Transfers 2018

godtabh

A lot going on today so I think a thread is worthy
Kittle to Katusha
Viviani breaks contract with sky and goes to Quickstep
Kristoff to UAE.

Sky are leaking riders!

Landa confirmed for Movistar yesterday.

godtabh

Sky have lost 3/4 riders in last week
Boswell
Landa
Viviani
some one else I cant remember

rtmie

godtabh wrote: »

Sky have lost 3/4 riders in last week
Boswell
Landa
Viviani
some one else I cant remember

Also Nieve and Kennaugh.
Cyclingweekly have up to date list.
Here

godtabh

Dan joins UAE
Suthrland moves to Movistar

Miklos

godtabh wrote: »

Suthrland moves to Movistar

Sutherland has been with them since 2015! Renewed maybe?

godtabh

Miklos wrote: »

Sutherland has been with them since 2015! Renewed maybe?

Should have been other way around. Sutherland to UAE>

Dan Martin to UAE

Daroxtar

Wonder how Dan's move affects Aru, wasn't there plenty of talk of Aru moving to UAE as their new leader?

Darkglasses

Pity it didn't work for Kittel at Quickstep, I'd hoped that would be a great match for both.

neris

Teejay to Sky as super duper domestique. Daniel Friebe was putting that rumour out on the cycling podcast that was out last night

neris

Alex Dowsett gone from Movistar to Katusha

https://twitter.com/katushacycling/status/899541752713019392

MPFGLB

Ryan Mullen on the move .....no info yet to where

Pozzovivo to Bahrain

rtmie

Canondale Drapc releasing all riders from contract after sponsorship falls through.

godtabh

The whole cannodale team

rtmie

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/cannondale-drapac-uncertain-to-continue-in-2018/

neris

Uran talking to Astana & Trek according to Richard Moore on twitter. Can see Trek been an option with Contador gone.

dastardly00

Jack Bauer has signed a 24-hour 2-year contract with Orica-Scott

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/jack-bauer-signs-two-year-contract-with-orica-scott/

dastardly00

dastardly00 wrote: »

Jack Bauer has signed a 24-hour 2-year contract with Orica-Scott

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/jack-bauer-signs-two-year-contract-with-orica-scott/

Every time I see him on a start list I hope he's been given the number 24.

REBELSAFC

Just in case anyone missed it

Eddie Dunbar to Aquablue
http://www.stickybottle.com/latest-news/eddie-dunbar-signs-irish-pro-team-aqua-blue-sport/

dastardly00

• AG2R La Mondiale

In: Benoit Cosnefroy (Neo-Pro), Clément Venturini (Cofidis), Tony Gallopin (Lotto Soudal), Silvan Dillier (BMC Racing Team)
Out: Christophe Riblon, Domenico Pozzovivo (Bahrain-Merida)
Extended: Romain Bardet, Oliver Naesen, Pierre Latour, Ben Gastauer, Axel Domont, François Bidard, Alexis Vuillermoz, Mikaël Chérel, Gediminas Bagdonas

• Astana Pro Team

In: Omar Fraile (Dimension Data), Magnus Cort (Orica-Scott), Davide Villella (Cannondale-Drapac), Jan Hirt (CCC Sprandi Polkowice)
Out: Paolo Tiralongo (Retires)
Extended: Jakob Fuglsang, Dario Cataldo, Luis Leon Sanchez

• Bahrain-Merida

In: Gorka Izagirre (Movistar), Matej Mohorič (UAE Team Emirates), Kristijan Koren (Cannondale-Drapac), Hermann Pernsteiner (Amplatz-BMC), Domenico Pozzovivo (AG2R La Mondiale)
Out:
Extended: Sonny Colbrelli

• BMC Racing Team

In: Nathan Van Hooydonck (BMC Development), Alberto Bettiol (Cannondale-Drapac), Jürgen Roelandts (Lotto Soudal)
Out: Manuel Quinziato (Retires), Daniel Oss (Bora-Hansgrohe), Amaël Moinard (Team Fortuneo-Oscaro), Manuel Senni (Bardiani-CSF), Silvan Dillier (AG2R La Mondiale), Ben Hermans (Israel Cycling Academy) Extended: Richie Porte, Michael Schär, Brent Bookwalter, Alessandro De Marchi, Danilo Wyss

