2019 Transfers - Rumours and Confirmations

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  • ShutupJens
    ShutupJens Posts: 1,373
    Now that's something that there is a market for, interesting to see the number of aqua blue colour helmets etc that are going cheap
  • awavey
    awavey Posts: 2,368
    Tayler Wiles & Abi Van Twisk both go from Trek Drops to Trek.

    Also CCC become new headline sponsor of Marianne Vos' current Waowdeals team, Waowdeals may stay on in some sponsorship role
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,660
    A cynic may expect a Kasia Neuwadoma to CCC announcement soon...

    (though I think she's got another year at Rapha)
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    As expected Geraint Thomas is staying at Sky. Three year contract.
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  • jimmythecuckoo
    jimmythecuckoo Posts: 4,716
    TailWindHome wrote:
    http://preloved.aquabluesport.com/

    Second hand shop
    I clicked on the "team" page to see where it went.

    It was a 404.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,660
    edited September 2018
    PFP to "focussing more on MTB in the future"

    Not stopping road, but will not be priority. I suspect she'll still rock up for CX Worlds too.

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  • m.r.m.
    m.r.m. Posts: 3,455
    Seems like an unusual shift in that direction. Does that happen a lot? Is her road career waning and MTB easier to dominate?
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  • andyrac
    andyrac Posts: 1,170
    M.R.M. wrote:
    Seems like an unusual shift in that direction. Does that happen a lot? Is her road career waning and MTB easier to dominate?

    Not really. MTB is her first discipline, makes sense to go that way. Women's XC racing has been stellar this year, PFP hasn't managed a win despite some decent results. Maybe she thinks that focusing on XC will give her the missing small % needed to win.
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  • gweeds
    gweeds Posts: 2,605
    And quite possibly utterly hacked off with the pathetic financial rewards in women’s road racing.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,660
    True, if she could get some proper MTB sponsorship she could probably make a bit of extra cash...

    Plus I suspect an Olympic medal in 2 yeas time is tempting. Jolanda seems to have trouble either peaking for, or handling the pressure on the big occasions so there's a good chance if she focusses on MTB. Shes got the fitness for sure, but no one can stay with Jolanda on the descents.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    M.R.M. wrote:
    Seems like an unusual shift in that direction. Does that happen a lot? Is her road career waning and MTB easier to dominate?
    She's not really done much of the road lately. Her last win was three years ago. She's only been in the top three once in that time.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,660
    She's always said she wants to split Road, CX & XCO, her coaches have always said she had to focus on one. (I think she hints at this when she talks about being "difficult" to her coaches)

    One suspects the season 14/15 incrediyear gave her some bargaining power on that front but since then it has perhaps become clearer that actually riders have to specialise to really win* in a particular discipline. Perhaps the recent increased professionalisation of all 3 disciplines in womens cycling has had an effect too.

    Also, be under no illusions that XCO is in any way viewed as a lesser choice in France

    *I'd say be competitive, but she has a habit of podiuming in races she does, so she is competitive, but perhaps not likely to beat the true specalists...AKA the Sagan Conundrum...
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  • ShutupJens
    ShutupJens Posts: 1,373
    JLT hanging in the balance, meetings next week will decide their fate. Tom Moses off to Madison Genesis
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,158
    Domestic scene is starting to look a bit dodgy after a few reasonable years or sponsorship.
  • cruff
    cruff Posts: 1,518
    ShutupJens wrote:
    JLT hanging in the balance, meetings next week will decide their fate. Tom Moses off to Madison Genesis
    Source? I'd heard rumours, but nothing as drastic as that...
    Fat chopper. Some racing. Some testing. Some crashing.
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  • Crampeur
    Crampeur Posts: 1,065
    Cruff wrote:
    ShutupJens wrote:
    JLT hanging in the balance, meetings next week will decide their fate. Tom Moses off to Madison Genesis
    Source? I'd heard rumours, but nothing as drastic as that...

