2014 Transfers

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  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,786
    American Chris Horner is poised to sign with the Italan Lampre-Merida squad, sources close to the situation have told VeloNews.

    The 42-year-old Vuelta a España champion will ride as one of the team’s GC leaders, alongside newly recruited world champion Rui Costa.

    Speaking on condition of anonymity, a source close to the deal between Horner and Lampre said the contract was “essentially 100-percent done.”

    Horner could not immediately be reached for comment.

    Team officials in Australia on Friday confirmed that there had been contact between the Italian outfit and Horner.

    “When I left Italy, there was nothing confirmed,” Lampre sport director Bruno Vicino told VeloNews. “I know that there has been some talks with Horner, some negotiating, but as far as I know, there is no official news. There is some interest from the team to sign an American.”

    Sounds like a bit more than a rumour
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Thats pretty big if he has managed that.
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  • MartinGT
    MartinGT Posts: 475
    Interesting stuff!
  • Paul 8v
    Paul 8v Posts: 5,458
    Art Vandelay wrote:
    Horner to Lampre=Merida is the latest rumour
    With that grin and that jersey he will look like this:

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  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Traksel to An Post
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,190
    FJS wrote:
    Traksel to An Post
    He's fallen down the ranks a bit. I remember him winning that edition of K-B-K with Stannard that was held on the set of the film The Day After Tomorrow
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  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    RichN95 wrote:
    FJS wrote:
    Traksel to An Post
    He's fallen down the ranks a bit. I remember him winning that edition of K-B-K with Stannard that was held on the set of the film The Day After Tomorrow
    Yeah, although he's mostly ridden for smaller teams and specialises in semi-classics and bad weather. He was the man behind the short-lived plan this winter to set up a pro team for Dutch and Belgian riders without contract, backed by their national pro cyclist unions. Good to see he has a spot
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    “I will not drag it out over time. If I cannot find a place in ten or fifteen days, I will say a final goodbye [to cycling]. I hope not to have to announce that and to [instead] continue racing,” Sanchez said, according to AS. “I think these ten or fifteen days are crucial. If I am to get something, it must be now. In February, the races begin in Europe. It would be virtually impossible [to wait longer]. If I have no team this season, I will hang up the bike.”
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  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Is Jonny Bellis signing for Christina Watches already known?
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    Turfle wrote:
    Is Jonny Bellis signing for Christina Watches already known?


    Saw it on Twitter for first time yday
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,190
    Turfle wrote:
    Is Jonny Bellis signing for Christina Watches already known?
    Yes
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  • Art Vandelay
    Art Vandelay Posts: 1,982
    Danish away handball kit from 1992.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Do we know how his health is now? From the updates I saw here and there it seemed he was still struggling to finish races last year. I can't find much on google or twitter.
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    Turfle wrote:
    Do we know how his health is now? From the updates I saw here and there it seemed he was still struggling to finish races last year. I can't find much on google or twitter.


    Yeah, I thought the same
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,190
    Just an aside with regard to this year's transfer season, I had a look at what happened to last year's riders from collapsed WT teams - Vacansoleil & Euskaltel

    Of the 58 riders they are now in:

    World Tour teams: 17
    Pro Conti teams: 9
    Continental Teams: 14
    No team: 18

    Vancansoleil riders fared better than those from Euskaltel (probably due to more Belgian/Dutch teams than Spanish). 18 of the Vacansoleil riders ended up in WT/Pro Conti teams compared to only 8 from Euskaltel.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Thanks for the numbers.
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  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    Poor Bellis :/

    Awful team in any possible way.
  • MartinGT
    MartinGT Posts: 475
    Hopefully Samu will have a team soon, I still think he has something to offer.
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    ThomThom wrote:
    Poor Bellis :/

    Awful team in any possible way.


    Umm, yes
  • Paul 8v
    Paul 8v Posts: 5,458
    Art Vandelay wrote:
    Danish away handball kit from 1992.
    It is a bit pants isn't it?
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    According to Jonathan Vaughters, Acevedo's results were"...extraordinary. He tested better than Tom Danielson, which I thought I’d never see."
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  • Art Vandelay
    Art Vandelay Posts: 1,982
    Missed this from a couple of days back - Jimmy Briceno and Carlos Galvis - 1st and 2nd in the Vuelta al Tachira have been signed by Savio's mob. Could be interesting in the Giro.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Julien el Fares signs a 1 year contract with La Pomme Marseille.

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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,190
    Three time (and current) mountain bike World Champion Nino Schurter is going to do the Tour of Romandie and Tour of Switzerland as a guest rider for Orica-Greenedge.
    He's Swiss (hence those races) and sponsored by Scott (hence Orica).
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  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    RichN95 wrote:
    Three time (and current) mountain bike World Champion Nino Schurter is going to do the Tour of Romandie and Tour of Switzerland as a guest rider for Orica-Greenedge.
    He's Swiss (hence those races) and sponsored by Scott (hence Orica).

    Bizarre stunt. I'm sure the other riders will be well chuffed about him being parachuted in amongst then during 2 major races
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,190
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    Three time (and current) mountain bike World Champion Nino Schurter is going to do the Tour of Romandie and Tour of Switzerland as a guest rider for Orica-Greenedge.
    He's Swiss (hence those races) and sponsored by Scott (hence Orica).

    Bizarre stunt. I'm sure the other riders will be well chuffed about him being parachuted in amongst then during 2 major races
    It's not that bizarre, really. Cannondale & Saeco did the same thing with Cadel Evans back in 2001. I reckon Nino could come top ten in one of them
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  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    ^and look how he turned out!

    :)
  • Crankbrother
    Crankbrother Posts: 1,695
    Always remember Evans having a caad5 in Cannondale Volvo team blue/yellow rather than the usual Saeco red/yellow ... wish they still made them like that ...
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Nino in action:
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,450
    Nino Schurter is a god among men. That is all...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver

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