Transfers "Rumours & Reality" and Young Guns

[il_fiammingo]

Quick Step's Hubert Schwab will ride for Vorarlberg-Corratec next year.

I'm amazed Quick Step hasn't done any significant signings yet. Or am i missing something?

 

[timmers]

Well they have got Boonen Chavanel and Devolder! Who should they sign?

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

They've signed Iljo Keisse, Silver medal @ World Championship (points), Gold @ European (Madison) & 4the @ Olympics (Madison).
That's something, no?

 

[badboyberty]

Well they have got Boonen Chavanel and Devolder! Who should they sign?

A sprinter and a GC rider, the season doesn't finish at the end of Spring.

 

[il_fiammingo]

A sprinter and a GC rider, the season doesn't finish at the end of Spring.

They lost De Jongh, Rosseler and Cornu.
They signed Keisse and Maes. I don't see them taking over De Jongh's / Rosseler's roll directly.

 

[il_fiammingo]

They've signed Iljo Keisse, Silver medal @ World Championship (points), Gold @ European (Madison) & 4the @ Olympics (Madison).
That's something, no?

Quick step is not a track team.

 

[Beech Mtn]

Yevgeniy Nepomnyachsiy is probably 25th member of Astana Team.
He was 7th on last U23 WChamp and 14th on quite hard Tour of Qinghai Lake.
We don't have confirmation from the team or KCF, but we have received info that he's in Pisa - Astana camp

Thanks for all the info from the Astana Fans - you guys have done a good job sorting through all the rumors and misinformation to figure out the real news this year.

 

[Michele]

They lost De Jongh, Rosseler and Cornu.
They signed Keisse and Maes. I don't see them taking over De Jongh's / Rosseler's roll directly.

De Jongh is yes a bad lost (althought he's getting around 35 nowdays?) but Rosseler was a bit dissapointing in the last 1-2 years.

For example Rosseler placed himself at 405pst of CqRanking while Maes is 410pst.

 

[lucybears]

Rubén Plaza to Caisse d´Epargne

 

[craig1985]

Well Plaza is as dodgy as Valverde, so he would be a perfect fit.

 

[Anonymous]

Hey, did you guys hear? Wiggins to Sky...

 

[craig1985]

The full Columbia-HTC 2010 team roster is:

Michael Albasini (SWI), Lars Bak (DEN), Mark Cavendish (GBR), Gert Dockx (BEL), Bernhard Eisel (AUT), Jan Gheyselinck (BEL), Mathew Goss (AUS), Bert Grabsch (GER), André Greipel (GER), Patrick Gretsch (GER), Rasmus Guldhammer (DEN), Adam Hansen (AUS), Leigh Howard (AUS), Craig Lewis (USA), Tony Martin (GER), Maxime Montfort (BEL), Marco Pinotti (ITA), Frantisek Rabon (CZE), Mark Renshaw (AUS), Vicente Reynes (SPA), Michael Rogers (AUS), Hayden Roulston (NZL), Alex Saramotin (LAT), Marcel Seiberg (GER), Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR), Tejay Van Garderen (USA), Martin Velits (SLO), and Peter Velits (SLO).

 

[auscyclefan94]

A sprinter and a GC rider, the season doesn't finish at the end of Spring.

For a belgian team it does

 

[auscyclefan94]

Well Plaza is as dodgy as Valverde, so he would be a perfect fit.

That's what the D stands for in Caisse D' Epargne

 

[craig1985]

Matthew Wilson signs with Garmin.

 

[BYOP88]

Rubén Plaza to Caisse d´Epargne

again it's like every other year, he ends up there.

 

[il_fiammingo]

For a belgian team it does

Since when are Paris-Tours & Lombardia spring classics?

 

[auscyclefan94]

Since when are Paris-Tours & Lombardia spring classics?

Okay the classic races. Belgian teams treat RVV and PR as their peak of their seasons and it is basically their tour de france.

 

[franciep10]

to run roo fast

 

[Highlander]

Okay the classic races. Belgian teams treat RVV and PR as their peak of their seasons and it is basically their tour de france.

In QS's defense, Boonen did win the green jersey in 2007 and perhaps would still be considered a contender as a sprinter if not for his cocaine problems. Virenque also used to be a guaranteed contender in the KOM competition.

In the past, they've been content with these achievements and never put an emphasis on getting a GT contender. However, they haven't really replaced lost riders like Virenque and Bettini, which has left them looking pretty toothless for most of the grand tours.

 

[luckyboy]

In QS's defense, Boonen did win the green jersey in 2007 and perhaps would still be considered a contender as a sprinter if not for his cocaine problems. Virenque also used to be a guaranteed contender in the KOM competition.

In the past, they've been content with these achievements and never put an emphasis on getting a GT contender. However, they haven't really replaced lost riders like Virenque and Bettini, which has left them looking pretty toothless for most of the grand tours.

I don't think it'd be too far-fetched for Chavanel to try for KOM. At least he is proven at attacking and getting a stage win

 

[Mickey]

Back to transfers etc.....
word is that two brothers from a queensland town will be signing with Astana.
Shame their respective teams don't know it yet.

 

[franciep10]

Back to transfers etc.....
word is that two brothers from a queensland town will be signing with Astana.
Shame their respective teams don't know it yet.

are you talking about allan davis

 

[ak-zaaf]

In the past, they've been content with these achievements and never put an emphasis on getting a GT contender. However, they haven't really replaced lost riders like Virenque and Bettini, which has left them looking pretty toothless for most of the grand tours.

Lefevere just paid hard cash to learn what it means what most Spanish 'GT talents' are.

But really, from 'De Omloop' on almost every pro race on Belgian soil is broadcasted live on national TV. Apart from actually winning the TDF, winning 'de Ronde' is the highest you can get. Roubaix is a good third. There are a lot of guys who can potentially win those races. There are maybe 2 or 3 who can win the TDF. Lefevere understands this. He wanted Contador and I'm sure he would have build a hell of a team around him, but he couldn't het him and unless Schlecklet gets into a fistfight with Riis Lefevere is not going to be on the market for a GC contender anymore. You can say a lot about Lefevere (and please do) but he knows how to pick his fights.
Lotto on the other hand put a lot of money in an unlikely TDF victory. They got next to nothing the last years. Gilbert can't cover up everything on his own there.

 

[luckyboy]

Gilbert can't cover up everything on his own there.

He's doing a good job trying