Transfers 2016 : Rumours and fact
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Super excited for Team Dimension Data!
Already a strong team, their signings keep raising eyebrows.
Nathan Haas is a badass and probably has a couple of grand tour stages in him!
Rumour has it that Brian Holm and Bjarne Riis are in this together, hence Holm's wolfpack joining.BikeRadar Communities Manager0 -
please... no riiis0
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Lidl to sponsor Etixx Quickstep next year
That's not quite the big German name that was being mooted..."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'"
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It's interesting that some more household names are entering the sport as cyclists rather than the usual lottery operators and cleaning companies. Maybe a sign that the image is a bit cleaner than in the past?0
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[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19713850#p19713850]disgruntledgoat[/url] wrote:Lidl to sponsor Etixx Quickstep next year
That's not quite the big German name that was being mooted...
German? Tick.
Big? Tick.
German? Tick.
I'd say it ticks all the boxes there. Though it isn't clear from the handful of references I've read if they are actually coming on board as a named sponsor. I imagine if there is confusion about this the day after the presser then no.Team My Man 2018: David gaudu, Pierre Latour, Romain Bardet, Thibaut pinot, Alexandre Geniez, Florian Senechal, Warren Barguil, Benoit Cosnefroy0 -
It's interesting that some more household names are entering the sport as cyclists rather than the usual lottery operators and cleaning companies. Maybe a sign that the image is a bit cleaner than in the past?
Lidl have been fairly consistently involved in cycling for the last few years. They were on Lotto's jersey a few years ago and sponsor RVV.
Still, I look forward to the giant Tom Boonen cut out in the supermarket."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'"
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I'm not sure anyone is expecting a return to the Highroad sprint train days... times have changed and the riders have aged.
But Team DD is an interesting confluence of a bunch of cycling characters with a background in doing things a bit different or at least shaking up the established order...
Please no....
Team Double D!
Let's hope Cav doesn't make a tit of himself.
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[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19713850#p19713850]disgruntledgoat[/url] wrote:Lidl to sponsor Etixx Quickstep next year
That's not quite the big German name that was being mooted...
German? Tick.
Big? Tick.
German? Tick.
I'd say it ticks all the boxes there. Though it isn't clear from the handful of references I've read if they are actually coming on board as a named sponsor. I imagine if there is confusion about this the day after the presser then no.
Velo news tweeting about Kittel riding for them in 2016.0 -
[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19713850#p19713850]disgruntledgoat[/url] wrote:Lidl to sponsor Etixx Quickstep next year
That's not quite the big German name that was being mooted...
German? Tick.
Big? Tick.
German? Tick.
I'd say it ticks all the boxes there. Though it isn't clear from the handful of references I've read if they are actually coming on board as a named sponsor. I imagine if there is confusion about this the day after the presser then no.
It was a clever jape based around their mooted signing of Marcel Kittel."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'"
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Kittel buying himself out of contract at Giant to replace Cav at Etixx-Quickstep.0
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In lesser news: Rüdiger Selig to Bora-Argon 18. Help to lead out Bennet.0
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I'm not sure anyone is expecting a return to the Highroad sprint train days... times have changed and the riders have aged.
But Team DD is an interesting confluence of a bunch of cycling characters with a background in doing things a bit different or at least shaking up the established order...
Please no....
Team Double D!
Let's hope Cav doesn't make a tit of himself.
S'ok, he'll be with his bosom chums, Bernie & Prince Harry0 -
It's interesting that some more household names are entering the sport as cyclists rather than the usual lottery operators and cleaning companies. Maybe a sign that the image is a bit cleaner than in the past?
Lidl hoping to help clean up the sport with its bargain range of household products0 -
[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19713881#p19713881]disgruntledgoat[/url] wrote:[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19713850#p19713850]disgruntledgoat[/url] wrote:Lidl to sponsor Etixx Quickstep next year
That's not quite the big German name that was being mooted...
German? Tick.
Big? Tick.
German? Tick.
I'd say it ticks all the boxes there. Though it isn't clear from the handful of references I've read if they are actually coming on board as a named sponsor. I imagine if there is confusion about this the day after the presser then no.
It was a clever jape based around their mooted signing of Marcel Kittel.
In my defence, I had very little sleep and I'm currently in class.Team My Man 2018: David gaudu, Pierre Latour, Romain Bardet, Thibaut pinot, Alexandre Geniez, Florian Senechal, Warren Barguil, Benoit Cosnefroy0 -
[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19713876#p19713876]disgruntledgoat[/url] wrote:It's interesting that some more household names are entering the sport as cyclists rather than the usual lottery operators and cleaning companies. Maybe a sign that the image is a bit cleaner than in the past?
Lidl have been fairly consistently involved in cycling for the last few years. They were on Lotto's jersey a few years ago and sponsor RVV.
Still, I look forward to the giant Tom Boonen cut out in the supermarket.
Lidl served some lovely fresh pastries, coffee and meatball soup at the top of Oude Kwaremont on RVV day this year. All free too. Just what I needed after the sportive. Glad they are upping their involvement in cycling tbh2020 Reilly Spectre - raw titanium
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So Lidl start sponsoring Etixx and they immediate substitute an overpriced British brand name with a cheaper equivalent and probably superior German brand name.
Nice.0 -
[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19713876#p19713876]disgruntledgoat[/url] wrote:It's interesting that some more household names are entering the sport as cyclists rather than the usual lottery operators and cleaning companies. Maybe a sign that the image is a bit cleaner than in the past?
