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Transfers 2021

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  • 22-07-2020 8:22pm
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    at1withmyself
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    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)


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    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.


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    neris
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    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.


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    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.


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


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    at1withmyself
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    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


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    velo.2010
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    Annemiek Van Vluten to Movistar. Marianne Vos to head up a new Jumbo Visma womens team?


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    eeeee
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    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?


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

    Woods going the Israel Start up


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    RunDMC
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    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
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    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.


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    godtabh
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    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


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


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    [Deleted User]
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    Simon Yates staying put but Adam is still linked to Ineos.

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


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


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    godtabh
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    The other Yates has signed for Jeep Wrangler

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


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    [Deleted User]
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    Tanel Kangert to Mitchelton Scott. Thats decent help for the other Yates man.


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    cunavalos
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    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


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    Junior
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    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.


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    Another one leaving CCC, Trentin to UAE.


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    Keeks
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    Another one leaving CCC, Trentin to UAE.

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


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


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    at1withmyself
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    Lopez is leaving Astana, no confirmation on new team but Astana have confirmed the Giro is his last race for them. Rumours around Bora?


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    TheBlaaMan
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    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.


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    Gregor Mühlberger to Movistar on a 3 year deal.


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    dahat
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    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.


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    retalivity
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    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


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


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    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:


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    Keeks
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    No surprise here - Tom Pidcok to Ineos

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


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


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