Transfers 2017 : Rumours and fact

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  • timoid.
    timoid. Posts: 3,133
    SecretSqirrel wrote:
    Timoid. wrote:
    Salsiccia1 wrote:
    andyp wrote:
    The Bahrain team is official, more details on Monday.

    Are they doing a women's team as well?


    Bravo!

    Astana has a women's team. Sky doesn't.

    Just sayin' :?

    Kazakhstan is a secular state. 25% of the lower house is female. Women's equality is enshrined in law.

    Bahrain operates under Sharia Law
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  • secretsqirrel
    secretsqirrel Posts: 2,122
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    SecretSqirrel wrote:
    Timoid. wrote:
    Salsiccia1 wrote:
    andyp wrote:
    The Bahrain team is official, more details on Monday.

    Are they doing a women's team as well?


    Bravo!

    Astana has a women's team. Sky doesn't.

    Just sayin' :?


    Yeah, we can tell from the riders being popped

    I only know of Antoshina (Russian) they had already sacked. Do you know of anymore?
  • m.r.m.
    m.r.m. Posts: 3,473
    How will the women's team ever be successful? Women are allowed to drive. Clearly a Saudi Arabian team will get more practice and win all the races. :wink: :? :roll:
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  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    Nibala really does follow the money, irrespective of a teams morals. IMO.
    http://cyclinganddesign.blogspot.fr/
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,549
    Well, he is a professional cyclist, not a moral philosopher last time I checked.
  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    andyp wrote:
    Well, he is a professional cyclist, not a moral philosopher last time I checked.

    But you don't need to be a moral philosopher to see that this is an obvious attempt to sportswash Bahrain's horrific human rights situation.

    That being said, if you're a journeyman cyclist struggling for a gig it's difficult to let ethics be a major factor in your decision.
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • DeVlaeminck
    DeVlaeminck Posts: 9,104
    inseine wrote:
    Nibala really does follow the money, irrespective of a teams morals. IMO.

    Bit harsh, I doubt many people would let the human rights record of these kind of states stop them taking a lucrative job offer. I mean wasn't it the Saudis who helped them crush pro democracy demonstrations probably using weapons sold them by the UK.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    RonB wrote:
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    andyp wrote:
    The Bahrain team is official, more details on Monday.


    Ach balls

    Are they new sponsors? Another German lotto company perhaps?

    :lol:
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    andyp wrote:
    Well, he is a professional cyclist, not a moral philosopher last time I checked.
    It started when he stuck his head in the sand over Astanas drug issues. It's not like he'd have struggled to get a team.
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  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
    Etixx confirmed signing Vermote
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    So Blythe to Dimension data? don't know if it's been mentioned.
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,436
    Sagan to Bora for 3 years confirmed
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,436
    ammattipyöräily ‏@ammattipyoraily · 3m3 minutes ago

    Oscar Gatto (Tinkoff), Jesper Hansen (Tinkoff) Moreno Moser (Cannondale), Michael Valgren (Tinkoff) to Astana
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • jimmythecuckoo
    jimmythecuckoo Posts: 4,718
    Timoid. wrote:
    Salsiccia1 wrote:
    andyp wrote:
    The Bahrain team is official, more details on Monday.

    Are they doing a women's team as well?


    Bravo!
    chapeau!
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,436
    Roche to BMC confirmed
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • kleinstroker
    kleinstroker Posts: 2,133
    TailWindHome wrote:
    Roche to BMC confirmed
    That seems like good news for Ritchie, if they are trying to build a team to support him
  • jscl
    jscl Posts: 1,015
    Kreuziger to OBE.
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  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    JSCL wrote:
    Kreuziger to OBE.

    :shock: Really!?! I was wondering where he would end up, but I am surprised...
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,697
    I guess the surprise is cos of the whole blood passport debacle but seems like a good plan to me. He can give the benefit of his considerable experience to Chavez and Yates and I guess will be allowed off the leash properly for races he feels like he can win.

    Seems like a good move to me
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  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    ddraver wrote:
    I guess the surprise is cos of the whole blood passport debacle but seems like a good plan to me. He can give the benefit of his considerable experience to Chavez and Yates and I guess will be allowed off the leash properly for races he feels like he can win.

    Seems like a good move to me

    I think Matthews is off too so I guess he'll get a bit of a go in some of the Classics.
  • Crampeur
    Crampeur Posts: 1,065
    Lars Van Der Haar is confirmed to Telenet-Fidea.
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    Joelsim wrote:
    ddraver wrote:
    I guess the surprise is cos of the whole blood passport debacle but seems like a good plan to me. He can give the benefit of his considerable experience to Chavez and Yates and I guess will be allowed off the leash properly for races he feels like he can win.

    Seems like a good move to me

    I think Matthews is off too so I guess he'll get a bit of a go in some of the Classics.

    Yeah, partly the BP issue. Just didn't seem the OBE type of 'team player'... but happy to be surprised. He's got the skillz...
  • jscl
    jscl Posts: 1,015
    It's official. Argon for Astana.

    https://www.argon18bike.com/en/news/arg ... 032050104b
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  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    JSCL wrote:
    It's official. Argon for Astana.

    https://www.argon18bike.com/en/news/arg ... 032050104b

    Shuffling of the pack eh? Wonder if Astana keep riding Corima wheels...
  • jscl
    jscl Posts: 1,015
    Merida also confirmed for Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling.
    http://teambahrainmerida.com/bikes.html
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  • kleinstroker
    kleinstroker Posts: 2,133
    JSCL wrote:
    Merida also confirmed for Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling.
    http://teambahrainmerida.com/bikes.html

    Why does the Bahrain team have the same exact colours as the wiggins team
  • jscl
    jscl Posts: 1,015
    kleinstroker wrote:
    JSCL wrote:
    Merida also confirmed for Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling.
    http://teambahrainmerida.com/bikes.html

    Why does the Bahrain team have the same exact colours as the wiggins team
    Only just really noticed that.

    I know it's a fairly amateur web person taking care of it for them who hasn't worked on any cycling projects before.

    In other news, Ryder has retired.
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  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    JSCL wrote:
    In other news, Ryder has retired.

    Yeah, True Champion Alberto Contador is taking his place. :wink:
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    The news all of you have been waiting for... Lobato joins LottoNL-Jumbo for two years from Movistar.
  • sherer
    sherer Posts: 2,460
    TailWindHome wrote:
    Sagan to Bora for 3 years confirmed

    Not seen Bora at many rats the year, do they have any other decent riders ?

    I assume juraj will be joining them too

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