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Who is going where ?

by Stumps
Thu, Aug 09, 2012 21:55
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Whilst we still have the Vuelta to look forward to and the Worlds, pro teams must be eyeing up likely candidates for new signings.

Cav to OPQ ?

Nibali to Astana and Roche to Saxo bank so far.

How about Sky swapping Cav for Boonen ? Plus i think they need another GC rider to go with Wiggo, Froome and possibly Uran.

What do you reckon ?????????????

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Darthshearer | 11 years ago
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Apparently JTL has signed for a World Tour team, now I wonder who that could be 39

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Gkam84 replied to Darthshearer | 11 years ago
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Darthshearer wrote:

Apparently JTL has signed for a World Tour team, now I wonder who that could be 39

Saxo 3 He's already signed a letter of intent to join them, but they are keeping transfers quiet until the end of the season. Because they fear riders will be dropped from further races so they do not score UCI points 26

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Gkam84 | 11 years ago
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Kiserlovski to RSNT
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/kiserlovski-heads-radioshack-12391913...

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Gkam84 | 11 years ago
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Here are the other's that are moving

Liquigas

Duggan to Spidertech
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/spidertech-signs-duggan-from-liquigas

Capecchi and Szmyd to Movistar
http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/12613/Eros-Capecchi-and-Sylwester-Szmy...

Nibali, Agnoli and Vanotti to Astana
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/nibali-signs-two-year-contract-with-astana

Nerz and Oss to BMC
http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/12581/Dominik-Nerz-and-Daniel-Oss-to-B...

Sky

Flecha to Vacansoleil-DCM
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/flecha-to-leave-sky-for-vacansoleil

Nordhaug to Rabobank
http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/12579/Two-year-Rabobank-contract-will-...

Appollonio is off to AG2R
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/appollonio-and-betancur-sign-for-ag2r-la...

BMC

Tschopp is off to this new IAM Cycling team
http://www.cyclismactu.net/news-transfert-tschopp-et-rasch-signent-chez-...

FDJ

Hutarovich to AG2R
http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/12625/Yauheni-Hutarovich-to-AG2R-La-Mo...

Chainel to AG2R
http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/12583/Steve-Chainel-to-AG2R-La-Mondial...

Rasch to IAM Cycling
http://www.cyclismactu.net/news-transfert-tschopp-et-rasch-signent-chez-...

AG2R

Hinault to IAM Cycling
http://www.cyclismactu.fr/news-transfert-direction-iam-cycling-pour-seba...

Lemarchand to Cofidis
http://www.cyclismactu.net/news-transfert-lemarchand-et-hardy-signent-ch...

Roche to Saxo
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/roche-signs-for-saxo-bank-tinkoff-bank

Saxo

Nuyens to Garmin
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/nuyens-close-to-joining-garmin-sharp

Rabobank

Matthews to Greenedge
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/michael-matthews-signs-for-orica-greenedge

RSNT

Fuglsang to Astana
http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/12644/Fuglsang-signs-three-year-contra...

Astana

Kiserlovski to RSNT
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/kiserlovski-heads-radioshack-12391913...

IAM cycling

They are also trying to bring in Cancellara, Elmiger, Kristof Goddaert, Tony Gallopin, Mickael Buffaz, Geoffrey Soup and Rémi Cusin

I wouldn't be surprised to see Michael Albasini go there as his dad's one of the guys setting it up

http://www.procycling.no/article3444683.ece

Already signed are Hinault, Rasch, Tschopp

Others

Andrea Guardini is leaving Farnese for Astana
http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/12649/Guardini-and-Fuglsang-bolster-st...

Samuel Dumoulin is leaving Cofidis for AG2R
http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/12590/Samuel-Dumoulin-to-boost-strengt...

Carlos Betancur is leaving Acqua & Sapone for AG2R
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/appollonio-and-betancur-sign-for-ag2r-la...

Romain Hardy from Bretagne-Schuller to Cofidis
http://www.cyclismactu.net/news-transfert-lemarchand-et-hardy-signent-ch...

Jerome Coppel from Saur-Sojasun to Cofidis
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/coppel-moves-to-cofidis-taaramae-extends

Marko Kump from Adria Mobil to Saxo
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/slovenian-kump-to-saxo-bank-tinkoff-bank...

Looks like its going to be a busy transfer market if this is anything to go by

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Incase you are wondering how I found all this out??

I got BORED at 2am and decided to go through EVERY rider that had a Wikipedia entry and see if there was any gossip, thats how I harvested all those links above

SO every team here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UCI_Professional_Continental#UCI_Profession...

And Here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UCI_ProTeam#List_of_current_UCI_ProTeams

Also, its amazing how many former dopers are at continental level that I never knew about and thought they had disappeared forever. Here's an example
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Watches-Onfone#2012_team

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OmegaPharmaSlow... | 11 years ago
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Jonathan Tiernan Locke has gone to AG2R Mondiale, signed and sorted. He's always said he preferred France, started on a small French team, and that was why he chose Endura after Rapha, because they race more in france.

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Gkam84 | 11 years ago
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Where is your proof to this??

I'm pretty sure he's got a contract sorted with Saxo 3

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Raleigh | 11 years ago
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Not Nuyens to Garmin pleeeeease 2

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Gkam84 replied to Raleigh | 11 years ago
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Raleigh wrote:

Not Nuyens to Garmin pleeeeease 2

Yup, its pretty much a done deal....Your favourite rider to your team 19 19

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Darthshearer | 11 years ago
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Aftwer going away on training camps with Sky I thought it was pretty much nailed on Sky!