• Bora-Hansgrohe

In: Daniel Oss (BMC Racing), Peter Kennaugh (Team Sky), Davide Formolo (Cannondale-Drapac)
Out:
Extended: Sam Bennett, Michael Schwarzmann, Christoph Pfingsten, Rudi Selig

• Cannondale-Drapac

In:
Out: Alberto Bettiol (BMC Racing), Kristijan Koren (Bahrain-Merida), Davide Formolo (Bora-Hansgrohe), Davide Villella (Astana Pro Team), Tom-Jelte Slagter (Dimension Data)
Extended: Rigoberto Uran, Dylan van Baarle

• Dimension Data

In: Nicholas Dlamini (Dimension Data Continental), Louis Meintjes (UAE Team Emirates), Julien Vermote (Quick-Step Floors), Tom-Jelte Slagter (Cannondale-Drapac)
Out: Omar Fraile (Astana), Nathan Haas (Katusha-Alpecin)
Extended: Steve Cummings, Jay Thomson, Jaco Venter, Johann van Zyl, Jacques Janse van Rensburg

• FDJ

In: Ramon Sinkeldam (Team Sunweb), Georg Preidler (Team Sunweb)
Out: Odd Christian Eiking (Wanty-Groupe Gobert), Kevin Reza, Lorrenzo Manzin, Johan Le Bon and Marc Fournier (Vital Concept)
Extended: Benoît Vaugrenard, Mickael Delage, Ignatas Konovalovas, Matthieu Ladagnous

• Katusha-Alpecin

In: Nathan Haas (Dimension Data), Ian Boswell (Katusha-Alpecin), Matteo Fabbro (Friuli Cycling Team), Marcel Kittel (QuickStep-Floors), Alex Dowsett (Movistar)
Out: Angel Vicioso Arcos (Retires), Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates), Rein Taaramäe (Direct Energie), Michael Morkov (QuickStep-Floors)
Extended: Ilnur Zakarin, Simon Spilak, Tiago Machado, José Gonçalves, Reto Hollenstein, Jhonatan Restrepo, Pavel Kochetkov, Maxim Belkov

• Lotto Soudal

In:
Out: Tony Gallopin (AG2R-La Mondiale), Jürgen Roelandts (BMC Racing), Kris Boeckmans (Vital Concepts), Louis Vervaeke (Team Sunweb)
Extended: Jelle Wallays, Jasper De Buyst

• Movistar Team

In: Eduardo Sepulveda (Fortuneo-Oscaro), Jamie Roson (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA), Mikel Landa (Team Sky)
Out: Adriano Malori (Retires), Gorka Izagirre (Bahrain-Merida), Jonathan Castroviejo (Team Sky), Rory Sutherland (UAE Team Emirates), Alex Dowsett (Katusha-Alpecin)
Extended: Nelson Oliveira, Jorge Arcas, Antonio Pedrero

• Orica-Scott

In: Mikel Nieve (Team Sky), Cameron Meyer, Matteo Trentin (Quick-Step Floors), Jack Bauer (Quick-Step Floors)
Out: Magnus Cort (Astana), Ruben Plaza (Israel Cycling Academy)
Extended: Svein Tuft, May Hayman, Chris Juul Jensen, Michael Hepburn, Sam Bewley

• Quick-Step Floors

In: Jhonatan Narvaez (Axeon Hagen Bermans), Florian Sénéchal (Cofidis), Elia Viviani (Team Sky), Fabio Jakobsen (SEG Racing), Michael Morkov (Katusha-Alpecin)
Out: Matteo Trentin (Orica-Scott), Marcel Kittel (Katusha-Alpecin), David de la Cruz (Team Sky), Dan Martin (UAE Team Emirates), Julien Vermote (Dimension Data)
Extended: Bob Jungels, Julian Alaphilippe, Fernando Gaviria, Max Richeze, Philippe Gilbert, Pieter Serry, Iljo Keisse, Niki Terpstra, Fabio Sabatini, Tim Declercq, Dries Devenyns

• Team LottoNL-Jumbo

In: Pascal Eenkhoorn (BMC Development Team)
Out: Jurgen Van den Broeck (Retires), Steven Lammertink (Vital Concept)
Extended: Paul Martens, Koen Bouwman, Primoz Roglic, Tom Leezer, Bert-Jan Lindeman

