Cycling transfers/rumours 2014

Darkglasses

There'll probably be a lot of them, so thought I'd make a thread

We might as well keep the Nico transfer talk in his own thread.

As if Astana weren't strong enough already, they're now building themselves an even more impressive squad for the classics season. Lars Boom, LL Sanchez, Davide Malacarne, and Diego Rosa have all signed up. Sanchez and Rosa can provide even more support for Nibali and Aru in upcoming GTs.

Bouhanni's now moved to Cofidis, after his fairly shoddy treatment at times at FDJ. Hugely talented rider, hope he gets the support he deserves at what is otherwise still a fairly weak squad.

BMC, IAM cycling and MTN Qhubeka expected to make big moves for the 2015 season.

godtabh

Oleg tweeting he'll sign Sagan if he gets 1000 retweets. At 1600 now

ZiabR

Sagan was signed at least 2 weeks ago I imagine during the TDF. Sagan was pictured leaving the Saxo team bus smiling. Oleg is just having some fun now.

godtabh

logik wrote: »

Sagan was signed at least 2 weeks ago I imagine during the TDF. Sagan was pictured leaving the Saxo team bus smiling. Oleg is just having some fun now.

I know that. Oleg is just getting the post TdF ego boost

Lusk_Doyle

I hear that Raam is going to Orwell.

ZiabR

godtabh wrote: »

I know that. Oleg is just getting the post TdF ego boost

Oleg is some mouth piece on twitter alright.

godtabh

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

I hear that Raam is going to Orwell.

Does that mean I'm out?

If Sagan leaves Cannondale will there be a change of focus from stage wins to GC?

Darkglasses

godtabh wrote: »

Does that mean I'm out?

If Sagan leaves Cannondale will there be a change of focus from stage wins to GC?

I would guess they'll be trying to shift Basso too, which would free up a good salary for one of the BMC off-loads? Pure speculation.

highbury1913

Weren't Cannondale and Garmin linked with a merger a few weeks back?

On transfer rumours, Brailsford has said he's interested in Warren Barguil.

ZiabR

highbury1913 wrote: »

Weren't Cannondale and Garmin linked with a merger a few weeks back?

On transfer rumours, Brailsford has said he's interested in Warren Barguil.

Yes, Cannondale as supposed to be moving their sponsorship elsewhere which could mean the end of Cannondale as we know it.

godtabh

Darkglasses wrote: »

I would guess they'll be trying to shift Basso too, which would free up a good salary for one of the BMC off-loads? Pure speculation.

I was asking in relation to Basso. If Sagan leaves it would appear they would be more setup for him as a GC rider

Lusk_Doyle

godtabh wrote: »

Does that mean I'm out?

If Sagan leaves Cannondale will there be a change of focus from stage wins to GC?

Yeah. Emerald CC for you I'm afraid.

wirelessdude01

Lars Boom gone to Astana instead of the expected move to Sky.

Junior

Cannondale will be gone, Cervelo are now sponsoring MTN Qheubka, so Cannondale to Garmin Sharp for next year looks most likely.

De Marchi is off to BMC.

Bouhanni and a load of FDJ are off to Cofidis.

There's a load being released from BMC

Mollema to either Trek or Sky.

Oddly Rohan Dennis will ride Vuelta for BMC.

Oh and in Irish related news Gavin Mannion (His dad is Irish) signs as a stagaire for Garmin.

Brian Smith has signed on for manager of MTN and they are looking for some bigger names - EBH isn't overly enamoured with dropping a level and his contract is allegedly a cool 1 Million Euro a year.

godtabh

Junior wrote: »

Cannondale will be gone, Cervelo are now sponsoring MTN Qheubka, so Cannondale to Garmin Sharp for next year looks most likely.

De Marchi is off to BMC.

Bouhanni and a load of FDJ are off to Cofidis.

There's a load being released from BMC

Mollema to either Trek or Sky.

Oddly Rohan Dennis will ride Vuelta for BMC.

Oh and in Irish related news Gavin Mannion (His dad is Irish) signs as a stagaire for Garmin.

