2018 Transfers: Rumours + Facts

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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    Matteo Tosatto has joined Sky as a DS
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    ^^ Great hire.
    _
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    You can imagine the Asylum furiously finding vague links to doping and posting them on twitter.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    iainf72 wrote:
    You can imagine the Asylum furiously finding vague links to doping and posting them on twitter.

    Not hard.

    He's Italian and rode from 1997 to 2016.
    _
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Guilt by association then?

    2000–2005 Fassa Bortolo
    2006–2010 Quick-Step–Innergetic
    2011–2016 Saxo Bank–SunGard
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    RonB wrote:
    Guilt by association then?

    2000–2005 Fassa Bortolo
    2006–2010 Quick-Step–Innergetic
    2011–2016 Saxo Bank–SunGard


    Fassa Bortolo

    That's quite enough tbh
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    I heard a rumour tonight, second or third hand, via someone involved in property in Cardiff, that Geraint Thomas is earning 2.5m at Sky. Surely that can't be right. Over two years maybe.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    RichN95 wrote:
    I heard a rumour tonight, second or third hand, via someone involved in property in Cardiff, that Geraint Thomas is earning 2.5m at Sky. Surely that can't be right. Over two years maybe.



    He'll be earning more than 1.25m a year

    Stan's on around that

    2m+ sounds about right in Brailsford's book

    Remember he's blowing through an annual budget of 32m
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    So Kennaugh is joining Bora. An interesting move. Oss also going there which is a good signing.

    Sepulveda to Movistar
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • r0bh
    r0bh Posts: 2,451
    RichN95 wrote:
    So Kennaugh is joining Bora. An interesting move. Oss also going there which is a good signing.

    Sepulveda to Movistar

    I think it's a good move for Kennaugh to leave Sky, hopefully he'll get more chances at Bora
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    r0bh wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    So Kennaugh is joining Bora. An interesting move. Oss also going there which is a good signing.

    Sepulveda to Movistar

    I think it's a good move for Kennaugh to leave Sky, hopefully he'll get more chances at Bora


    I think this is excellent.

    I have a feeling if he'd stayed with Sky, he'd have ended up jacking it in. Yellow Peril of this parish can back me up on this, but Pete struggles with the mental side of training, and sacrificing all of his social life, and it doesnt help that 1) he doesnt get much in the way of his own chances, and 2) he usually takes till Jun to come into form by which time Sky have chosen their Tour team. Neither are ideal for keeping someone motivated who mentally struggles anyway with the 100% discipline and focus Sky demands.

    Looking forward to seeing what happens over the next couple of years.
  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,620
    Good lad. I've wondered the last few years why he's still been there. He's really stagnated.
    "Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Bob Jungles has re-signed with Quick-Step Cycling.

    http://www.quickstepfloorscycling.com/en/news/detail/bob-jungels-inks-new-deal-with-quick-step-floors/3274
  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    Massive
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,556
    Dutch champion Ramon Sinkeldam to FDJ
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    hommelbier wrote:
    Dutch champion Ramon Sinkeldam to FDJ

    He gets to wear a proper nats jersey!!!
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  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,556
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    hommelbier wrote:
    Dutch champion Ramon Sinkeldam to FDJ

    He gets to wear a proper nats jersey!!!

    Won't he just get mistaken for Demare :?
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    hommelbier wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    hommelbier wrote:
    Dutch champion Ramon Sinkeldam to FDJ

    He gets to wear a proper nats jersey!!!

    Won't he just get mistaken for Demare :?

    Nah.

    Red top blue bottom.

    And I imagine he'll still have to have sponsors on his jersey.
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  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    Venturini junior cyclo cross wonderkid and promising but inconsistent road season so far - from Cofidis to Ag2r (and not Pineau's new team)
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    RichN95 wrote:

    Sepulveda to Movistar

    Maybe two years too late and a team he could get 'lost' in - BMC or Ag2R would have been better
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    And I imagine he'll still have to have sponsors on his jersey.
    Possibly not. Konovalovas doesn't on his Lithunanian one.

    20176181_383313_670.jpg
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    RichN95 wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    And I imagine he'll still have to have sponsors on his jersey.
    Possibly not. Konovalovas doesn't on his Lithunanian one.
    Fair enough.

    I felt bad for him.

    He got lumped with this kit:

    ?appId=21791a8992982cd8da851550a453bd7f&quality=0.9

    Whereas Dumolin got his TT kit done like this:

    Dumoulin_TTbike_07.jpg?width=800&height=600&quality=90&mode=none&bgcolor=white
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,461
    Dunbar to Aqua Blue

    http://www.cyclingireland.ie/cycling-ne ... -2018/5637
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    TailWindHome wrote:
    Dunbar to Aqua Blue

    http://www.cyclingireland.ie/cycling-ne ... -2018/5637



    Least surprising transfer....
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,461
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    TailWindHome wrote:
    Dunbar to Aqua Blue

    http://www.cyclingireland.ie/cycling-ne ... -2018/5637



    Least surprising transfer....

    :lol:
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    SpecialGuestStar wrote:
    Venturini junior cyclo cross wonderkid and promising but inconsistent road season so far - from Cofidis to Ag2r (and not Pineau's new team)

    Eeeennteresting....

    I've been following him for a while, tho mainly because his name makes him sound like an actor in a French sky thriller from the 60s. Serge reggiani stars in the lead role.
    Team My Man 2018: David gaudu, Pierre Latour, Romain Bardet, Thibaut pinot, Alexandre Geniez, Florian Senechal, Warren Barguil, Benoit Cosnefroy
  • Mountains09
    Mountains09 Posts: 23
    Castroviejo to sky for 3 years
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Mountains09 wrote:
    Castroviejo to sky for 3 years

    Totally expected, if not for a 3 year stretch.

    Movistar starting to look lightweight in the big engine department.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Mountains09
    Mountains09 Posts: 23
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Mountains09 wrote:
    Castroviejo to sky for 3 years

    Totally expected, if not for a 3 year stretch.

    Movistar starting to look lightweight in the big engine department.

    Big TT talent with a massive engine who can climb right?
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Mountains09 wrote:
    Castroviejo to sky for 3 years

    Totally expected, if not for a 3 year stretch.

    Movistar starting to look lightweight in the big engine department.

    Must have some budget to play with for that no?

    They're not as pricey as climbers.
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