2018 Transfers: Rumours + Facts

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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    Joelsim wrote:
    It does indeed sound a bit leftfield. Maybe they think Moscon needs a bit of a calming influence.
    Sky have signed their top stars' friends before - Earle (Porte), Golas (Kwiatkowski) - although he's a good pro in his own right. It'll be Cameron Wurf next if he wants to quit triathlon.
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  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    what the chuff are they doing with 30 riders
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    what the chuff are they doing with 30 riders
    True. But Rowe is a doubt for much of the season and there's the ongoing issues with Inxuasti. And five first year pros.
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  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    James Murdoch to Disney - along with Sky. Jeremy Darroch's future uncertain. Wonder whether it will impact Team Sky...
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    dish_dash wrote:
    James Murdoch to Disney - along with Sky. Jeremy Darroch's future uncertain. Wonder whether it will impact Team Sky...
    At the moment that's at the 'Boasson Hagen to BMC' stage.

    It would be a good fit as Disney own the actual Death Star
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  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    The Murdochs - the reptile and its spawn - need to get in the fking sea

    Light relief at the news the climate change denier's California home went up in smoke yday
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    oh and a cheery Thursday morning to you all
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,576
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    The Murdochs - the reptile and its spawn - need to get in the fking sea

    Light relief at the news the climate change denier's California home went up in smoke yday

    Personally I don't think we should take joy from someone else's misfortune, even if that person is someone we don't like.

    I am, however, prepared to make an exception for Rupert Murdoch.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    what the chuff are they doing with 30 riders

    If they're on your bench they're not on theirs....
    _
  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    The Murdochs - the reptile and its spawn - need to get in the fking sea

    Light relief at the news the climate change denier's California home went up in smoke yday

    I concur. :lol:
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    what the chuff are they doing with 30 riders

    Ag2r 33
    Groupama-FdJ 32
    Astana, BMC, DD, Lotto Soudal, Quick Step 31

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  • daniel_b
    daniel_b Posts: 12,043
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    what the chuff are they doing with 30 riders

    Ag2r 33
    Groupama-FdJ 32
    Astana, BMC, DD, Lotto Soudal, Quick Step 31

    http://www.procyclingstats.com/teams

    Nothing like a bit of perspective :D
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  • hanshotfirst
    hanshotfirst Posts: 403
    RichN95 wrote:
    dish_dash wrote:
    James Murdoch to Disney - along with Sky. Jeremy Darroch's future uncertain. Wonder whether it will impact Team Sky...
    At the moment that's at the 'Boasson Hagen to BMC' stage.

    It would be a good fit as Disney own the actual Death Star

    Death Start was destroyed mate, twice!

    ..... unless you know something the rest of us don't? :wink: #EpisodeVIIIspoilers
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,599
    RichN95 wrote:
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    what the chuff are they doing with 30 riders
    True. But Rowe is a doubt for much of the season and there's the ongoing issues with Inxuasti. And five first year pros.

    Is Rowe really likely to miss that much of the season? He's been back doing light training for a month and is now back on the road so he missed maybe 3 months. We regularly see riders out injured for similar lengths of time and come back quite quickly. I still wouldn't be surprised to see him at the spring classics if only in a support role.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    edited December 2017
    Quick step being quite classy on tw@tter about the Martin and Trentin departures.
    _
  • daniel_b
    daniel_b Posts: 12,043
    Pross wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    what the chuff are they doing with 30 riders
    True. But Rowe is a doubt for much of the season and there's the ongoing issues with Inxuasti. And five first year pros.

    Is Rowe really likely to miss that much of the season? He's been back doing light training for a month and is now back on the road so he missed maybe 3 months. We regularly see riders out injured for similar lengths of time and come back quite quickly. I still wouldn't be surprised to see him at the spring classics if only in a support role.
    However, a timescale is difficult to pin down, with Rowe suggesting April 2018 is the earliest he is likely to be back in action.