Brian Smith has signed on for manager of MTN and they are looking for some bigger names - EBH isn't overly enamoured with dropping a level and his contract is allegedly a cool 1 Million Euro a year.

A lot going on there!

TheBlaaMan

Junior wrote: »

EBH isn't overly enamoured with dropping a level and his contract is allegedly a cool 1 Million Euro a year.

Fcuk me..Eddy Boss is getting a million a year at Sky? No way has he returned anything like that sort of investment......

Darkglasses

Yeah, Rohan Dennis gone to BMC is confirmed. That's a collector's item, a mid-season transfer in cycling.

drogdub

Tinkoff has just tweeted he's signed Wiggo and Ignatiev. But he might just be drunk

drogdub

drogdub wrote: »

Tinkoff has just tweeted he's signed Wiggo and Ignatiev. But he might just be drunk

Appears he maybe drunk, apparently Froome tried to stop him because he and his wife are against Wiggins career progression

Darkglasses

I think he is most definitely taking the piss

Zzippy

drogdub wrote: »

Appears he maybe drunk, apparently Froome tried to stop him because he and his wife are against Wiggins career progression

Definitely pissed, also tweeted he was forcing Wiggo to shave off his whiskers, as well as some gibberish about the queen wanting his head... among other rubbish

godtabh

ANd saying NIco wanted €2m

Glass Prison 1214

godtabh wrote: »

ANd saying NIco wanted €2m

His account was hacked, no way Nico would be asking for that much.

Darkglasses

Glass Prison 1214 wrote: »

His account was hacked, no way Nico would be asking for that much.

I think he just sobered up, no way he was actually hacked!

Junior

Hacked by alcohol and stupidity mainly I would say.

Darkglasses

BMC have signed De Marchi

gordongekko

Junior wrote: »

Hacked by alcohol and stupidity mainly I would say.

Stupidity???? Mmmmhhhh who's the billionaire him or you?

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gordongekko wrote: »

Stupidity???? Mmmmhhhh who's the billionaire him or you?

There is no correlation between intelligence and money. Oleg Tinkoff is one of the stupidest people I have come across in the media. And as I don't know him personally all I have to go on is what he puts out there. The man's a champion idiot.

gordongekko

gadetra wrote: »

There is no correlation between intelligence and money. Oleg Tinkoff is one of the stupidest people I have come across in the media. And as I don't know him personally all I have to go on is what he puts out there. The man's a champion idiot.

Attention seeker and publicity mad but he's anything but stupid

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gordongekko wrote: »

Attention seeker and publicity mad but he's anything but stupid

The homophobia, sexism and racism prove his stupidity and ignorance. He might be a cute hoor, an operator, but intelligent he most definitely isn't. From what he puts out there anyway. He might be pious, nun like and modest in real life. From the level of tripe he comes out with I suspect not though. I am not a fan!

gordongekko

gadetra wrote: »

The homophobia, sexism and racism prove his stupidity and ignorance. He might be a cute hoor, an operator, but intelligent he most definitely isn't. From what he puts out there anyway. He might be pious, nun like and modest in real life. From the level of tripe he comes out with I suspect not though. I am not a fan!

He is a happily married family man who's never been charged with any of the issues you accuse him of.

godtabh

gordongekko wrote: »

He is a happily married family man who's never been charged with any of the issues you accuse him of.

Doesn't mean he hadn't done them. Check out some of his tweets.


Either way Thinkoff haven't made any announcements re contracts yet

Jurassic Cyclist 24

Is Bradley Wiggans leaving team sky after his drop from the tour de france?????

godtabh

I heard he signed for another year

wirelessdude01

Jurassic Cyclist 24 wrote: »

Is Bradley Wiggans leaving team sky after his drop from the tour de france?????

Didn't he say he was staying for another year?

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gordongekko wrote: »

He is a happily married family man who's never been charged with any of the issues you accuse him of.

Have a look over his twitter account. You will find all of the issues within. Thread on it:
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=90646388

I thought Wiggins was concentrating on track from this year? And that he has no love for road anymore? I may have jumped the gun on that one.

godtabh

gadetra wrote: »

Have a look over his twitter account. You will find all of the issues within. Thread on it:
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=90646388

I thought Wiggins was concentrating on track from this year? And that he has no love for road anymore? I may have jumped the gun on that one.

