2022 Transfers: Rumours & Facts

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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Armstrong was dropping some heavy hints re specialized on his podcast.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    edited August 2022
    m.r.m. said:

    Cav was hanging out with the Williams brothers from Legion of Los Angeles at the Commonwealth Games. Means nothing, but I would certainly love to see him join them for 2-3 years after his WT career has actually ended and ride the crit circuit.
    Is also a Specialized team. 😁

    Don't know which team works at WT level while still staying with Specialized. Total Energies are a huge downgrade. Bora is probably more focused on GC with some breakaway efforts to appease their German roleurs. QS seems focused more on Jakobsen even though his Tour was pretty awful.
    Maybe EF & Cannondale or Israel & Factor?


    He could make some guest appearances, but fulltime it would be like Gareth Bale playing for LA Galaxy (without the cash and golf)

    I know Israel have the rep of being a retirement home, but it seems a natural match
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Not if they get relegated.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Pross said:

    Not if they get relegated.


    I'm not sure what the deal is but I think the ones that drop out have certain guarantees. It's a farce really to keep the likes of Uno-X out.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,655
    RichN95. said:

    Pross said:

    Not if they get relegated.


    I'm not sure what the deal is but I think the ones that drop out have certain guarantees. It's a farce really to keep the likes of Uno-X out.
    No guarantees I'm aware of. Two teams get auto invites to all WT races, and one more gets auto invite to all WT one day races, based on points from this season only (relegation/promotion is on pts from 3 seasons)

    Israel are some way behind both Lotto and Direct Energie in points this season
    https://lanternerouge.com.au/2022/05/25/worldtour-2020-22-team-ranking/
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    I think entry into the GTs is allocated based on just this years scores so there is still a reasonable change Israel would get toride them next season even if they get relegated.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,655
    Pross said:

    I think entry into the GTs is allocated based on just this years scores so there is still a reasonable change Israel would get toride them next season even if they get relegated.

    Yes, it's this season's points for the wildcard, and Israel are screwed if it's Lotto that go down with them. Both Direct Energies and Lotto are well ahead of them. If Israel can't grab enough points to stay up, their next best bet is to make sure Lotto stay up and Movistar go down.
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  • m.r.m.
    m.r.m. Posts: 3,475
    So Israel work for Lotto stage wins in the Vuelta? 😉😂
    PTP Champion 2019, 2022 & 2023
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,655
    m.r.m. said:

    So Israel work for Lotto stage wins in the Vuelta? 😉😂

    It's not impossible we see some weirdness later in the season, though I imagine Israel think they might be able to climb out of the relegation places.

    I reckon the trade team connections at the world's could be interesting 😉
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Weird signing, not exactly a young up and coming rider or prolific in low level events.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Pross said:

    Weird signing, not exactly a young up and coming rider or prolific in low level events.


    He's probably Groenewegen's mate/training partner
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  • r0bh
    r0bh Posts: 2,438
    Tom Dumoulin retires with immediate effect
  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,183
    edited August 2022
    Nairo re-signed for Arkea.
    (Staying, not leaving)
  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,183
    r0bh said:

    Tom Dumoulin retires with immediate effect

    :'(
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    r0bh said:

    Tom Dumoulin retires with immediate effect

    Not surprising, but gutted all the same.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    He’s likely going to join jumbo in a coaching capacity - jumbo visma sports group however, so includes the skating team.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,655
    Mattias Skjelmose renews with Trek - not a big surprise
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  • r0bh
    r0bh Posts: 2,438
    Kwiato extends with Ineos to 2025
  • r0bh
    r0bh Posts: 2,438
    Dylan van Baarle and Wilco Kelderman to Jumbo-Visma
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    r0bh said:

    Dylan van Baarle and Wilco Kelderman to Jumbo-Visma

    Dylan's changed his tune. €€€€€€
  • roscoe
    roscoe Posts: 526
    r0bh said:

    Dylan van Baarle and Wilco Kelderman to Jumbo-Visma

    TJV getting stronger and stronger.
  • roscoe
    roscoe Posts: 526
    Carapaz confirmed to EF
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    roscoe said:

    Carapaz confirmed to EF

    Hopefully that means the rest of the Ineos Vuelta team will be given a bit of freedom.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    roscoe said:

    Carapaz confirmed to EF

    Lad looks so fast on a bike he’ll look baller there
  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,601
    Are Ineos skint?
    "Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago
  • mrb123
    mrb123 Posts: 4,819
    gsk82 said:

    Are Ineos skint?

    Jim's saving up to buy Man U isn't he...
  • roscoe
    roscoe Posts: 526
    gsk82 said:

    Are Ineos skint?

    Nursery fees for all the kids they're signing up.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    It might just be me, but I think that announcing signings before they have finished their racing program, and especially on the day of a big race, is a bit of d1ck move
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