    "It's hard to put a date on it. Each person heals and the body works in a different way. There's a very vague date - but the Classics are out out of the equation.

    "I'm not going to be 100% by April."

    Rowe does not rule out representing Wales at the Commonwealth Games - again in April - having been in the team in Delhi 2010 and Glasgow 2014 when his compatriot Geraint Thomas won the Road Race and he finished fifth.

    But any decision on a return would have to be taken in conjunction with Team Sky.

    "We have spoken about it [Commonwealth Games]; it's definitely a possibility," he said.

    "I'd have to speak to the team and look at the race programme and see what's best for me and the team.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Quick step being quite classy on tw@tter about the Martin and Trentin departures.
    Apart from referring to themselves as "The Wolfpack"
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Fair.
    _
  • lyn1
    lyn1 Posts: 261
    Daniel B wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    what the chuff are they doing with 30 riders

    Ag2r 33
    Groupama-FdJ 32
    Astana, BMC, DD, Lotto Soudal, Quick Step 31

    http://www.procyclingstats.com/teams

    Nothing like a bit of perspective :D

    ....although the late 2017 figures include stagieres so are somewhat misleading as against 2018 contracts.
    Ag2r 29, Groupama-FdJ 28, Astana 30, BMC 24, DD 27, Lotto Soudal 26, Quick Step 27
  • redvision
    redvision Posts: 2,958
    G to leave team sky??...
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/wales/42282670
  • kleinstroker
    kleinstroker Posts: 2,133
    redvision wrote:
    G to leave team sky??...
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/wales/42282670

    Good for him I guess, must be difficult to always be 2nd man if you have aspirations to win. He'd better get a move on though
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    You could just reuse the same story every year its his final contract year

    Maybe this time he'll actually do something about it
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    lyn1 wrote:
    Daniel B wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    what the chuff are they doing with 30 riders

    Ag2r 33
    Groupama-FdJ 32
    Astana, BMC, DD, Lotto Soudal, Quick Step 31

    http://www.procyclingstats.com/teams

    Nothing like a bit of perspective :D

    ....although the late 2017 figures include stagieres so are somewhat misleading as against 2018 contracts.
    Ag2r 29, Groupama-FdJ 28, Astana 30, BMC 24, DD 27, Lotto Soudal 26, Quick Step 27



    Thank you lyn

    Nothing like a bit of the factual stuff
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    The maximum number of riders a team is allowed is 30 (excluding Staglieres)
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  • m.r.m.
    m.r.m. Posts: 3,486
    What would the number of riders be if they didn't have to attend every WT race as a team?
    PTP Champion 2019, 2022 & 2023
  • Crampeur
    Crampeur Posts: 1,065
    (Very) occasional forum favourite Albert Timmer is retiring.
  • redvision
    redvision Posts: 2,958
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    You could just reuse the same story every year its his final contract year

    Maybe this time he'll actually do something about it

    Yeah I suspect it's designed to get him a better contract from sky.

    Would love to see him move though as I think he could beat Froome in the tour (provided he stays on the bike :lol:)
  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    redvision wrote:
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    You could just reuse the same story every year its his final contract year

    Maybe this time he'll actually do something about it

    Yeah I suspect it's designed to get him a better contract from sky.

    Would love to see him move though as I think he could beat Froome in the tour (provided he stays on the bike :lol:)

    Tour of Flanders, yes
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    I cant see the likes of Thomas beating Froome (where is he better?) but I'd love to see him go full gas on the cobbles and rolling stages and try to take time there. A bit like Nibali but more so.
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  • redvision
    redvision Posts: 2,958
    inseine wrote:
    I cant see the likes of Thomas beating Froome (where is he better?) but I'd love to see him go full gas on the cobbles and rolling stages and try to take time there. A bit like Nibali but more so.

    Well, when on form, he can definitely TT as well as Froome and if he receives the protection from a decent team around him I think he could match Froome in the mountains. Or at least challenge him.

    I just hope we get to see it.

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