Transfers 2021

at1withmyself · 22-07-2020 8:22pm #1

Thought I'd start a thread and people could add in any road transfers (men & women) for next season. Add in any interesting ones please.

Chris Froome to Israel Start Up Nation

Sam Oomen to Lotto Jumbo

Laurens De Plus to Ineos

Romain Bardet to Sunweb (to be confirmed but definitely leaving AG2R)

Pierre Letour to Direct Energie

Big names rumored to be in talks:

The Yates brothers to Trek Segafredo

Richie Porte to Israel Start Up Nation (back with Froome)

23-07-2020 10:51am

Bardet to Sunweb is interesting considering they told Kelderman to look for a new team, not really a huge step up in terms of a GC contender.

neris · 23-07-2020 12:33pm

at1withmyself wrote: »

Thought I'd start a thread and people could add in any road transfers (men & women) for next season. Add in any interesting ones please.

Chris Froome to Israel Start Up Nation

Sam Oomen to Lotto Jumbo

Laurens De Plus to Ineos

Romain Bardet to Sunweb (to be confirmed but definitely leaving AG2R)

Pierre Letour to Direct Energie

Big names rumored to be in talks:

The Yates brothers to Trek Segafredo

Richie Porte to Israel Start Up Nation (back with Froome)

I heard it rumoured that it was doing to be one Yates to Trek and the other to Ineos.

23-07-2020 12:55pm

Strange goings on with Mitchelton Scott in recent times with the failed take over / sponsor change.

Then talk from Matt White that they were going stage hunting at the tour.

Darach McQuaid is involved with them now.

neris · 24-07-2020 10:35am

I think the Yates have 2 McQuaids as their agents aswell. Cousins or and uncle & nephew

at1withmyself · 10-08-2020 7:39pm

Rumours are that Porte goes back to Sky as a domestic.

Big one is Greg Van Avermat goes to Ag2r so with Bardet gone I wonder will they focus now on the classics

velo.2010 · 10-08-2020 9:47pm

Annemiek Van Vluten to Movistar. Marianne Vos to head up a new Jumbo Visma womens team?

eeeee · 11-08-2020 10:58am

velo.2010 wrote: »

Annemiek Van Vluten to Movistar. Marianne Vos to head up a new Jumbo Visma womens team?

Investing. I wonder why AVV moved? Movistar are a weaker team than Orica. Money maybe?

godtabh · 12-08-2020 2:34pm

ttps://www.cyclingnews.com/news/michael-woods-signs-for-israel-start-up-nation/

Woods going the Israel Start up

RunDMC · 12-08-2020 4:14pm

eeeee wrote: »

Investing. I wonder why AVV moved? Movistar are a weaker team than Orica. Money maybe?

Stability? With all the shenanigans at Mitchelton-Scott, there's clearly a time limit on Gerry Ryan staying on as primary sponsor. Maybe Movistar is a better long-term bet.

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velo.2010 · 12-08-2020 9:51pm

godtabh wrote: »

ttps://www.cyclingnews.com/news/michael-woods-signs-for-israel-start-up-nation/

Woods going the Israel Start up

A canny move by Woods if Froome doesn't return to his old form.

godtabh · 12-08-2020 10:58pm

velo.2010 wrote: »

A canny move by Woods if Froome doesn't return to his old form.

Froome will be a well paid super domestique

cunavalos · 13-08-2020 12:08am

Israel Start Up Nation have a few other interesting signings Darryl Impey, Carl Fredrik Hagen and Paddy Bevin as well as Froome and Woods

19-08-2020 11:35pm

Simon Yates staying put but Adam is still linked to Ineos.

