2022 Transfers: Rumours & Facts

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  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,652
    He's down to start the Tour of Romandy and has been at the Cycle Show this weekend
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,338
    RichN95. said:

    Is it possible that Chris Froome has quietly retired?

    He was racing Rwanda at the end of Feb, and is down to race Romandie (according to PCS) so think he may have just had a long break
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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,125
    Froome has done that same amount of race days as Jonas Vingegaard so far this season, and one less than Tadej Pogacar.
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 25,843
    RichN95. said:

    Is it possible that Chris Froome has quietly retired?

    He was never really one for the Classics.
    That said I hope he is enjoying his run down to retirement.
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  • gweeds
    gweeds Posts: 2,566
    RichN95. said:

    Is it possible that Chris Froome has quietly retired?

    How would anyone know?

    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.
  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,471
    gweeds said:

    RichN95. said:

    Is it possible that Chris Froome has quietly retired?

    How would anyone know?

    Probably because there's a story about him being in Africa on cycling news or somewhere similar
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,792
    andyp said:

    Froome has done that same amount of race days as Jonas Vingegaard so far this season, and one less than Tadej Pogacar.

    Honestly, it’s really sad how the accident has set him back. Really feel for him.

    Selfishly also feel we lost a more romantic passing of the torch from Froome to Vingers and Pog
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,792
    Agreed
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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,125
    Tiberi leaving Trek-Segafredo with immediate effect:

  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,792
    Hadn't realised the cat was the cat of a minister.

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  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    edited April 2023
    Someone brought a cat into my wifes vet practice which had been shot by an air rifle a week or two ago. While the cat didn't die, it was as if it had been hit by a bullet - went through the skin and did a lot of damage

    Wasn't the cat in the above story, the mayor's?
  • andyrac
    andyrac Posts: 1,133
    What's he done during his suspension, that doesn't meet their requirements? Doesn't sound good.....
    All Road/ Gravel: tbcWinter: tbcMTB: tbcRoad: tbc"Look at the time...." "he's fallen like an old lady on a cruise ship..."
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,792
    Probably not for the thread but there is always the question in any job, but especially for sports people, is whether actions in your private life, which are dealt with by the authorities, should have an impact on your job?

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  • webboo
    webboo Posts: 6,087
    The police, politicians oh hang on a minute.
  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    rick_chasey said:

    Probably not for the thread but there is always the question in any job, but especially for sports people, is whether actions in your private life, which are dealt with by the authorities, should have an impact on your job?

    there is a thread about it
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,159
    Matteo Jorgenson to Jumbo Visma according to Dutch media.
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  • roscoe
    roscoe Posts: 465
    andyp said:

    Tiberi leaving Trek-Segafredo with immediate effect:

    On the Cycling Podcast they reckoned he was off to Bahrain Victorious
  • yorkshireraw
    yorkshireraw Posts: 1,632
    roscoe said:

    andyp said:

    Tiberi leaving Trek-Segafredo with immediate effect:

    On the Cycling Podcast they reckoned he was off to Bahrain Victorious
    makes sense. Never mind animal rights, just take the paycheck from a regime that's not even concerned with Human rights.
  • gethinceri
    gethinceri Posts: 1,519
    Actions during suspension
    Must've transgressed somehow in addition to his cat shooting incident.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,792
    GvA is retiring at the end of the year. Probably doesn't have a career in punditry, judging by his interviews.

    Good rider though. Took him a long time to get where he needed but did end up winning olympic gold and PR.

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  • m.r.m.
    m.r.m. Posts: 3,344
    A very beautiful goodbye.
    PTP Champion 2019, 2022 & 2023
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,159
    Not exactly a transfer but Trek-Segafredo become Lidl-Trek from the Tour onwards
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,159
    rick_chasey said:

    GvA is retiring at the end of the year. Probably doesn't have a career in punditry, judging by his interviews.

    When he was rider Sean Kelly was so taciturn he'd just nod in radio interviews.
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  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 12,716
    RichN95. said:

    Not exactly a transfer but Trek-Segafredo become Lidl-Trek from the Tour onwards

    Is that a short ride then?
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 25,843
    orraloon said:

    RichN95. said:

    Not exactly a transfer but Trek-Segafredo become Lidl-Trek from the Tour onwards

    Is that a short ride then?
    Short walk in Ireland. 😉
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,392
    No cafe stop though...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 25,843
    ...in Ireland it will be a pub stop. 😉
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  • daniel_b
    daniel_b Posts: 11,601
    edited May 2023
    RichN95. said:

    Not exactly a transfer but Trek-Segafredo become Lidl-Trek from the Tour onwards

    Does that mean they will start wearing the cycling kit that Lidl produce - Crane perhaps, or maybe that's Aldi's brand.

    o:)
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  • me-109
    me-109 Posts: 1,915
    Who will be appearing in the middle aisle come November?

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