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  • gweeds
    gweeds Posts: 2,613
    Following Rod?
    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.
  • jimmythecuckoo
    jimmythecuckoo Posts: 4,719
    RichN95 wrote:
    r0bh wrote:
    Wout Poels to Bahrain Merida
    Bahrain is to Sky as West Ham is to Arsenal

    Who does that make Wout? Samir Nasir or Lucas Perez?

    :)
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  • m.r.m.
    m.r.m. Posts: 3,486
    Gweeds wrote:
    Following Rod?
    And probably getting that last big contract. Don't really buy the joint leadership talk with Landa.
    PTP Champion 2019, 2022 & 2023
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    jimmythecuckoo wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    r0bh wrote:
    Wout Poels to Bahrain Merida
    Bahrain is to Sky as West Ham is to Arsenal

    Who does that make Wout? Samir Nasir or Lucas Perez?

    :)
    Maybe Jack Wilshere. Still capable of being pretty good on his day, but they're getting fewer every year. Landa may be a Fabianski.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Arsenal don't win anything do they? Not very sky.
    _
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Arsenal don't win anything do they? Not very sky.
    They used to be known as the Invincibles. But nothing lasts for ever.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    RichN95 wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Arsenal don't win anything do they? Not very sky.
    They used to be known as the Invincibles. But nothing lasts for ever.

    almost 20 years ago?
    _
  • ridgerider
    ridgerider Posts: 2,852
    But what if...just what if..Bahrain are the next Man City?
    Half man, Half bike
  • joe_totale-2
    joe_totale-2 Posts: 1,333
    Sky/Ineos are Barcelona. They preach about being morally better than everyone else but as soon as someone dubious turns up with a load of cash they'll happily put those morals aside.
    Not to mention that they both win lots, have huge budgets and have some of the best proponents of the sport in their team.

    Everton have recently bought several washed up Barca players and don't win much, just like Bahrain.
  • m.r.m.
    m.r.m. Posts: 3,486
    Extremely good analogy.
    PTP Champion 2019, 2022 & 2023
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    Simon Spilak has joined Bahrain as "Head of Swiss Races" for three years
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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,575
    A couple to catch up on; Fabio Felline moving from Trek-Segafredo to Astana and Jens Keukeleire is to join EF Education First from Lotto-Soudal.
  • me-109
    me-109 Posts: 1,915
    Roche re-signs (so not a transfer :roll: )
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    Quinn Simmons, winner of the junior road race, to skip the U23s and sign for Trek Segafredo. Interesting decision. He's very, very good but don't think he's quite at the level of dominance of Evenepoel just yet.
  • r0bh
    r0bh Posts: 2,451
    Bahrain-Merida just announced they have terminated Rohan Dennis's contract (terminated a couple of weeks ago but kept quiet until the worlds was over)
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,597
    r0bh wrote:
    Bahrain-Merida just announced they have terminated Rohan Dennis's contract (terminated a couple of weeks ago but kept quiet until the worlds was over)

    Explains the blatant use of the BMC then. From the outside he looks to have behaved like a complete c0ck. There may of course be more to it all.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,718
    Saw a tweet saying he's going to take it to the UCI... employment thingy...So maybe not the end of the story

    (Probably best for everyone except their lawyers if they just split but...well)
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    So is he going to Dimension data, or am I making too simple a connection?
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  • ridgerider
    ridgerider Posts: 2,852
    inseine wrote:
    So is he going to Dimension data, or am I making too simple a connection?

    What other bike manufacturer is going to invest in him...???
    Half man, Half bike
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,575
    ddraver wrote:
    Saw a tweet saying he's going to take it to the UCI... employment thingy...So maybe not the end of the story

    (Probably best for everyone except their lawyers if they just split but...well)
    The official statement from Bahrain-Merida says he has referred the termination to the UCI Arbitral Board - http://teambahrainmerida.com/team-bahra ... an-dennis/
  • Alejandrosdog
    Alejandrosdog Posts: 1,975
    andyp wrote:
    ddraver wrote:
    Saw a tweet saying he's going to take it to the UCI... employment thingy...So maybe not the end of the story

    (Probably best for everyone except their lawyers if they just split but...well)
    The official statement from Bahrain-Merida says he has referred the termination to the UCI Arbitral Board - http://teambahrainmerida.com/team-bahra ... an-dennis/
    Didnt he cop a strop and refuse to ride?
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    Alejandrosdog wrote:
    andyp wrote:
    ddraver wrote:
    Saw a tweet saying he's going to take it to the UCI... employment thingy...So maybe not the end of the story

    (Probably best for everyone except their lawyers if they just split but...well)
    The official statement from Bahrain-Merida says he has referred the termination to the UCI Arbitral Board - http://teambahrainmerida.com/team-bahra ... an-dennis/
    Didnt he cop a strop and refuse to ride?
    I suppose if he sees this through we might get to hear his side of the story. I’m not sure not liking the team kit is is sufficient excuse.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    Andrey Amador to Ineos according to Marca
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    RichN95 wrote:
    Andrey Amador to Ineos according to Marca

    Sounds like a fairly spectacular falling out between his (and Carapaz) agent and Movistar...
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • m.r.m.
    m.r.m. Posts: 3,486
    What happened?
    PTP Champion 2019, 2022 & 2023
  • simon_e
    simon_e Posts: 1,707
    M.R.M. wrote:
    What happened?
    Big falling out between team boss Unzue and rider agent Acquadro. Daniel Friebe has mentioned this more than once on the Cycling Podcast.

    https://twitter.com/friebos/status/1166025321734389760
    https://twitter.com/friebos/status/1178686427460177921

    Along with unflattering comments about Andrew McQuaid (son of Pat, who said nepotism is dead?) in Phil Gaimon's book, I have to wonder whether agents with a large number of riders on their books wield an unhealthy amount of influence.

    But it's a crooked sport/business so we should accept that it's just another aspect of 'the way it is'. :(
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  • m.r.m.
    m.r.m. Posts: 3,486
    Thanks! :)
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  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    RichN95 wrote:
    Andrey Amador to Ineos according to Marca
    Never going to get used to that
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    SpecialGuestStar wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    Andrey Amador to Ineos according to Marca
    Never going to get used to that
    Just think of him as Wout Poels with a nose sticker
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  • carbonclem
    carbonclem Posts: 1,798
    Another year for Knees at Ineos.
    2020/2021/2022 Metric Century Challenge Winner

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