• Team Sky

In: Jonathan Castroviejo (Movistar), David de la Cruz (QuickStep-Floors)
Out: Peter Kennaugh (Bora-Hansgrohe), Mikel Nieve (Orica-Scott), Ian Boswell (Katusha-Alpecin), Mikel Landa (Movistar), Elia Viviani (Quick-Step Floors)
Extended: Chris Froome, Geraint Thomas, Ian Stannard, Michal Kwiatkowski, Christian Knees, Ian Stannard

• Team Sunweb

In: Martijn Thusveld (Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij), Edward Theuns (Trek-Segafredo), Louis Vervaeke (Lotto Soudal)
Out: Ramon Sinkeldam (FDJ), Georg Preidler (FDJ), Warren Barguil (Fortuneo-Oscaro), Bert de Backer (Vital Concept)
Extended: Tom Dumoulin, Laurens ten Dam,Søren Kragh Andersen, Sam Oomen, Nikias Arndt, Max Walscheid

• Trek-Segafredo

In:
Out: Haimar Zubeldia (Retires), Alberto Contador (Retires), Jesús Hernández (Retires), Edward Theuns (Team Sunweb)
Extended: Fabio Felline, Julien Bernard, Kiel Reijnen

• UAE Team Emirates

In: Alexander Kristoff (Katusha-Alpecin), Dan Martin (Quick-Step Floors), Rory Sutherland (Movistar)
Out: Matej Mohorič (Bahrain-Merida), Louis Meintjes (Dimension Data)
Extended: Matteo Bono, Kristijan Durasek, Roberto Ferrari, Simone Petilli, Simone Consonni, Valerio Conti, Marco Marcato (all through end of 2019)

TheBlaaMan

Sky have also just signed Colombian Egal Bernal, winner of Tour de l'Avenir this past weekend and also Russian Pavel Sivakov from BMC development team who has won a bunch of u23 races this year, including the Girobio

These are multiple winners and two of the hottest prospects in cycling - welcome to the world of Sky crushing it for a few more years....

neris

Jack Bauer from Quickstep to Orica

https://twitter.com/OricaScott/status/902080677004357632

robyntmorton

neris wrote: »

Jack Bauer from Quickstep to Orica

https://twitter.com/OricaScott/status/902080677004357632

Word has it he is being brought in as a 1 day specialist.

*gets coat* :pac:

MPFGLB

BMC have lost far more than they have signed so far

But if Cannondale go belly up I'd say they will take the US riders like Talansky, Dombroski & Phinney

would be great place for Ryan Mullen as they are great with TT riders

TheBlaaMan

MPFGLB wrote: »

BMC have lost far more than they have signed so far

But if Cannondale go belly up I'd say they will take the US riders like Talansky, Dombroski & Phinney

would be great place for Ryan Mullen as they are great with TT riders

Mullen is leaving Cannondale, regardless of the recent 'difficulties' according to something I read last week. Surely Rohan Dennis being in BMC makes that a difficult berth for him? Any word on where else he might be heading? AquaBlue?

MPFGLB

TheBlaaMan wrote: »

Mullen is leaving Cannondale, regardless of the recent 'difficulties' according to something I read last week. Surely Rohan Dennis being in BMC makes that a difficult berth for him? Any word on where else he might be heading? AquaBlue?

I'm not sure where he is going ...but I dont agree re BMC ...its a seperate race the TT ...you can have 2 great TTers in any team...and they can compete against each other as its not detrimental to either if both in the same IT
But even if not in the same race there are alot of races to go around where Mullen could go if Dennis is not there ...plus riding with the best TTer can make you better

BMC have the worlds TTT team and concentrate so much on TT that Mullen would be an ideal fit

Aquablue may not have the guaranteed invites the Mullen may want in the classics...

godtabh

Ryan Mullen signs with Trek for 2 years

TheBlaaMan

godtabh wrote: »

Ryan Mullen signs with Trek for 2 years

Saw that. I think its a good move, he will have a good team around him and good staff too....as long as Trek are staying.

I'm not sure how his champions jersey is going to fit in the with the Trek/Segafredo corporate colour scheme. Hopefully he will be allowed to keep the jersey pretty much clear of that sort of clutter..

