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Demare won a stage in the Giro this season so it’s a bit unfair to compare him with the other you’re mentioning
About Movistar, is there some place you can see a list of contracted riders for next season?
On the Lizarte topic, are they rebranding to Team KernPharma? A few of their riders have signed there for 2020 and saw Castrillo linked there too. Perhaps someone can fill me in on that, thanks!Castrilo rumored to Lizarte...
Unzue lose control.
I think it'd be interesting to see Demare compete with the top sprinters. I agree that he needs a hard race to win, but that's not a knock on him I don't think. Clearly he's the one of the 3 French sprinters who has kicked on the most. But this year in particular he missed out because Thibaut was all-in for GC, so no room for a sprinter (I think FDJ need to get a bit more out of Pinot's support crew to justify that, but that's neither here nor there...)Demare still wins sometimes, but against the top guys it only happens in chaotic situations or hardman sprints. That’s admirable in that he has found ways to sometimes beat faster men, but it also indicates that a lot of sprinters these days are just faster than him. The three French sprinters were supposed to be the future top tier.
Kern Pharma is their new CT, but Lizarte as a club team stays as well. Same people behind it.On the Lizarte topic, are they rebranding to Team KernPharma? A few of their riders have signed there for 2020 and saw Castrillo linked there too. Perhaps someone can fill me in on that, thanks!
I think it'd be interesting to see Demare compete with the top sprinters. I agree that he needs a hard race to win, but that's not a knock on him I don't think. Clearly he's the one of the 3 French sprinters who has kicked on the most. But this year in particular he missed out because Thibaut was all-in for GC, so no room for a sprinter (I think FDJ need to get a bit more out of Pinot's support crew to justify that, but that's neither here nor there...)
Emilie Moberg is off to Drops Cycling next year, along with Elise Marie Olsen.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)
Nacer in for Andre. They could have (should have) tired for a different sprinter, but what the heck?!
Emilie Moberg is off to Drops Cycling next year, along with Elise Marie Olsen.
https://www.dropscycling.com/news/norwegian-duo-head-to-drops-for-2020
What is going to happen with Ineos?
Only 22 riders signed, Henao & Kiryienka to re-sign I guess plus Amador signing so still 5 max could sign? I guess it’ll be 3 but who?
Rohan Dennis
(1)Tom Pidcock
(2)Pello Bilbao
(3)Sam Bennett
(4)Peter Kennaugh
Leopold Konig
Taylor Phinney
Mikel Nieve
Esteban Chaves
Ruben Fernandez
Ian Boswell
Matteo Fabbro
Valerio Conti
What is going to happen with Ineos?
Only 22 riders signed, Henao & Kiryienka to re-sign I guess plus Amador signing so still 5 max could sign? I guess it’ll be 3 but who?
Rohan Dennis
Tom Pidcock
Pello Bilbao
Sam Bennett
Peter Kennaugh
Leopold Konig
Taylor Phinney
Mikel Nieve
Esteban Chaves
Ruben Fernandez
Ian Boswell
Matteo Fabbro
Valerio Conti
Amador, Hayter, Rivera (Bernal's mate)What is going to happen with Ineos?
Only 22 riders signed, Henao & Kiryienka to re-sign I guess plus Amador signing so still 5 max could sign? I guess it’ll be 3 but who?
Rohan Dennis
Tom Pidcock
Pello Bilbao
Sam Bennett
Peter Kennaugh
Leopold Konig
Taylor Phinney
Mikel Nieve
Esteban Chaves
Ruben Fernandez
Ian Boswell
Matteo Fabbro
Valerio Conti
Chaves will probably see his career out at MTS and Nieve seems happy there too.Pidcock is not going WT yet. Bilbao as Redhead said is heading to Bahrain. Kennaugh is done with cycling, taking up triathlon. Konig I imagine is probably done with cycling as well. Bennett is a no for Ineos, they do not provide any kind of support for sprinters, he wants to ride the Tour and that would not happen at Ineos.
Chaves & Nieve will be renew with Mitchelton Scott.
As for the others who knows? Phinney could possible retire. Boswell coming off a bad injury.
I think Ineos could sign Hayter, that would not surprise.