2024 Transfer Rumours (and confirmed signings)
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Just a guess based on something read elsewhere but, is it true that Pog has more WT points alone this year than the whole of Ineos? Sounds right. Possibly most teams.
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.1 -
I think I asked inrng a while back, if Pog was a team, where would he fare, but the answer was disappointing as there's so many pros mopping up decent points for so many minor places.
Might have changed after this year though.
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Yes, taking PCS rankings as the measure, he comes in at a relegation threatened 17th. Needs to up his game.
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There goes that theory! 😂
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.0 -
If you go by the UCI rankings, then he'd rank 10th if he were a team. I think the most interesting stat is,that if you take his points out of UAE's total, they'd still be the highest ranking team.
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Agree, Hirschi's been knocking out the victories like Greipel at a parent's race on sports day.
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Cake is just weakness entering the body2 -
Milan Vader to Q36.5. Wonder if anyone will be climbing off the death star to join him?
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Cake is just weakness entering the body1 -
A bit like Axel Merckx I feel like he'll never get away from the shadow of his father.
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Mike Teunissen leaves Intermarche-Wanty to join Astana.
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He was supposed to be going to Visma-LAB but they pulled out at the last minute apparently
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Surprised to see that in theory, the punchy, and a bit racist Moscon, is apparently already leaving Soudal QS for Red bull Bora - didn't see that one happening, if indeed it does of course.
This summer he was meant to be getting a 2 year contract at Soudal.
Felt F70 05 (Turbo)
Marin Palisades Trail 91 and 06
Scott CR1 SL 12
Cannondale Synapse Adventure 15 & 16 Di2
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He's been absolutely rubbish since he left Ineos, hasn't he? At least if anybody was expecting him to win a few races or even UCI points. Has he been doing loads of uncredited domestique work I've not noticed? For someone who was a bike change with the wrong tyre pressure away from perhaps winning Paris-Roubaix he's been next to invisible since then
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He's been Evenepoel's bunch pilot for most of this season. Keeps him in position and out of the wind all day.
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Rumours that Red Bull are going to co-sponsor the Tudor team, who will sign Pidcock as part of the deal. Sounds ridiculous to me, but stranger things have happened.
Quite how you decide leadership responsibilities for races that suit Alaphillipe, Hirschi and Pidcock is another matter.
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They can work together to stay within 5 minutes of Pogacar.
"Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago2 -
Max Walker signs for EF.
Felt F70 05 (Turbo)
Marin Palisades Trail 91 and 06
Scott CR1 SL 12
Cannondale Synapse Adventure 15 & 16 Di2
Scott Foil 181 -
Dan McLay joins Visma-Lease a Bike.
Didn't see that one coming, great move for him.
https://www.teamvismaleaseabike.com/news/news/team-visma-lease-a-bike-welcomes-dan-mclay/
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He deserves a chance at WT level, he's been consistently strong in u23 races for the past few years.
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Must be the leadout rider they've gone for over Tuenissen.
"Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago1 -
Great news - remember when he first came to my attention, would have been 2016 & 17, when to seemed to me he was regularly scoring top 5 finishes, and then things seemed to fizzle out.
Great to see him getting a chance at a properly big team.
Didn't realise he will soon be 33 though, so potentially, unless he Cavs it, 2-3 years ahead of him, although as a lead out, assuming that is what he is, he could well go on longer should he want to/have the form.
5 years at Arkea is pretty solid.
On a totally unrelated note, he just came to mind, Matt Walls was looking really good for Bora back in 2021, as a very capable sprinter, but his form also seemed to plateau and drop off, he's now been with Groupama for this year and next, and this year has only had two top 10's, one of which was the nationals.
I know he is a track rider as well (Didn't he end up in the crowd a couple of years ago in a horrific crash) so not sure if some focus is being given to that, although don't recall his name being mentioned at recent events, unless he's riding the Madison, or Omnium perhaps.
Felt F70 05 (Turbo)
Marin Palisades Trail 91 and 06
Scott CR1 SL 12
Cannondale Synapse Adventure 15 & 16 Di2
Scott Foil 180 -
Lefevre saying Moscon left because he thought Evenepoel was going.
And a secret peloton insider had told Sporza that Pidcock is a loner at Ineos and went mountain biking in Canada at the end of last season against the teams wishes, which hacked them off.
"Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago2 -
Moscon confirmed for Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe next season.
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He wanted to show off, and win in the rainbow jersey - and gain ranking points, as he planned on not riding much MTB pre Olympics. This obviously changed, as he did race in the MTB a few times in 2024.
He also did an interview with his personal sponsors, Red Bull, with Rob & Eliot.
All Road/ Gravel: tbcWinter: tbcMTB: tbcRoad: tbc"Look at the time...." "he's fallen like an old lady on a cruise ship..."0 -
Clement Champoussin to join Astana for next season on a two-year deal.
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Urska Zigart leave Jayco-Alula to sign for AIG Insurance-Soudal on a two year deal.
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Slightly surprising, I thought he'd be on a French team for his career.
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Marlen Reusser confirmed to be joining Movistar on a three-year deal.
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Not a transfer, but Pogacar has signed a contract extension with UAE to keep him with the team to 2030.
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You'd assume it is the ideal time for him, or his agent, to be negotiating.
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.1 -
More rumours on the MTB forums that Hatherly will sign for Jayco on the road, and Giant for XC MTB. Still nothing from any road journalists about this. However, MTB rumours/ transfer news is like trying to get blood out of a stone.
All Road/ Gravel: tbcWinter: tbcMTB: tbcRoad: tbc"Look at the time...." "he's fallen like an old lady on a cruise ship..."1
