Transfers and contracts thread

FJS

Breschel and LL Sanch also confirmed to Rabobank. Letting Menchov go must have opened up some cash. Not a bad move - focus on Gesink in July, and get some riders to keep things going the rest of the year.

afx237vi

FJS wrote:

Breschel and LL Sanch also confirmed to Rabobank. Letting Menchov go must have opened up some cash. Not a bad move - focus on Gesink in July, and get some riders to keep things going the rest of the year.

+1

Menchov leaving Rabobank is going to be great for Gesink. And Sanchez is the kind of rider who can get wins all year round and still give good support in the Tour.

frenchfighter

Sanchez in orange - that is going to get some getting used to!

I agree that the Rabo moves are pretty good.

takethehighroad

frenchfighter wrote:

Sanchez in orange - that is going to get some getting used to!

Hope this helps

prawny

GroupOfOne MkII wrote:

Thomas De Gendt now confirmed with Vacansoleil for two years.

Huge change there then from one mental attacking low land team to a slightly bigger mental attacking low land team. Where next?

I like De Ghent, might see a bit more of him now?

frenchfighter

Eisel 2 more years at HTC.

Kreuziger has received an offer from Astana.

Michael Mørkøv another two years at Saxo.

Sánchez another two years at Euskatel.

Riis said that Rasmussen is not on which isn't surprsing.

freire

greipel --> omega pharma

http://www.andregreipel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=139&Itemid=1

afx237vi

freire wrote:

greipel --> omega pharma

http://www.andregreipel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=139&Itemid=1

Good for Greipel. Bad for Van den Broeck.

calvjones

afx237vi wrote:

freire wrote:

greipel --> omega pharma

http://www.andregreipel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=139&Itemid=1

Good for Greipel. Bad for Van den Broeck.

Oh I duno. Be only had Moreno this year really.

wicked

afx237vi wrote:

freire wrote:

greipel --> omega pharma

http://www.andregreipel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=139&Itemid=1

Good for Greipel. Bad for Van den Broeck.

Good for Cav too. Gripe-el had better produce the goods now not just sh1t races like TDU, he has no excuses but sadly for him he will get owned by Cav when they go head to head. Not in Cav's class but then who is at the moment?

iainf72

wicked wrote:

Good for Cav too. Gripe-el had better produce the goods now not just sh1t races like TDU, he has no excuses but sadly for him he will get owned by Cav when they go head to head. Not in Cav's class but then who is at the moment?

Greipel is a good buy for any team really, because he's worth a lot of UCI points (more than Cavendish at the moment), and from next year, that becomes more important.

wicked

iainf72 wrote:

wicked wrote:

Good for Cav too. Gripe-el had better produce the goods now not just sh1t races like TDU, he has no excuses but sadly for him he will get owned by Cav when they go head to head. Not in Cav's class but then who is at the moment?

Greipel is a good buy for any team really, because he's worth a lot of UCI points (more than Cavendish at the moment), and from next year, that becomes more important.[/quote

Point taken. Still Cavendish's leftovers though. ]

pedro118118

frenchfighter wrote:

Fuglsang a gonner

“Am I happy to ride for Contador? No I’m not,” he said to Ekstra Bladet. “Now you can interpret whether it means that I don’t want to ride for him, or whether I’m switching teams.”

Some sectors of the media, where there is a perception that Contador is somehow unpopular in the peloton, will doubtless interpret Fuglsang’s comments as a slight on the Tour champion. It is more likely however that the Dane is simply dropping as strong a hint as possible that he will be leaving Bjarne Riis’ team.

“It would be a strange situation,” he added, “riding for Fränk and Andy one year and then riding for Contador the next. It would be strange to be riding against my friends.”