Fausto Maznada is a Quickstep man as of today. Thats an interesting one.

godtabh · 19-08-2020 11:36pm

Reading Froome could buy out his contract and race for ISA in the Tour. Probably too late for that

godtabh · 21-08-2020 5:25pm

The other Yates has signed for Jeep Wrangler

https://twitter.com/TeamINEOS/status/1296832013589254145?s=20

21-08-2020 5:29pm

Tanel Kangert to Mitchelton Scott. Thats decent help for the other Yates man.

cunavalos · 01-09-2020 11:11am

Michael Matthews is returning to Mitchelton Scott (GreenEdge). Obvious falling out with Sunweb despite the nice words in press releases as he will end his contract one year early. Will also be interesting to see how this effects his race schedule for the rest of the season but will most likely still do the Giro as Sunweb don't really have the strength in depth or alternatives

Junior · 01-09-2020 11:40am

cunavalos wrote: »

Michael Matthews is returning to Mitchelton Scott (GreenEdge). Obvious falling out with Sunweb despite the nice words in press releases as he will end his contract one year early. Will also be interesting to see how this effects his race schedule for the rest of the season but will most likely still do the Giro as Sunweb don't really have the strength in depth or alternatives

His race schedule was already shot to ****, he wasn't getting any of the classics etc. It's hard to know what happened here, did they not give him the calendar and he went for a move, or he moved because of the dicking around. It is strange to see someone go with a year on contract.

07-09-2020 1:06pm

Another one leaving CCC, Trentin to UAE.

Keeks · 07-09-2020 2:15pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Another one leaving CCC, Trentin to UAE.

I would be surprised to see CCC as as WT team next year.....

07-09-2020 3:33pm

Kelderman to Bora. I'm surprised in some ways he's managed to get a WT level ride next year.

at1withmyself · 22-09-2020 8:56pm

Lopez is leaving Astana, no confirmation on new team but Astana have confirmed the Giro is his last race for them. Rumours around Bora?

TheBlaaMan · 22-09-2020 9:20pm

Jack Haig is leaving Mitchelton Scott for Bahrain McLaren. That's an odd one and I would have thought a significant loss for M/S. He wanted his chance to lead and compete for GC and perhaps he couldn't get any commitment on that front.

22-09-2020 9:30pm

Gregor Mühlberger to Movistar on a 3 year deal.

dahat · 22-09-2020 10:34pm

at1withmyself wrote: »

Lopez is leaving Astana, no confirmation on new team but Astana have confirmed the Giro is his last race for them. Rumours around Bora?

Movistar being heavily linked as well.

retalivity · 22-09-2020 10:42pm

at1withmyself wrote: »

Lopez is leaving Astana, no confirmation on new team but Astana have confirmed the Giro is his last race for them. Rumours around Bora?

Apparently EF a possible destination as well, as a replacement for higuita/martinez who are being looked at by Ineos

TheBlaaMan · 22-09-2020 10:54pm

Lutsenko also now being spoken of as a departure from Team Vino.....

22-09-2020 11:29pm

retalivity wrote: »

Apparently EF a possible destination as well, as a replacement for higuita/martinez who are being looked at by Ineos

Ineos gonna go full on Colombian? Luke Rowe and the kids out for a spin in France next summer :pac:

Keeks · 23-09-2020 7:58am

No surprise here - Tom Pidcok to Ineos

https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/tom-pidcock-has-signed-with-ineos-grenadiers-according-to-report-469349

neris · 23-09-2020 4:35pm

https://twitter.com/cirogazzetta/status/1308701001839501312?s=19

godtabh · 25-09-2020 12:12pm

Some big moves here

https://twitter.com/INEOSGrenadiers/status/1309432563312852992?s=20

neris · 25-09-2020 1:30pm

Richie Porte ffs

Oymyakon · 25-09-2020 3:55pm

Didn't Porte say 2020 was going to be his last time contending GC at a grand tour? Probably makes sense with the second child arriving to take the pay day at Ineos as a super domestique for his last few pro seasons.

dastardly00 · 25-09-2020 3:58pm

neris wrote: »

Richie Porte ffs

It was known during the Tour that Porte was signing was Ineos

velo.2010 · 27-09-2020 2:14pm

Well, we know where the Froome salary savings have been spent! Dani Martinez is a real surprise for me. I'd be fearful for Dunbar's place within the team. He may have a contract for next 2 years, but he will drop down the roster with the sheer number of climbers/domestiques Ineos have signed. Could struggle for races like Diegnan did and not put himself in the shop window when/if it comes to a transfer.

neris · 29-09-2020 10:12am

Not quite transfer news but NTT are pulling their sponsorship and the team are looking for a new sponsor

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/ntt-pro-cycling-to-lose-title-sponsor-at-end-of-2020/

mr spuckler · 29-09-2020 10:45am

velo.2010 wrote: »

Well, we know where the Froome salary savings have been spent! Dani Martinez is a real surprise for me. I'd be fearful for Dunbar's place within the team. He may have a contract for next 2 years, but he will drop down the roster with the sheer number of climbers/domestiques Ineos have signed. Could struggle for races like Diegnan did and not put himself in the shop window when/if it comes to a transfer.

