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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,142
    RichN95 wrote:
    andyp wrote:
    Alex Dowsett extends with Movistar for the next three years.
    Good for him. I felt sure he was on his way out.

    I think he may have convinced them with his recent performances. I'd never seen much of him in road races until he missed out on the Tour and then he was very aggressive at Poland (I think it was) and the ToB. Maybe he felt his place was at stake too.
  • JackTar
    JackTar Posts: 77
    Swift Extends for two years:
    http://www.teamsky.com/article/0,27290, ... mKUb9dJ.97
  • Art Vandelay
    Art Vandelay Posts: 1,982
    'At the moment, no firm yes or no' - Lampre-Merida denies La Gazzetta report that it has dropped Horner.
    There were rumours that Horner was seen training with Alpecin but it's unlikely anything will develop from this.
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Art Vandelay wrote:
    'At the moment, no firm yes or no' - Lampre-Merida denies La Gazzetta report that it has dropped Horner.
    There were rumours that Horner was seen training with Alpecin but it's unlikely anything will develop from this.

    GOLD!
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • wombly_knees
    wombly_knees Posts: 657
    Campbell Flakemore off to BMC
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    Dario Cataldo may be off to Astana. But he may also stay at Sky. (according to Gazzetta)
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • r0bh
    r0bh Posts: 2,382
    Vaughters keeping his riders hanging (again): http://cyclingtips.com.au/2014/09/phil- ... p-renewal/
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    This thread is woefully under-populated. There are 4 names of note that spring to mind that are not included.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    frenchfighter wrote:
    This thread is woefully under-populated. There are 4 names of note that spring to mind that are not included.
    Well no-one's stopping you...
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Ah well, you can look back on the thread and see why I stopped.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,642
    Well De Gent is off to Lotto-Soudal (belisol) on a 2 year deal and apparently Vansummeren is off to AG2R (I did wonder whether he would be off to MTN as well!)
  • manic_esso
    manic_esso Posts: 92
    Haven't seen on here but I may have missed - Ancona off to Movi
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,642
    manic_esso wrote:
    Haven't seen on here but I may have missed - Ancona off to Movi

    Winner!
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Berhane to MTN, that's more like it
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    Dumolin 5' 3 - Van Summeren 6 ' 6 is this the biggest within team disparity ever?
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    Hopefully De Gendt can get some motivation back at Lotto. He took an 80% pay cut from his pre Giro podium deal at Quickstep so was basically working for the UCI minimum.

    Also, he lives in the next village to us and seems a good sort.
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    Also, he lives in the next village to us and seems a good sort.

    Ooo have you had to choose whether to wheelsuck him yet or not?

    #belangrijkvragen
    Correlation is not causation.
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    Above The Cows wrote:
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    Also, he lives in the next village to us and seems a good sort.

    Ooo have you had to choose whether to wheelsuck him yet or not?

    #belangrijkvragen

    I only seem to see him coming the other way. I jumped on a guy in full OPQS gear with the bike too on the scheldepad a few weeks ago, but I took my turn with him for 10km. Until he started making the turns really short at 40 km into a headwind.

    Ladies and gentlemen, Peter Van Petegem.
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    Also, he lives in the next village to us and seems a good sort.

    Ooo have you had to choose whether to wheelsuck him yet or not?

    #belangrijkvragen

    I only seem to see him coming the other way. I jumped on a guy in full OPQS gear with the bike too on the scheldepad a few weeks ago, but I took my turn with him for 10km. Until he started making the turns really short at 40 km into a headwind.

    Ladies and gentlemen, Peter Van Petegem.

    You'd have had him on a climb Goat.
    @JaunePeril

    Winner of the Bike Radar Pro Race Wiggins Hour Prediction Competition
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,612
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    Also, he lives in the next village to us and seems a good sort.

    Ooo have you had to choose whether to wheelsuck him yet or not?

    #belangrijkvragen

    I only seem to see him coming the other way. I jumped on a guy in full OPQS gear with the bike too on the scheldepad a few weeks ago, but I took my turn with him for 10km. Until he started making the turns really short at 40 km into a headwind.

    Ladies and gentlemen, Peter Van Petegem.


    van Petegem in OPQS gear?? :?

    De Gendt's a good lad. Doesn't like riding in the peloton though, which can be a problem.
    _
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    Yellow Peril wrote:
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    Also, he lives in the next village to us and seems a good sort.

    Ooo have you had to choose whether to wheelsuck him yet or not?

    #belangrijkvragen

    I only seem to see him coming the other way. I jumped on a guy in full OPQS gear with the bike too on the scheldepad a few weeks ago, but I took my turn with him for 10km. Until he started making the turns really short at 40 km into a headwind.

    Ladies and gentlemen, Peter Van Petegem.

    You'd have had him on a climb Goat.

    No chance. Like every good pro, he let me sit there as long as he wanted to and no longer. Really impressive into a big headwind

    Rick, I think he does some work for them now. They were his last team. Either that or someone punts him some gear out of the service course.
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • poppit
    poppit Posts: 926
    Rory Sutherland to Movistar from Tinkoff
    Eddy Merckx EMX-3
    Dolan L'Etape
    Cougar Zero Uno
    Genesis Core 50
    Planet X TOR
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Yellow Peril wrote:
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    Also, he lives in the next village to us and seems a good sort.

    Ooo have you had to choose whether to wheelsuck him yet or not?

    #belangrijkvragen

    I only seem to see him coming the other way. I jumped on a guy in full OPQS gear with the bike too on the scheldepad a few weeks ago, but I took my turn with him for 10km. Until he started making the turns really short at 40 km into a headwind.

    Ladies and gentlemen, Peter Van Petegem.

    You'd have had him on a climb Goat.

    That's what I tell myself when I see Ellen van Dijk and then I remember where we are riding.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,642
    Elisa Longo Borghini joins Wiggle-Honda (from Hitec)
  • Art Vandelay
    Art Vandelay Posts: 1,982
    Pozzovivo to Sky? Not confirmed but it looks like his newly built customized bike has been leaked:
    BytqaIECAAA5N5y.jpg
  • kleinstroker
    kleinstroker Posts: 2,133
    I hope UCI grants team FACT its licence tomorrow, and they manage to pull together a squad for the Giro next year. I wonder who will unretire to sign up?
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Art Vandelay wrote:
    Pozzovivo to Sky? Not confirmed but it looks like his newly built customized bike has been leaked:
    BytqaIECAAA5N5y.jpg

    Nah that's Richie Porte's.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    Byxco1dIYAAGDYc.jpg

    That's a strong bit of recruitment
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    RichN95 wrote:
    Byxco1dIYAAGDYc.jpg

    That's a strong bit of recruitment

    I'll say.

    No sure that's the best move for Konig though, unless they've given up on Porte and don't fancy Kennaugh for GTs.
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • DL1987
    DL1987 Posts: 204
    Salsiccia1 wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    Byxco1dIYAAGDYc.jpg

    That's a strong bit of recruitment

    I'll say.

    No sure that's the best move for Konig though, unless they've given up on Porte and don't fancy Kennaugh for GTs.


    Konig - Giro, Froome - Tour, Kennaugh - Veulta?

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