He is aiming for 2016. I'd say he'll do 6-9 months on the road next season and focus on the track

Junior

Mollema to Trek on a two year deal confirmed this morning. Damian Caruso to BMC.

dastardly00

There are rumours that Carlos Betancur (AG2R) is to join his fellow countryman Rigoberto Uran at Omega Pharma-QuickStep.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/transfers-betancur-to-omega-pharma-quickstep

Darkglasses

dastardly00 wrote: »

There are rumours that Carlos Betancur (AG2R) is to join his fellow countryman Rigoberto Uran at Omega Pharma-QuickStep.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/transfers-betancur-to-omega-pharma-quickstep

Great move for all parties. Really hope it goes through

Junior

Sagan to Tinkoff announced today as a three year deal. Meh.

http://www.tinkoffsaxo.com/news/tinkoff-saxo-signs-peter-sagan/

ZiabR

Yeah, damn that mad man Oleg.

godtabh

Junior wrote: »

Sagan to Tinkoff announced today as a three year deal. Meh.

http://www.tinkoffsaxo.com/news/tinkoff-saxo-signs-peter-sagan/

That's been coming for a while.

I wonder how Bertie and Sagan will get on?

death1234567

godtabh wrote: »

That's been coming for a while.

I wonder how Bertie and Sagan will get on?

Very well I imagine given that they won't be competing for anything. Sagan doesn't really need any helpers to win green jerseys and Contador doesn't do the classics.

godtabh

death1234567 wrote: »

Very well I imagine given that they won't be competing for anything. Sagan doesn't really need any helpers to win green jerseys and Contador doesn't do the classics.

But if Sagan is hunting green jerseys he won't be helping Bertie

Chips Lovell

I don't think anyone will expect him to be working for Contador.

Pudsy33

I'd imagine they'll announce a few more signings soon. They'll have a classics squad and a grand tour squad. Build around both Bertie and Sagan

laraghrider

godtabh wrote: »

But if Sagan is hunting green jerseys he won't be helping Bertie

They don't need or want him to help Bertie though. Oleg's big problem coming toward the business end of the tour was no logo on the podium. That's why they concentrated so heavily on Majka to get the polka dot's so they would have their podium finish. Signing Sagan he's pretty much nailed on a podium for next year and also some good results and publicity between now and then. Lets be honest. Sagan and Oleg is a match made in commercial/publicity heaven!

Wiggo by all accounts is staying with Sky for the year

Junior

Tinkoff have brought Bennatti to the Tour for the last two years - who's a capable sprinter, he did a lot of minding on Contador last year and was one of the ones instrumental in the split on stage 13 when the echelons formed. You can see how frustrated Sagan was this year not to win a single stage. He has a long way to go as well before he's going to win an early season monument. Sure he might nail MSR, but Flanders, Roubaix I don't think he's there yet, his bike position isn't good, and dare I say it he hasn't the power of Cancellara or Boonen, and neither does he have the brains.

MPFG

Junior wrote: »

Tinkoff have brought Bennatti to the Tour for the last two years - who's a capable sprinter, he did a lot of minding on Contador last year and was one of the ones instrumental in the split on stage 13 when the echelons formed. You can see how frustrated Sagan was this year not to win a single stage. He has a long way to go as well before he's going to win an early season monument. Sure he might nail MSR, but Flanders, Roubaix I don't think he's there yet, his bike position isn't good, and dare I say it he hasn't the power of Cancellara or Boonen, and neither does he have the brains.

If he doesn't win PR or Flanders Tinkoff will go ballistic on Twitter...he has given him a very big salary ...bigger than Bertie .....Tinkoff will not tolerate no BIG wins esp on cobbles

As it is I feel he is very frustrated with Contador....seemed to imply his crash was his fault for not being more careful
expected Kreuziger to win Amstel Gold & LBL and wasn't happy that he didn't

Said the Tour wasn't a success despite 3 stage wins and KOM jersey....the man is very demanding as he pays the bills

buffalo

If Sagan is going with Oleg, who is Alonso going to have?