Yeah I've wondered about Dunbar alright, can't help if he misses the Giro through injury too. Does anyone know if he's expected to be back?

Oymyakon · 29-09-2020 11:04am

I think ProCyclingStats have Dunbar down provisionally to start, but is that confirmed? I'd be pleasantly surprised to see him take to the start line on Saturday.

Randy Archer · 29-09-2020 1:11pm

velo.2010 wrote: »

Well, we know where the Froome salary savings have been spent! Dani Martinez is a real surprise for me. I'd be fearful for Dunbar's place within the team. He may have a contract for next 2 years, but he will drop down the roster with the sheer number of climbers/domestiques Ineos have signed. Could struggle for races like Diegnan did and not put himself in the shop window when/if it comes to a transfer.

Could he consider putting himself forward for the team’s classic calendar ie the Ardennes Classics ? (He he recovers from the collarbone break ? ) It’s not like Ineos have had great options there in the past

Macy0161 · 29-09-2020 2:12pm

Randy Archer wrote: »

Could he consider putting himself forward for the team’s classic calendar ie the Ardennes Classics ? (He he recovers from the collarbone break ? ) It’s not like Ineos have had great options there in the past

He's not on the start list, so I guess we see tomorrow!

29-09-2020 4:38pm

Circus-Wanty Gobert taking over the World Tour license from CCC. That's pretty much the end of the BMC team of old isn't it?

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/circus-wanty-gobert-take-over-continuum-sports-and-move-into-worldtour-in-2021/

Oymyakon · 29-09-2020 5:03pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Circus-Wanty Gobert taking over the World Tour license from CCC. That's pretty much the end of the BMC team of old isn't it?

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/circus-wanty-gobert-take-over-continuum-sports-and-move-into-worldtour-in-2021/

I'd say so, seeing as their star rider Greg van Avermaet has already gone and signed for AG2R next season.

mr spuckler · 30-09-2020 10:29am

Oymyakon wrote: »

I think ProCyclingStats have Dunbar down provisionally to start, but is that confirmed? I'd be pleasantly surprised to see him take to the start line on Saturday.

Confirmed to be out unfortunately.
https://www.stickybottle.com/latest-news/ineos-grenadiers-names-giro-line-up-eddie-dunbar-misses-out-through-injury/

cunavalos · 30-09-2020 11:36am

Following a couple of months of speculation NTT confirm end of sponsorship at end of 2020. Only 5 riders were still under contract for 2021 anyway. Campanaerts and Battistella being the pick of those who had contracts for 2021. Pozzovivo will likely retire rather than look for a new team
https://www.eurosport.com/cycling/ntt-pro-cycling-future-in-doubt-after-sponsor-pulls-out_sto7913885/story.shtml

Randy Archer · 01-10-2020 1:08pm

Keeks wrote: »

I would be surprised to see CCC as as WT team next year.....

Isn’t their licence being taken over by someone else ?

Macy0161 · 01-10-2020 1:29pm

Wanty have taken over the CCC licence.

retalivity · 19-10-2020 7:21pm

Majka signs for UAE as a super-dom for Pogacar

neris · 19-10-2020 8:17pm

Not quiet transfers but some changes on who's going to be riding what brand in 2021

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/jumbo-visma-mitchelton-scott-and-team-sunweb-all-swap-bikes-for-2021/

mr spuckler · 23-10-2020 10:24am

Ben O'Connor signs for AG2R Citroen on a 1 year deal.

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/giro-ditalia-star-ben-oconnor-signs-for-ag2r-citroen/

wirelessdude01 · 23-10-2020 10:36am

mr spuckler wrote: »

Ben O'Connor signs for AG2R Citroen on a 1 year deal.

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/giro-ditalia-star-ben-oconnor-signs-for-ag2r-citroen/

Guessing we'll see 1yr contracts becoming the norm. Creates such uncertainty.

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