas. Back to Vaughters maybe?

Visco to Movistar again?

 

[staubsauger]

Hopefully all these departures mean the Bahrain team fills bankruptcy and closes sooner or later!

 

[Nirvana]

Re: Re:

Copeland says the following will leave Bahrain: Visconti, Siutsou, Boaro, Bonifazio, Ion and Gorka Izagirre, Navardauskas and Per. Pellizotti and Bozic will retire with Delfino getting a job in the staff.

Wonder where Visco is off to. And I wonder which team would sign Navardauskas. Back to Vaughters maybe?

Visco to Movistar again?

Wilier (or whatever will be the name considering that Willier will be exclusive supplier of Direct Energie).

 

[Rollthedice]

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Hopefully all these departures mean the Bahrain team fills bankruptcy and closes sooner or later!

Williams, Bauhaus, Teuns, Sieberg, Dennis, Caruso and Tratnik don't think so. Whether you like it or not TBM is one of the most stable teams in WT.