2021 Transfer rumours and facts

RichN95.
RichN95. Posts: 27,150
edited July 2020 in Pro race
This has usually been started by now. So let's crack on.

Froome, Porte, Izigirre bros, Stuyven and van Avermaet to Israel SN

De Plus, A.Yates, Jungels to Ineos

Oomen to Jumbo

S.Yates to Trek

All rumours
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    Superman Lopez to Bora

    Bardet to Sunweb

    Ivan Garcia Cortina to Movistar

    Dylan Teuns also to Israel SN

    Rumours that there are rumours.
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  • robnewcastle
    robnewcastle Posts: 241
    edited July 2020
    RichN95. said:

    This has usually been started by now. So let's crack on.

    Froome, Porte, Izigirre bros, Stuyven and van Avermaet to Israel SN

    De Plus, A.Yates, Jungels to Ineos

    Oomen to Jumbo

    S.Yates to Trek

    All rumours

    Froome and Porte definitely sounds like a goer particulate as part of a “package” to entice Froome. Interesting that they’re looking at the two classic specialists too

    Barnet to Sunweb is an interesting one

    Saw this a few weeks back too:
    https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/laurens-de-plus-set-to-join-ineos-as-jumbo-visma-highlight-replacement-458205
  • m.r.m.
    m.r.m. Posts: 3,339
    edited July 2020
    Jungels is the perfect Ineos rider. ITT specialist who isn't good enough to win a GT, but good enough to manage being with the final selection every other day (to pull for the actual leader).
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,486
    The Yates brothers splitting up would be an odd one and neither were keen on Ineos / Sky previously I though?
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,150
    Pross said:

    The Yates brothers splitting up would be an odd one and neither were keen on Ineos / Sky previously I though?


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  • 50x11
    50x11 Posts: 408
    Pross said:

    The Yates brothers splitting up would be an odd one and neither were keen on Ineos / Sky previously I though?

    Probably see it as a chance to win something a bit more often.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,150
    Rumours: According to Beppe Conti, whose track record for rumours I am unsure of, Fabio Aru and Gianni Moscon are going to Israel.

    Is it appropriate to call going to Israel a pilgrimage?
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  • DeVlaeminck
    DeVlaeminck Posts: 8,736
    50x11 said:

    Pross said:

    The Yates brothers splitting up would be an odd one and neither were keen on Ineos / Sky previously I though?

    Probably see it as a chance to win something a bit more often.
    Yes originally they wanted to ride to win rather than in the service of others didn't they, he probably thinks he's at a level now where he would get that at Ineos even if not at the Tour.
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  • 50x11
    50x11 Posts: 408
    DeVlaeminck said:

    50x11 said:

    Pross said:

    The Yates brothers splitting up would be an odd one and neither were keen on Ineos / Sky previously I though?

    Probably see it as a chance to win something a bit more often.
    Yes originally they wanted to ride to win rather than in the service of others didn't they, he probably thinks he's at a level now where he would get that at Ineos even if not at the Tour.
    Yeah that's pretty much how I see it, also the support they would get would be so much better at many other teams than MS.
  • jimmythecuckoo
    jimmythecuckoo Posts: 4,712
    I am sure Ineos will be desperate to keep hold of Moscon ;)
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,309
    Bardet and Latour leaving AG2R, says l'Equippe.
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  • redvision
    redvision Posts: 2,958
    Richie Porte now being linked with a return to Ineos
  • robnewcastle
    robnewcastle Posts: 241
    redvision said:

    Richie Porte now being linked with a return to Ineos

    Didn’t see this coming if it happens. Figured he’d probably go to Israel to support Froome and target some week long races for himself.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,150
    robnewcastle said:

    redvision said:

    Richie Porte now being linked with a return to Ineos

    Didn’t see this coming if it happens. Figured he’d probably go to Israel to support Froome and target some week long races for himself.

    I don’t see how he fits in with the new generation Ineos either. But it may just be to stop him going to Froome.

    In other news Israel want Impey as road captain. Makes sense. Froome’s oldest friend in the peloton.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,150
    Keldermann Sunweb to Bora

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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,150
    Carl Frederick Hagen to Israel.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    Pierre Latour to Total Direct Energie
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  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,464
    Nils Pollitt confirmed as going to Bora
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    Lilian Calmejane to Ag2r
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,150
    Daryl Impey confirmed for Israel SUN. So it looks like Froome is having a say in recruitment.
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  • robnewcastle
    robnewcastle Posts: 241
    RichN95. said:

    Daryl Impey confirmed for Israel SUN. So it looks like Froome is having a say in recruitment.

    At a guess how many riders do you think they’ll bring in and secondly how many do you think they need?
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,104
    They've got 19 riders under contract for next season according to procyclingstats.com, and had a roster of 30 riders this season. So they've still ten or so riders to recruit or retain.
  • twotoebenny
    twotoebenny Posts: 1,432
    gsk82 said:

    Nils Pollitt confirmed as going to Bora

    I thought we'd see him at the front of a few spring classics this year, prior to Covid at least. I think this move helps him and Sagan.
  • rick_chasey
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  • gweeds
    gweeds Posts: 2,564
    Jungels is no longer massive
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  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,099
    rick_chasey said:

    WTF? More gobsmacked about GVA and Jungels than Bardet.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,150
    edited August 2020
    I'm surprised at any top rider going to AG2R or Sunweb. At least the former have Citroen money to spend.

    I would have thought a Belgian classics star like van Avermaet would be on Ineos's shopping list. They're a big employer in Antwerp where De Ronde starts.
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  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 12,674
    AG2R. Winners of what? Apart from the perennial not quite good enough Romain Bardet, struggling to think of any one else from that team as a winner of anything significant.
  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,464
    orraloon said:

    AG2R. Winners of what? Apart from the perennial not quite good enough Romain Bardet, struggling to think of any one else from that team as a winner of anything significant.

    What has bardet ever won?
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  • feltf70
    feltf70 Posts: 20
    gsk82 said:

    orraloon said:

    AG2R. Winners of what? Apart from the perennial not quite good enough Romain Bardet, struggling to think of any one else from that team as a winner of anything significant.

    What has bardet ever won?
    He was 10 seconds off winning here........

    https://procyclingstats.com/race/mont-ventoux-denivele-challenge/2019

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