2022 Transfers: Rumours & Facts

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  • daniel_b
    daniel_b Posts: 12,041
    edited August 2021
    rick_chasey said:

    salsiccia1 said:

    Delete - sounded better in my head

    Never stopped me tbf
    Yep, here we go :D
    rick_chasey said:

    daniel_b said:

    mididoctors said:

    I think DQS having two days off for Sunday .... A lot of teams need a win . Letting this go makes sense

    It concerns me though the 'all or potentially nothing' aspect of Sundays stage though.
    Would have preferred Cav to get 35 today, and then Sunday would not have had the same pressure on imho.
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  • roscoe
    roscoe Posts: 532
    Vlasov to Bora
  • phreak
    phreak Posts: 2,953
    RichN95. said:

    Alvaro Hodeg: DQS >>>> UAE

    They must be shedding a lot of riders to fit all of these signings in?
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,576
    Esteban Chaves confirmed to EF-Nippo.

  • yorkshireraw
    yorkshireraw Posts: 1,632
    andyp said:

    Esteban Chaves confirmed to EF-Nippo.

    Prob a good move for him - bit of a replacement for Higuita I guess - hope he can recover some consistency.
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,576
    George Bennett set to join UAE too. On paper, they've done a superb job of bolstering the team to support Pogacar.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,718
    Reckon that's for support or for races without Pog..?

    Huge scalp if he's 'just' swapping trains
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,597
    andyp said:

    George Bennett set to join UAE too. On paper, they've done a superb job of bolstering the team to support Pogacar.

    It seems quite an investment when he has demonstrated he doesn't need much support but then I guess other teams have the capability to get their act together and put him under a bit more pressure with a bit less misfortune.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    andyp said:

    George Bennett set to join UAE too. On paper, they've done a superb job of bolstering the team to support Pogacar.


    UAE are like an advent calendar at the moment. Open a window in the morning and see who they've signed today.
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  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    Something something hoovering up all the talent something something should be stopped something something salary cap something something
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    edited August 2021
    Pross said:

    andyp said:

    George Bennett set to join UAE too. On paper, they've done a superb job of bolstering the team to support Pogacar.

    It seems quite an investment when he has demonstrated he doesn't need much support but then I guess other teams have the capability to get their act together and put him under a bit more pressure with a bit less misfortune.

    Maybe it's not just about supporting Pogacar, but also being strong in the races he doesn't do. That's what big teams do. For any race they enter they have a team to challenge. They never make up the numbers.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    To support Pogacar you need quality riders. To attract them (especially looking at the age profiles they're after) they need to see a chance of developing and getting a GT shot somewhere. To give them that shot you need more quality to support them...
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,597
    RichN95. said:

    Pross said:

    andyp said:

    George Bennett set to join UAE too. On paper, they've done a superb job of bolstering the team to support Pogacar.

    It seems quite an investment when he has demonstrated he doesn't need much support but then I guess other teams have the capability to get their act together and put him under a bit more pressure with a bit less misfortune.

    Maybe it's not just about supporting Pogacar, but also being strong in the races he doesn't do. That's what big teams do. For any race they enter they have a team to challenge. They never make up the numbers.
    Yeah but a lot of the signings feel like GT domestiques.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    Pross said:

    RichN95. said:

    Pross said:

    andyp said:

    George Bennett set to join UAE too. On paper, they've done a superb job of bolstering the team to support Pogacar.

    It seems quite an investment when he has demonstrated he doesn't need much support but then I guess other teams have the capability to get their act together and put him under a bit more pressure with a bit less misfortune.

    Maybe it's not just about supporting Pogacar, but also being strong in the races he doesn't do. That's what big teams do. For any race they enter they have a team to challenge. They never make up the numbers.
    Yeah but a lot of the signings feel like GT domestiques.

    I think Almeida is a bit better than that. Hodeg and Ackermann are obviously sprinters
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    Aru is going to retire after the Vuelta


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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    Uno-X continue to build for a WT team, Olympic Gold Madison and silver team pursuit Lasse Norman Hansen signs for them.

    He's not been very focused on road, with only 29 raced days this see season, will be interesting to see how that works with Uno-X.

    They're also building a women's team, with Joss Lowden joining Hannah Barnes there. Lars Ytting Bak is the manager for the women

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  • jimmythecuckoo
    jimmythecuckoo Posts: 4,719
    They looked really impressive in both of the recent Norweigan races.

    Looking forward to seeing more of them.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    jimmythecuckoo said:

    They looked really impressive in both of the recent Norweigan races.

    Looking forward to seeing more of them.

    They also looked good in the spring classics, were there at the pointy end of far more races than you'd expect for their level. Obviously the kit helps to pick them out 😅
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  • jimmythecuckoo
    jimmythecuckoo Posts: 4,719
    That I am not a fan of !
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  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    edited August 2021
    delete
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    edited August 2021
    delete
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    You can't just delete a team's kit, @dish_dash, no matter how garish it is and no matter how much @jimmythecuckoo wants you to.
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  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,611
    Their kit makes me think they should be sponsored by Kodak.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,597
    Dorset_Boy said:

    Their kit makes me think they should be sponsored by Kodak.


  • jimmythecuckoo
    jimmythecuckoo Posts: 4,719
    No_Ta_Doctor said:

    You can't just delete a team's kit, @dish_dash, no matter how garish it is and no matter how much @jimmythecuckoo wants you to.

    wont stop me trying :smile:
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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,576
    Moscon and Nibali rumoured to be joining Vino's Astana.
  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,620
    andyp said:

    Moscon and Nibali rumoured to be joining Vino's Astana.

    With viviani.
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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,576
    Viviani is in demand - EOLO-Kometa, DQS and Astana are all rumoured to be signing him.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,597
    andyp said:

    Viviani is in demand - EOLO-Kometa, DQS and Astana are all rumoured to be signing him.

    Why is he so popular? He hasn't been on great form, really can't understand DQS having an interest in him.
  • m.r.m.
    m.r.m. Posts: 3,486
    I don't get it either.
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