Transfers 2017 : Rumours and fact

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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,689
    Mad_Malx wrote:
    What did Landa want at Sky?
    Success at trentino and bombed out the giro. Was he hoping for Vuelta lead?

    €€€€€€€€€€€
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  • thchris1958
    thchris1958 Posts: 117
    and according this tweet, Landa is happy at Team Sky :?
    https://twitter.com/veloropa/status/781122626613866496


    Mikel Landa tells Gazzetta he is happy at Sky and wants to stay there. He is under contract for 2017.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,153
    Aqua Blue Sport. I hadn't heard of them until ten minutes ago. They're a new Irish Pro Continental Team.

    They've signed Matt Brammeier, Connor Dunne, Martyn Irvine and Lars Petter Nordhaug.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • thchris1958
    thchris1958 Posts: 117
    Not only money for Poels, but love at Team Sky , :D New girlfriend works for the team
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    edited October 2016
    thchris1958 wrote:
    Not only money for Poels, but love at Team Sky , :D New girlfriend works for the team


    Look at you, it'll be Heat and Cosmopolitan for you next instead of cycling mags

    What the fook goes on at Sky, it's like Tinder over there
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    RichN95 wrote:
    Aqua Blue Sport. I hadn't heard of them until ten minutes ago. They're a new Irish Pro Continental Team.

    They've signed Matt Brammeier, Connor Dunne, Martyn Irvine and Lars Petter Nordhaug.


    Lars Petter Hedgehog, eh?

    I thought Irvine had retired?!
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,111
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:

    I thought Irvine had retired?!

    He did, at the end of last year. He's only in his early thirties though.
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,111
    More on the team here;

    http://www.aquabluesport.com/press-release-1.html

    Four years guaranteed funding from an Irish investor. Nikki Sorensen, ex-Tinkoff, is one of the sports directors and Alan Farrell, who I think was a Team Sky doctor, is there too.
  • jscl
    jscl Posts: 1,015
    andyp wrote:
    More on the team here;

    http://www.aquabluesport.com/press-release-1.html

    Four years guaranteed funding from an Irish investor. Nikki Sorensen, ex-Tinkoff, is one of the sports directors and Alan Farrell, who I think was a Team Sky doctor, is there too.

    The funding, I'm not so certain is actually there as worded.

    I know all the riders were lied to about the team apparently having bought a bunch of vehicles off IAM, when Bahrain had actually bought them. There's still some questions about this setup, but I hope it all goes as planned.
    Follow me on Twitter - http://twitter.com/scalesjason - All posts are strictly my personal view.
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,559
    JSCL wrote:
    andyp wrote:
    More on the team here;

    http://www.aquabluesport.com/press-release-1.html

    Four years guaranteed funding from an Irish investor. Nikki Sorensen, ex-Tinkoff, is one of the sports directors and Alan Farrell, who I think was a Team Sky doctor, is there too.

    The funding, I'm not so certain is actually there as worded.

    I know all the riders were lied to about the team apparently having bought a bunch of vehicles off IAM, when Bahrain had actually bought them. There's still some questions about this setup, but I hope it all goes as planned.

    yeah... something about the words "Monaco-based Cork businessman" make me raise an eyebrow...

    Rick Delaney - the man behind the team...

    RD-e1470339448971.jpg
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,111
    I must admit, it had my spidey senses tingling.
  • gweeds
    gweeds Posts: 2,565
    This has got Le Groupement written all over it.
    Napoleon, don't be jealous that I've been chatting online with babes all day. Besides, we both know that I'm training to be a cage fighter.
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,111
    More Linda McCartney-Jaguar-Jacobs Creek than Le Groupement I'd have thought...
  • jscl
    jscl Posts: 1,015
    It's not the first time at Pro Conti though don't forget, Chappell has done it at One, at least OPC has some other decent corporate financing behind it too.

    We'll just have to see. Riders have been misled so far. But Trinity are handling lots of things and they must be happy with riders they managed being there. Irvine.. a great Irish name, but he's past it.
    Follow me on Twitter - http://twitter.com/scalesjason - All posts are strictly my personal view.
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    dish_dash wrote:
    JSCL wrote:
    andyp wrote:
    More on the team here;

    http://www.aquabluesport.com/press-release-1.html

    Four years guaranteed funding from an Irish investor. Nikki Sorensen, ex-Tinkoff, is one of the sports directors and Alan Farrell, who I think was a Team Sky doctor, is there too.

    The funding, I'm not so certain is actually there as worded.

    I know all the riders were lied to about the team apparently having bought a bunch of vehicles off IAM, when Bahrain had actually bought them. There's still some questions about this setup, but I hope it all goes as planned.

    yeah... something about the words "Monaco-based Cork businessman" make me raise an eyebrow...

    Rick Delaney - the man behind the team...

    RD-e1470339448971.jpg



    It's an ecemunical matter...
  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
    dish_dash wrote:
    JSCL wrote:
    andyp wrote:

    RD-e1470339448971.jpg

    So housewife's favourite,Nick Knowles, is branching out into running a bike team?
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,559
    andyp wrote:
    More Linda McCartney-Jaguar-Jacobs Creek than Le Groupement I'd have thought...

    Don't forget Team Pegasus Cycling...
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,645
    What about Giannetti's Sony Ericsson team?

    The Greatest Team That Never Was
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,111
    So are Diego Rosa and Kenny Ellisonde Sky bound? There's been a lot of speculation that they are but nothing official yet.
  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
    andyp wrote:
    So are Diego Rosa and Kenny Ellisonde Sky bound? There's been a lot of speculation that they are but nothing official yet.

    Comic reporting the announcement is imminent, along with Lukasz Wisniowski (Etixx–Quick-Step), and kit by Castelli.

    http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/lat ... Kx7DGiq.99
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,111
    Yeah, I saw that. Wisniowski has already been confirmed by the team. Still no official confirmation on Rosa or Ellisonde though.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    andyp wrote:
    Yeah, I saw that. Wisniowski has already been confirmed by the team. Still no official confirmation on Rosa or Ellisonde though.

    Rob Hatch said Rosa was a done deal this afternoon, if that means owt.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,111
    Matti Breschel to Astana.
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,555
    Swiss Pro-Continental team Team Roth will stop at the end of 2016. Following the demise of IAM it seems that Swiss cycling is finding sponsors thin on the ground at the moment.
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,555
    After 10 years at FDJ, Yoann Offredo is leaving to join either Etixx-Quick Step or Wanty-Groupe Gobert next season.
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,111
    Team Aqua Blue Sport announced 6 new signings today; Stefan Denifil, Leigh Howard (both from IAM), Aaron Gate and Calvin Watson (both from An-Post), Peter Koning (from Drapac) and Michel Kreder (from Roompot).
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    hommelbier wrote:
    After 10 years at FDJ, Yoann Offredo is leaving to join either Etixx-Quick Step or Wanty-Groupe Gobert next season.

    or even BMC! :)
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    SpecialGuestStar wrote:
    hommelbier wrote:
    After 10 years at FDJ, Yoann Offredo is leaving to join either Etixx-Quick Step or Wanty-Groupe Gobert next season.

    or even BMC! :)
    I think it's Wanty
  • kleinstroker
    kleinstroker Posts: 2,133
    Katusha now Katusha-alpecin not sure what Giant are called.

    Edit: ah team sunweb it is then
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,111
    Gweeds wrote:
    This has got Le Groupement written all over it.

    It will be funded by 'Amazon for bikes'.

    http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/rac ... ars-289288

    What are the odds on the UCI deposit being needed within the first year?

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