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arrieredupeleton | 11 years ago
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I saw that JTL has signed a pre-contract with Sky not Saxo. Endura are working to join forces with an existing ProConti team next season. Think it is NetApp but could be wrong.

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Gkam84 | 11 years ago
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Just because JTL has been on training camps with Sky, doesn't mean anything. I believe Millar, Cummings, Blythe, Fenn and others have all been on training camps with Sky in the past.

I think JTL was away with them before the Olympics as a backup and may yet get a world champs spot with Cav not being there 3

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chrisdstripes | 11 years ago
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Anyone know the latest on Cav? OPQ? In an interview yesterday, completely unprompted, he described Brian Holm as "one of my very best friends"...

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Raleigh replied to Gkam84 | 11 years ago
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Gkam84 wrote:
Raleigh wrote:

Not Nuyens to Garmin pleeeeease 2

Yup, its pretty much a done deal....Your favourite rider to your team 19 19

My favourite rider?

Mehdi Sohrabi 13

I thought Mehdi-Mclaren Pro Cycling Project was starting up next year?

Launching an assault on every race in the calendar.

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Gkam84 | 11 years ago
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Looks like Devolder might be heading to RSNT

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/devolder-in-talks-with-radioshack-nissan

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Gkam84 replied to Raleigh | 11 years ago
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Raleigh wrote:

My favourite rider?

Mehdi Sohrabi 13

I thought Mehdi-Mclaren Pro Cycling Project was starting up next year?

Launching an assault on every race in the calendar.

I heard different, It was Sohrabi-Subaru.

He's reviving the old Miyata-Subaru team and is going to win Giro, TdF and Vuelta next year 3

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Raleigh replied to Gkam84 | 11 years ago
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Gkam84 wrote:

I heard different, It was Sohrabi-Subaru.

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He's reviving the old Miyata-Subaru team and is going to win Giro, TdF and Vuelta next year 3

As well, he's going to do the unique triple of classic triples:

Ghent-Wevelgem, Paris-Roubaix and Ronde Van Vlaanderen

Amstel, Fleche and Liege

Clasica San Sebastian, Paris-Tours and Giro di Lombardia

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You heard it here first.

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Gkam84 | 11 years ago
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Is that before or after he solves world peace, finds a cure for every cancer, builds a worldwide cycle network separate from the road systems and becomes major of the world?

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Raleigh | 11 years ago
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Mehdi Sohrabi.

Badass.

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Gkam84 | 11 years ago
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Lazy basket, get on your bike.....

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giff77 | 11 years ago
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Looks like he's practising loóking over his domains... 19

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Raleigh | 11 years ago
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I've thought of his new nickname.

Prince of Persia.

Or King of Kuwait.

:")

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Gkam84 | 11 years ago
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Or you could just use a funny anagram 3

Bad Home Irish
Shadier Mob Hi
Hairdos Be Him

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Raleigh | 11 years ago
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Or "Go Steady Sohrabi"...

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livestrongnick | 11 years ago
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Whilst enduring the pain of usapcc last night, it was mentioned that Dombrowski is joining sky!

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arrieredupeleton replied to Gkam84 | 11 years ago
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Gkam84 wrote:

Just because JTL has been on training camps with Sky, doesn't mean anything. I believe Millar, Cummings, Blythe, Fenn and others have all been on training camps with Sky in the past.

I think JTL was away with them before the Olympics as a backup and may yet get a world champs spot with Cav not being there 3

“He will not be with Endura for next year though. He’ll be with a WorldTour team. What I know for a fact is that he has signed a letter of intent of signing with Team Sky.”

This might mean something? Source: http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/endura-racing-makes-plans-after-departur...

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Gkam84 | 11 years ago
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You will need to use google chrome or something similar to translate this

http://www.sportenkort.dk/nyhed/148150/kommende-riis-rytter-i-uci-angreb

It doesn't come out great, but here is what it says

The next Saxo Bank Tinkoff Bank rider Nicolas Roche hoses now out after World Tour points system. Roche, who showed good form in the Tour de France, has been allowed to stand in the Vuelta à España, although he from next season to run for Bjarne Riis' team. This means that the points that the Irishman had to get under the Spanish stage race will count for the Danish team and not his present, Ag2r-La Mondiale. - The current scoring system is a disgrace. I am running for Ag2r, but my points do not count for them. It is ridiculous and scandalous. But I would like to thank the team for letting me run even if I leave them after this season, says Roche to Biciciclismo. Briton Jonathan Tiernan-Locke has also signed a letter of intent, he switched to a Pro Tour team. The rider from Endura Racing has been linked with a move to just Saxo Bank Tinkoff Bank. It informs Cyclingnews.[/quote}

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livestrongnick | 11 years ago
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The full IAM Cycling squad is:
Marcel Aregger
Marco Bandiera
Matthias Brandle
Rémi Cusin
Stefan Denifl
Martin Elmiger
Jonathan Fumeaux
Kristoff Goddaert
Heinrich Haussler
Sébastien Hinault
Reto Hollenstein
Kevyn Ista
Dominic Klemme
Permin Lang
Gustav Larsson
Thomas Löfkvist
Matteo Pelucchi
Alexandr Pliuschin
Sébastien Reichenbach
Aleksejs Saramotins
Patrick Schelling
Johann Tschopp
Marcel Wyss

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Gkam84 | 11 years ago
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It was interesting to see Rasch left from that IAM Cycling list. He was one of the first to sign a contract.....then I saw this today. He's off to SKY 19

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/rasch-joins-boasson-hagen-at-sky-for-2013

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drheaton | 11 years ago
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Do Sky have a strict two Norwegians at a time policy? Did they need to poach him after losing Nordhaug?

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