brommers
Years beyond my wisdom
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They treat him like a god in that neck of the woods
Transfers and rumours 2019
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Could be a good last big payday for him.
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
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- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
That raises many questions: Any leadout or captain going with him? Is Nibali off or will it be a divided team? Divided within a race or GC some races and sprinting others?
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Van Aert has terminated his contract. Looks like he may be off to Lotto-Jumbo.
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
And Roompot-Crelan had been announcing him as classics leader - see below... The more I read about the Crelan/Sniper/Nuyens team, the odder it seems. https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/...loterij-merge-ride-roompot-crelan-2019-392524
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smutchin
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- The Red Enclave
Although it's not like they're blessed with top-level pure sprinters, so maybe they need him as much as he needs them.
Debusschere, Hofland are second rate so Adam B won't be out of place!
They could have held onto Greipel, if they wanted to, presumably?
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smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
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- The Red Enclave
Greipel is over-the-hill though, isn't he? Definitely doesn't have the top speed he used to have.
Debusschere... not really a 'pure' sprinter, is he? I think of him as more the kind of rider who can win races from a small bunch in the one-day classics.
I forgot about Hofland - which is easily done...
Will be interesting to see how Blythe gets on at Lotto-Soudal anyway. Suspect he's unlikely to be causing the likes of Gaviria or Groenewegen any serious trouble but it's good that he's getting another opportunity at the top level.
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
I'd call that a divided team but did Mas have much help in the mountains?
brommers
Years beyond my wisdom
- Location
- Clacton-on-Sea
Beat some good sprinters at the ToB.
brommers
Years beyond my wisdom
- Location
- Clacton-on-Sea
Looks like Wout Van Aert is up for grabs - a classics contender (Sky?)
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/van-aert-terminates-contract-with-verandas-willems-crelan/
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/van-aert-terminates-contract-with-verandas-willems-crelan/
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
BalkanExpress
Legendary Member
- Location
- Brussels
I have the impression that WVA was doing the right thing by Williams-Crelan up to the moment that the Aqua Blie saga started. he realised there was a way out of the contract and the possibility of starting with Jumbo next year. It has now all got a bit messy.
brommers
Years beyond my wisdom
- Location
- Clacton-on-Sea
Rumour: Young Swiss prospect, Gino Mäder, who won two mountain stages in the Tour de l'Avenir, is rumoured to be going to Dimension Data.