Darkglasses

Simon Gerrans gone to BMC.

https://www.bmc-switzerland.com/int-en/experience/the-feedzone/bmc_racing_team_welcomes_simon_gerrans_in_2018/

godtabh

Darkglasses wrote: »

Simon Gerrans gone to BMC.

https://www.bmc-switzerland.com/int-en/experience/the-feedzone/bmc_racing_team_welcomes_simon_gerrans_in_2018/

Was meant to post it last night. Did Orica not offer him a contract?

Darkglasses

godtabh wrote: »

Was meant to post it last night. Did Orica not offer him a contract?

He'll be 38 at the business-portion of next season, I'm quite surprised BMC were in for him myself.

dastardly00

Gerrans has had an extremely poor 2017 season thus far.

2nd place in the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race (does that even really count?), a few podium spots in the Tour of Norway along with 2nd place in GC, and a 3rd place on Stage 1 of the Tour of the Basque Country (in which two other Aussies were ahead of him :pac:).

Interesting quote from Gerrans in that BMC press release:

I’m really excited about the position I have been offered in the team. I always saw myself spending the last period of my career in more of a road captain role and passing on my experiences. I’m looking forward to contributing to the team as both a support rider and leader when called upon.

StevieGriff

Anyone read any rumours on Philip Deignan?
Hasn't renewed with Sky and no announcement of moving elsewhere. Had a poor season too. Lots of DNFs after the Giro.

MPFGLB

dastardly00 wrote: »

Gerrans has had an extremely poor 2017 season thus far.

2nd place in the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race (does that even really count?), a few podium spots in the Tour of Norway along with 2nd place in GC, and a 3rd place on Stage 1 of the Tour of the Basque Country (in which two other Aussies were ahead of him :pac:).

Interesting quote from Gerrans in that BMC press release:

Strange this as Orica let Matthews go to keep Gerrans ...why ? And now they have let Gerrans go

Another nail in the coffin of Nico geting a chance at a one day race or uphill type stage race ....mind you they are good mates

MPFGLB

StevieGriff wrote: »

Anyone read any rumours on Philip Deignan?
Hasn't renewed with Sky and no announcement of moving elsewhere. Had a poor season too. Lots of DNFs after the Giro.

But SKY have not finished their signings yet ?

They coud keep Deignan dependent on who they sign .....He can still climb well and can come in handy if one of the others i injured esp for a Giro or Vuelta


I would love to see him at Aquablue ....see the resurgence of Warrbase and Denfil
...Phil coud get to race and go for stages

StevieGriff

MPFGLB wrote: »

But SKY have not finished their signings yet ?

They coud keep Deignan dependent on who they sign .....He can still climb well and can come in handy if one of the others i injured esp for a Giro or Vuelta


I would love to see him at Aquablue ....see the resurgence of Warrbase and Denfil
...Phil coud get to race and go for stages

Ah, I'd presumed they had. He's the only rider on their roster who hasn't renewed or announced a move. He's done trojan work for Sky in the Giro and Vuelta over the years. A lot of it with no recognition.
Would love to see him at Aquablue too, he deserves more than the 2 wins he has.

New Movistar kit for 2018 , I quite like it.

robyntmorton

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New Movistar kit for 2018 , I quite like it.

I'm not quite sure whether I like it. It's a nice shade of blue, okay, but with so many other blues going, is it a little nondescript? At least with this years one the big green M on the back was really obvious.

Toms Skujins heading to Trek next season. Have to say I'm happy to even see him back on a bike after that could have been really nasty after that spill at the tour of california.

In other news the minimum wage for WT level riders has increased to 41k no such luck for the ladies who have no minimum still :mad:

Lusk_Doyle

[Deleted User] wrote: »

In other news the minimum wage for WT level riders has increased to 41k no such luck for the ladies who have no minimum still :mad:

If ever there was an example of how it is such a club for the boys. You can have yours increased lads but ladies keep quiet down there.

dastardly00

Phil Deignan extends with Sky

It was a very easy decision. I've been part of the team now for four years, I've settled in nicely and I've made so many good friends on the team. I feel almost part of the family now, so it was an easy decision to stay.

I think my aims will be similar to this year, and just trying to be consistently good from February onwards. Being able to do the job I'm asked to do, and hopefully have a solid Giro and work towards that race again as a big objective. But mainly consistency and being able to do my job.

brocbrocach

dastardly00 wrote: »

Phil Deignan extends with Sky

That's a pity on a sporting level. Obviously he has to look after the bottom line but it's sad to see a Vuelta top 10 so underutilised.