2022 Transfers: Rumours & Facts

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  • JimD666
    JimD666 Posts: 2,293
    Le Col-Wahoo are looking to be struggling after one of the headline sponsors have dropped out.

    https://www.velonews.com/news/road/le-col-wahoo-scrambling-for-funds-after-sponsor-pulls-out-of-deal/
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,575
    Apparently Quintana (Nairo not Dayer) has said he has a contract with a WT team for next season, to be announced soon.
  • N0bodyOfTheGoat
    N0bodyOfTheGoat Posts: 6,065
    Cav's future might still be in the air, but he's been publically hitting Zwift over the weekend, testing out the "ride on" receiving limits.
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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,575
    According to the latest rumours, Quintana will sign for either EF or Intermarche for 2023.
  • wakemalcolm
    wakemalcolm Posts: 940
    andyp said:

    According to the latest rumours, Quintana will sign for either EF or Intermarche for 2023.

    Could be handy in protecting Louis Meintjes' top 20 places at the tour.
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  • wakemalcolm
    wakemalcolm Posts: 940
    In the spirit of silly season, I'm adding together the 2 that Nairoman has said he'll be in the biggest races, together with the 2 from the fact that the world tour teams don't have a barge pole long enough and making the 5 that: he's going to Lotto Dstny.

    You read it here first (& probably last).
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  • jimmythecuckoo
    jimmythecuckoo Posts: 4,719
    They just signed Sepulvada to support him in the mountains...
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  • jimmythecuckoo
    jimmythecuckoo Posts: 4,719
    https://www.directvelo.com/actualite/101260/grand-prix-de-marseille-la-marseillaise-2023-les-equipes-engagees

    B&B down for GP Marseille 2023 so maybe there is hope...
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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,444
    andyp said:

    According to the latest rumours, Quintana will sign for either EF or Intermarche for 2023.

  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Think they can afford to be picky if they start winning more tbf
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  • wakemalcolm
    wakemalcolm Posts: 940
    Caley Fretz texted Vaughters during his new 'The Redundant Placeholders' podcast, and he responded with a 'no, period'
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  • wakemalcolm
    wakemalcolm Posts: 940
    Pineau has told his existing staff to go and find other teams for next year (strictly speaking, they already could).
    That's bad news for Cav and worse news for a lot of others.
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  • r0bh
    r0bh Posts: 2,450
    Ciro tweeted that his sources were saying Cav was now 100% not riding for Pineau's team next year
  • daniel_b
    daniel_b Posts: 12,035
    Damn.
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  • andyrac
    andyrac Posts: 1,204
    Ramon Sinkeldam to Alpecin for 2 years, Michael Vantourenhout extends until 2025 at Pauwels Sauzens. Rumours about Victor Koretzky to Bora from B&B.....
    All Road/ Gravel: tbcWinter: tbcMTB: tbcRoad: tbc"Look at the time...." "he's fallen like an old lady on a cruise ship..."
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,575
    Unsurprisingly, given his performances at the Tours of Britain and Croatia, Team DSM have promoted Oscar Onley from their development team to their World Tour Team, on a five year contract!

  • andyrac
    andyrac Posts: 1,204
    With that team's history, I wonder how long he will stay there.....
    All Road/ Gravel: tbcWinter: tbcMTB: tbcRoad: tbc"Look at the time...." "he's fallen like an old lady on a cruise ship..."
  • carbonclem
    carbonclem Posts: 1,798
    edited December 2022
    Stevie Williams to Israel PT which fills their roster up.

    On NSF Lil Pete seems sure Cav has a deal so, maybe Ineos?
    2020/2021/2022 Metric Century Challenge Winner
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    Gazzetta are linking Cavendish to Groupama-FdJ which just seems weird to me. They have Demare
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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,575
    RichN95. said:

    Gazzetta are linking Cavendish to Groupama-FdJ which just seems weird to me. They have Demare

    I think it's got to the stage where journalists are looking at the confirmed size of a team's roster for next season and linking Cavendish to any team which still has space.
  • dabber
    dabber Posts: 1,982
    edited December 2022
    There was a spoof Groupama-FDJ Twitter account which announced the Cavendish move yesterday.

    “You may think that; I couldn’t possibly comment!”

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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,575
    If Procyclingstats is accurate, and I have no reason to doubt they are, then Cavendish will end up at one of:

    AG2R-Citroen
    Arkea-Samsic
    Bahrain-Victorious
    Groupama-FDJ
    Ineos
    Intermarche-Circus-Wanty
    Jumbo-Visma
    Trek-Segafredo
    UAE

    He could join a Pro Continental team, but you'd expect Tour wildcards to go to Lotto-Dstny, Israel-PremierTech, Total Energies and possibly Uno-X, so he'd have to take a risk with one of them. We know he won't go to Total-Energies, and you can't see Lotto signing him with Caleb Ewen in their roster, so his options are very limited.
  • carbonclem
    carbonclem Posts: 1,798
    Superman Lopez gets the boot from Astana.

    Nairo will seem a decent replacement?
    2020/2021/2022 Metric Century Challenge Winner
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,484
    carbonclem said:

    Superman Lopez gets the boot from Astana.

    Nairo will seem a decent replacement?

    No doubt he will prove me wrong but I'm of the opinion that Nairo is on a downward spiral. I wouldn't be signing him if I was in charge of a top team.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,575
    pblakeney said:

    carbonclem said:

    Superman Lopez gets the boot from Astana.

    Nairo will seem a decent replacement?

    No doubt he will prove me wrong but I'm of the opinion that Nairo is on a downward spiral. I wouldn't be signing him if I was in charge of a top team.
    We're talking Astana here.
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,484
    andyp said:

    pblakeney said:

    carbonclem said:

    Superman Lopez gets the boot from Astana.

    Nairo will seem a decent replacement?

    No doubt he will prove me wrong but I'm of the opinion that Nairo is on a downward spiral. I wouldn't be signing him if I was in charge of a top team.
    We're talking Astana here.
    They are still a World Pro team.
    I imagine Vinokourov wants more than the occasional top 10 in a mtf.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    pblakeney said:

    carbonclem said:

    Superman Lopez gets the boot from Astana.

    Nairo will seem a decent replacement?

    No doubt he will prove me wrong but I'm of the opinion that Nairo is on a downward spiral. I wouldn't be signing him if I was in charge of a top team.
    It depends on the price
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  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,269
    Why sign a 32yo, high asking price, tarnished reputation Nairoman when there all these youngsters tearing it up?
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,575
    orraloon said:

    Why sign a 32yo, high asking price, tarnished reputation Nairoman when there all these youngsters tearing it up?

    Because all the youngsters who are tearing it up are on long-term contracts with their existing teams?
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    edited December 2022
    orraloon said:

    Why sign a 32yo, high asking price, tarnished reputation Nairoman when there all these youngsters tearing it up?

    While these youngsters have been tearing it up Thomas, Porte, Kruijswijk, Caruso, Landa, Valverde and Nibali have appeared on Grand Tour podiums at the age of 32 or more.
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