Pro Transfers for 2014

[Crackle]

Who's going to replace now Euskatel and Vaconsoleil have folded?

Should just be 1 vacancy as UCI would like to keep it to 20 I should imagine.

IAM cycling may have pretensions to a World Tour outfit, at least they implied it in their initial press release, which I can't find now and they've just taken on the likes of Chavanel. Budget of 7 million is not far below world tour level, so they could probably make the step up if they wanted too. Or as FM says, they may just be aiming for wildcard entries, which they didn't get this year.

 

[The Couch]

Anton to support Uran at Omega Pharma-Quick Step

http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/anton_to_support_uran_at_omega_pharma-quick_step/

Pffff Anton... that's only going to piss off Cav that he will have one fast man less... not quite convinced he will be of much help to Uran

Gadret and three sprinters let go by Ag2r?

http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/gadret_and_three_sprinters_let_go_by_ag2r/

Wow, didn't know how many (pretty) rubbish sprinters they actually had

 

[Mr Haematocrit]

Isn't Wiggo out of contract? - Has he resigned with Sky?

 

[The Couch]

Isn't Wiggo out of contract? - Has he resigned with Sky?

He is staying (at least he has been saying that in all the interviews), he "is in the perfect team for him"

 

[thom]

Interesting news from Cadel Evans : http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/aug/30/cadel-evans-tourdefrance
Out of contract next year, he talks about the Giro being a focus and not the Tour de France. I guess that make him a more attractive acquisition for a team, not competing directly with their top GC contender.

 

[The Couch]

Interesting news from Cadel Evans : http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/aug/30/cadel-evans-tourdefrance
Out of contract next year, he talks about the Giro being a focus and not the Tour de France. I guess that make him a more attractive acquisition for a team, not competing directly with their top GC contender.

Also something for OPQ?

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Atapuma to BMC... another top Colombian climber in the World Tour! I guess he will be support for Teejay Van Garderen (and perhaps Evans if he's still around and competitive) in the GTs, with a license to go for stage wins.

 

[The Couch]

Janier Acevedo and Wout Poels go to OPQ... especially Acevedo is an interesting guy to get, he really had a nice year

I also like the somewhat under-the-radar hiring of Zoidl by Trek, like Acevedo he is also one of the guys who deserves a chance with the big boys after a nice year

 

[Flying_Monkey]

OPQS are going to have a much more balanced team next year with some serious climbing strength added in Uran, Acevedo and Poels.

 

[The Couch]

OPQS are going to have a much more balanced team next year with some serious climbing strength added in Uran, Acevedo and Poels.

And furthermore, who knows what Kwiatek is capable of becoming

 

[raindog]

Another signing to Quickstep is French youngster Julian Alaphilippe, who won the last stage of the Tour de l'Avenir last week.

 

[jifdave]

Apparently fernando alonso has bought eusaktels pro Licence!

Will they stay orange or go Ferrari red?

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news...lonso-buys-euskaltel-s-worldtour-licence.html

 

[The Couch]

Apparently fernando alonso has bought eusaktels pro Licence!

Will they stay orange or go Ferrari red?

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news...lonso-buys-euskaltel-s-worldtour-licence.html

I would wait to get some more assurance on this... by the way hadn't Igor Anton already agreed to go to OPQ?

 

[Stonechat]

Not sure this is the right thread but Fernando Alonso to take over Euskaltel
Team will have a new name and be based in Asturias
Samuel Sanxhez to lead team

 

[Stonechat]

Interesting - see what develops