Perhaps someone needs to explain to Jakob the realities of being a "professional" sportsman. Wouldn't it be nice if we could all pick and chose when and who to race. I know Saxo Bank have form here, but still...

blazing_saddles

Matti Breschel to Rabobank.

iainf72

Renshaw extends with HTC

bobbymeister

Cavendish extends with HTC until the end of 2013.

frenchfighter

13! That speaks volumes, although if he ever needed to buy himself out I'm guessing he could meet the balance wihtout too many problems and any teams interested would pay up too.

iainf72

Looking likely Kreuziger will go to Astana

frenchfighter

The Silent Assassin is, by his own admission, going to join Astana or Katusha next year.

Omega:
“We are still looking for two or three additional riders,” explained Coucke. “Preferably tough guys, that might be useful in a train, but just as well in a team time trial or echelon.”

rick_chasey

frenchfighter wrote:

The Silent Assassin is, by his own admission, going to join Astana or Katusha next year.

Omega:
“We are still looking for two or three additional riders,” explained Coucke. “Preferably tough guys, that might be useful in a train, but just as well in a team time trial or echelon.”

Recon they're gutted they missed out on Devolder?

frenchfighter

Good point, although he may have been a little overvalued. What Omega need is simply wins of any kind - they have very few and Griepel may be the ideal person to do just that.

They have a shockingly low total of 3 wins. Yes three! 84th in the rankings per # wins. The top team (HTC) has 47, of which 16 are Greipel's (who incidentally has more wins than any other rider - 2nd is David Mcann with 10 (yes little team) and 3rd is Contador with 9)

rick_chasey

frenchfighter wrote:

Good point, although he may have been a little overvalued. What Omega need is simply wins of any kind - they have very few and Griepel may be the ideal person to do just that.

They have a shockingly low total of 3 wins. Yes three! 84th in the rankings per # wins. The top team (HTC) has 47, of which 16 are Greipel's (who incidentally has more wins than any other rider - 2nd is David Mcann with 10 (yes little team) and 3rd is Contador with 9)

Devolder would be good value for Omega, just for the Flemish week. Then again, if Levefre can't whip him into shape and back in line...

He'd make them stronger than quick-step in the races that matter...

Tusher

frenchfighter wrote:

Long list of Stagiaires

http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/sta ... a-lifetime

Why have Milram signed two stagiaires when they'll be finished at the end of the year?
Are they hoping against hope for another sponsor?

frenchfighter

Brice Feillu rumoured to join Schlecks.

Karpets extends for a year.

Riis met with Rassmussen and his personal sponsor in person.

“With regard to Michael Rasmussen, he is a rider who I think has paid for the situation he was previously in. He is a rider who has already achieved a lot. But in this context, it is Riis who must make the decision.”
-Contador

FJS

Tusher wrote:

frenchfighter wrote:

Long list of Stagiaires

http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/sta ... a-lifetime

Why have Milram signed two stagiaires when they'll be finished at the end of the year?
Are they hoping against hope for another sponsor?

For the same reason many firms in the real world hire interns - cheap labour. Making tea & photocopying = carrying water bottles and facing headwinds before live TV starts

takethehighroad

frenchfighter wrote:

“With regard to Michael Rasmussen, he is a rider who I think has paid for the situation he was previously in. He is a rider who has already achieved a lot. But in this context, it is Riis who must make the decision.”
-Contador

That sounds to me like "Keep that mentalist away from my Tour de France"

frenchfighter

Boom made some negative comments during the Tour about Matti joining Rabo...now he has had to apologise:

http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/5228/ ... schel.aspx

rick_chasey

Andy Cappelle is off to Quick-Step


A 'childhood dream' apparantly.

bobbymeister

I'm beginning to wonder whether my assertion about Cav's contract extension is correct after all.
It was reported by a radio station on the IOM, but has clearly not been confirmed by HTC as yet.
It still looks likely he will stay - Renshaw re-signing was a key indicator - but I am beginning to wonder whether Sky are attempting to spoil Bob's best laid plans.

iainf72

Vino is going to continue riding in 2011 rather than go into management.