    Have heard the same, JLT pulling out and as such not enough money to keep going.
  • cruff
    cruff Posts: 1,518
    Crampeur wrote:
    Cruff wrote:
    ShutupJens wrote:
    JLT hanging in the balance, meetings next week will decide their fate. Tom Moses off to Madison Genesis
    Source? I'd heard rumours, but nothing as drastic as that...

    Have heard the same, JLT pulling out and as such not enough money to keep going.
    They've got their 'ride with the pros' day today - if anyone knows anyone who's on that they might get some gossip from Gullen, Briggs etc
    Fat chopper. Some racing. Some testing. Some crashing.
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  • Beatmaker
    Beatmaker Posts: 1,092
    Crampeur wrote:
    Cruff wrote:
    ShutupJens wrote:
    JLT hanging in the balance, meetings next week will decide their fate. Tom Moses off to Madison Genesis
    Source? I'd heard rumours, but nothing as drastic as that...

    Have heard the same, JLT pulling out and as such not enough money to keep going.

    I'd heard the same, and similar regarding Holdsworth. Hope its not true.
  • Beatmaker
    Beatmaker Posts: 1,092
    At least one Aqua Blue rider has a ride in 2019 https://www.teamsky.com/article/eddie-dunbar-joins-team-sky
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    Beatmaker wrote:
    At least one Aqua Blue rider has a ride in 2019 https://www.teamsky.com/article/eddie-dunbar-joins-team-sky

    Great news and gets a ride with them straight away (this weekend?) at the Coppa Agostoni
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  • daniel_b
    daniel_b Posts: 11,870
    inseine wrote:
    Beatmaker wrote:
    At least one Aqua Blue rider has a ride in 2019 https://www.teamsky.com/article/eddie-dunbar-joins-team-sky

    Great news and gets a ride with them straight away (this weekend?) at the Coppa Agostoni

    Fantastic result for him, from a massive low, to a massive high.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,158
    I suspect Aqua Blue disappearing has just speeded up the process and Eddie was always destined to go to Sky but following a similar progression to TGH.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    I'm not sure how he can join immediately when they already have the maximum 30 riders (excluding stagilieres)
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    And Larry Warbasse has been picked up by AG2R
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    RichN95 wrote:
    And Larry Warbasse has been picked up by AG2R

    That's good news. I did notice Bardet was commenting on his NoGoTour last week so wonder if he had anything to do with it.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • gweeds
    gweeds Posts: 2,605
    I hope someone picks Dunne up.
    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: 10,449
    RichN95 wrote:
    I'm not sure how he can join immediately when they already have the maximum 30 riders (excluding stagilieres)
    It would be incredibly churlish of the UCI to object on these grounds. Wouldn't put it past Lappartient though.

    My guess is that Sky would counter that Benat Intxausti has barely ridden this year, nor much of the past two years, due to Epstien-Barr so they are using his spot.
  • ShutupJens
    ShutupJens Posts: 1,373
    Cruff wrote:
    Crampeur wrote:
    Cruff wrote:
    ShutupJens wrote:
    JLT hanging in the balance, meetings next week will decide their fate. Tom Moses off to Madison Genesis
    Source? I'd heard rumours, but nothing as drastic as that...

    Have heard the same, JLT pulling out and as such not enough money to keep going.
    They've got their 'ride with the pros' day today - if anyone knows anyone who's on that they might get some gossip from Gullen, Briggs etc

    Probably not, I spoke to Tom personally from a journo's perspective but he wasn't likely to let on anything at all until things are sorted next week
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    Gweeds wrote:
    I hope someone picks Dunne up.
    They'd have to be very strong
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  • gweeds
    gweeds Posts: 2,605
    RichN95 wrote:
    Gweeds wrote:
    I hope someone picks Dunne up.
    They'd have to be very strong

    Ba-boom, tish.
    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.

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