Teams & Riders Transfers and Rumours 2019 > 2020

[Alexandre B.]

Amador chose loyalty to his agent, then.

 

[carolina]

Ruben Guerreiro confirmed to a portuguese newspaper he is moving to EF on a 2 year deal.

Rúben Guerreiro revela a O JOGO a nova equipa e as metas para o futuro

Corredor português vai para a terceira equipa norte-americana da carreira, depois de Axeon e Trek. Rúben mantém o foco nas Ardenas e entra numa estrutura que utiliza vários líderes num ano.

www.ojogo.pt

 

[Breezy1985]

And in other news, on the Cycling Podcast, they reported that both EF & Ineos will be setting up women's teams

Surprised Sky hadn't done this a few years back. Money wise it should be easy for them and it's good publicity and great for image. I imagine Deignan will be integral in any plan for them

 

[MatParker117]

Surprised Sky hadn't done this a few years back. Money wise it should be easy for them and it's good publicity and great for image. I imagine Deignan will be integral in any plan for them

Boels Dolmans are looking for a new sponsor, I don't think this will take long.

 

[Breezy1985]

Boels Dolmans are looking for a new sponsor, I don't think this will take long.

Would Deignan go back there I wonder.I assume she left on good terms

 

[Leinster]

Deignan’s Retiring, isn’t she?

 

[Breezy1985]

Deignan’s Retiring, isn’t she?

A story came out about retiring after Tokyo but she said it's not true but in a maybe maybe not kinda politician way. With Phil at home to look after the kid and a good paycheck from India who knows

 

[SafeBet]

I haven't seen it posted here (sorry if it was): Vakoc, De Tier and Leysen should join Corendon.

Trois renforts, dont un précieux pour Van Der Poel, chez Corendon-Circus?

Le puncheur pourra être bien utile au champion néerlandais.

www.sportsactu.be

 

[Squire]

Ruben Guerreiro confirmed to a portuguese newspaper he is moving to EF on a 2 year deal.

Rúben Guerreiro revela a O JOGO a nova equipa e as metas para o futuro

Corredor português vai para a terceira equipa norte-americana da carreira, depois de Axeon e Trek. Rúben mantém o foco nas Ardenas e entra numa estrutura que utiliza vários líderes num ano.

www.ojogo.pt

Typical shaky & inconsistent EF signing.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Surprised Sky hadn't done this a few years back. Money wise it should be easy for them and it's good publicity and great for image. I imagine Deignan will be integral in any plan for them

They could have done it from inception, with Skyter Shipping withdrawing and killing Nürnberger, They'd have had a British leader as well. But they weren't interested, because British Cycling never got on with Nicole Cooke. They weren't interested in the women, despite all their PR bluster to the contrary, but then suddenly they were making noises about setting up a team when Lizzie went into dominant mode in 2015-16. Then they went quiet again (funny that), notwithstanding that Lizzie was happy enough at Boels at the time and had little interest in joining a start-up at that point. After her baby break obviously the situation changed, she probably didn't have the same position of strength within Boels afterward, seeing as obviously nobody knew her level after a year out and with Boels having such strength in depth - plus it was perhaps the lure of a new challenge which she hadn't wanted in 2016 because after her 2015 season, why would she ever want things to change?

 

[Breezy1985]

Can't rem

They could have done it from inception, with Skyter Shipping withdrawing and killing Nürnberger, They'd have had a British leader as well. But they weren't interested, because British Cycling never got on with Nicole Cooke. They weren't interested in the women, despite all their PR bluster to the contrary, but then suddenly they were making noises about setting up a team when Lizzie went into dominant mode in 2015-16. Then they went quiet again (funny that), notwithstanding that Lizzie was happy enough at Boels at the time and had little interest in joining a start-up at that point. After her baby break obviously the situation changed, she probably didn't have the same position of strength within Boels afterward, seeing as obviously nobody knew her level after a year out and with Boels having such strength in depth - plus it was perhaps the lure of a new challenge which she hadn't wanted in 2016 because after her 2015 season, why would she ever want things to change?

Can't remember who it was but I read an interview with a woman who proposed a continental based women's cycling team liked to the British Cycling Olympic program. The suits agreed but changed her idea into a men's team and Sky was born.
No way to know if true but interesting all the same

 

[Libertine Seguros]

There was a women's cycling team of that kind, the Halfords team. But after Nicole Cooke won the Olympic gold, they disbanded the team, saying "mission accomplished" (almost in those actual words), and switched the funding over to a domestic crit circuit team led by Rob Hayles.

 

[tobydawq]

Typical shaky & inconsistent EF signing.

What do you mean? He has had a small breakthrough in the fall and seems like a good pick-up to me.

 

[Anderis]

I think Guerreiro is a very good signing for EF. He is actually quite consistent rider if you look at his results- and versatile. He should make for a very good domestique. I think EF has got it right in this transfer window.

 

[RedheadDane]

Just decided to make a break-down of the future fates of the Virtu-ladies:

Katrine Aalerud: Movistar (2021)
Marta Bastianelli: Alé Cipollini (2020)
Sofia Bertizzolo: Movistar (2021)
Barbara Guarischi: Movistar (2021)
Anouska Koster: Parkhotel Valkenburg (2020)
Mieke Kröger: Hitec (2020)
Birgitte Krogsgaard: Unknown
Emilie Moberg: Unknown
Rachel Neylan: Casa Dorada (2020)
Louise Norman Hansen: Illy Bikes
Katarzyna Pawlowska: Unknown
Sara Penton: Unknown
Trine Schmidt: Illy Bikes (interestingly according to WCS, she joined them this year…)
Christina Siggaard: Lotto-Soudal (2020)

 

[Joomla10]

Movistar have a, big problem cause of Unzue/Aquadro "misunderstanding"...

Amador to Ineos, no, no, no...

 

[postmanhat]

And in other news, on the Cycling Podcast, they reported that both EF & Ineos will be setting up women's teams

Cheers. Would be nice if Ineos could set up a development team as well to replace Wiggins. I think the deadline is next Friday for any new teams wanting to register with the UCI?

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

I haven't seen it posted here (sorry if it was): Vakoc, De Tier and Leysen should join Corendon.

Trois renforts, dont un précieux pour Van Der Poel, chez Corendon-Circus?

Le puncheur pourra être bien utile au champion néerlandais.

www.sportsactu.be

The moment when Corendon signs three guys Movistar could've used.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Movistar could have a very tough year next year.

 

[Akuryo]

Movistar could have a very tough year next year.

Enric Mas will win the Tour, no problem. But only if Evenepoel does not start.

 

[MatParker117]

Cheers. Would be nice if Ineos could set up a development team as well to replace Wiggins. I think the deadline is next Friday for any new teams wanting to register with the UCI?

They already have Movistar

 

[42x16ss]

Movistar could have a very tough year next year.

Outside of Mas and Soler they may be very weak. They've let far too many rouleurs leave in the last few years without replacing them.

 

[wheresmybrakes]

Maybe Amador has had enough of working his a$$ off for team leaders with no end result and team tactics that are nauseating. Or it could just be for the money.

 

[King Of The Wolds]

Outside of Mas and Soler they may be very weak. They've let far too many rouleurs leave in the last few years without replacing them.

Dowsett may become available shortly. I think he had a pretty good relationship with Unzue and I'd imagine that would suit both parties.

 

[tobydawq]

Maybe Amador has had enough of working his a$$ off for team leaders with no end result and team tactics that are nauseating. Or it could just be for the money.

Yeah, such a waste of time in the Giro.