Lidl have been fairly consistently involved in cycling for the last few years. They were on Lotto's jersey a few years ago and sponsor RVV.
Still, I look forward to the giant Tom Boonen cut out in the supermarket.
Lidl served some lovely fresh pastries, coffee and meatball soup at the top of Oude Kwaremont on RVV day this year. All free too. Just what I needed after the sportive. Glad they are upping their involvement in cycling tbh
I do like the Lidl bakery. Coffee and Meatball soup I'm sceptical of, however. Not a big seller, I wouldn't have thought. "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'"
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So.... does 'official fresh food partner' now make you a name sponsor? Happy to be told otherwise, but I'm not convinced EQS' name will change.
Also, it's interesting how sponsorship is always assumed to be the parent company. But we see multiple times that the sponsorship actually only come from a regional unit or division. Europcar was the most apparent, where it turned out that the team was only actually sponsored by the Vendee unit of Europcar. Equally, the Deloitte sponsorship of Team DD (I'm going to persist) is being promoted by Deloite South Africa rather than main group...
The pics I've seen from the EQS-Lidl show all refer to Lidl.be... that may just be that they're promoting the Belgian unit, but I suspect that the Schwarz group are less involved that all would like to think.0 -
Ballsy move by Kittel if he goes to EQS. They've struggled to produce a lead out train for 3 years now and they're losing Holm and (I assume) Aldag.
Going from what Brian Smith is saying, could Cav have an eye on the classics? He showed well over the cobbles in the Tour this year, would like to see him give PR a real go.0 -
[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19713876#p19713876]disgruntledgoat[/url] wrote:It's interesting that some more household names are entering the sport as cyclists rather than the usual lottery operators and cleaning companies. Maybe a sign that the image is a bit cleaner than in the past?
Lidl have been fairly consistently involved in cycling for the last few years. They were on Lotto's jersey a few years ago and sponsor RVV.
Still, I look forward to the giant Tom Boonen cut out in the supermarket.
If Tomeke appears in the Lewisham, Eltham or Welling Lidl stores I'm 'avvin' him for my garage. Would look ace next to the flanders flag draped next to the turbo trainer!
When I'm suffering in the middle of a interval, a slight glance to the right, Mr Boonen grinning at me holding his sack of grapes or whatever.Trek 1.1c (2012) - For commuting
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Ballsy move by Kittel if he goes to EQS. They've struggled to produce a lead out train for 3 years now ... Holm and (I assume) Aldag.
I do sometimes wonder if the latter are related to the former.Team My Man 2018: David gaudu, Pierre Latour, Romain Bardet, Thibaut pinot, Alexandre Geniez, Florian Senechal, Warren Barguil, Benoit Cosnefroy0 -
Possible, seeing as when they were so successful with it in 09, 10 and 11 there wasn't another train in sight.
But Peeters seems to get bad press on that front.0 -
[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19713876#p19713876]disgruntledgoat[/url] wrote:It's interesting that some more household names are entering the sport as cyclists rather than the usual lottery operators and cleaning companies. Maybe a sign that the image is a bit cleaner than in the past?
Lidl have been fairly consistently involved in cycling for the last few years. They were on Lotto's jersey a few years ago and sponsor RVV.
Still, I look forward to the giant Tom Boonen cut out in the supermarket.
If Tomeke appears in the Lewisham, Eltham or Welling Lidl stores I'm 'avvin' him for my garage. Would look ace next to the flanders flag draped next to the turbo trainer!
When I'm suffering in the middle of a interval, a slight glance to the right, Mr Boonen grinning at me holding his sack of grapes or whatever.
Saucy :shock:0 -
[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19714019#p19714019]Richmond Racer 2[/url] wrote:[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19713876#p19713876]disgruntledgoat[/url] wrote:It's interesting that some more household names are entering the sport as cyclists rather than the usual lottery operators and cleaning companies. Maybe a sign that the image is a bit cleaner than in the past?
Lidl have been fairly consistently involved in cycling for the last few years. They were on Lotto's jersey a few years ago and sponsor RVV.
Still, I look forward to the giant Tom Boonen cut out in the supermarket.
If Tomeke appears in the Lewisham, Eltham or Welling Lidl stores I'm 'avvin' him for my garage. Would look ace next to the flanders flag draped next to the turbo trainer!
When I'm suffering in the middle of a interval, a slight glance to the right, Mr Boonen grinning at me holding his sack of grapes or whatever.
Saucy :shock:
Would've been better if he was holding his plums,,,,,Ridley Helium SL (Dura-Ace/Wheelsmith Aero-dimpled 45 wheels)
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Aaah... so Lidl replace Renson as arse sponsor for E-QS. No change in team name. Renson head to Giant
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Kind of snuck under the radar, but Marseille-13 KTM are going Pro Conti next year as Delko-Marseille Provence KTM.0
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They'll probably get an invite to the Tour straight off then. They just need to hire someone for Prudhomme to justify it - the Feillu brothers are good for that. Maybe drag Sandy Casar out of retirement.Kind of snuck under the radar, but Marseille-13 KTM are going Pro Conti next year as Delko-Marseille Provence KTM.Twitter: @RichN950 -
Lidl move is interesting. Will this together with the Kittel buy move Lefevre away from a Czech focus to a German one? Just co-sponsor for the moment, but it's suggested Lidl could take over the whole team. Cetainly together with Sky the biggest company sposonring a pro team, right?0
