2013 Transfer news

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rich p

rich p

ridiculous old lush
It's certainly turning into a multinational team after starting out as a predominantly British team. Not a bad thing in my opinion.
 
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thom

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Confirmation from Sky that they have signed Ian Boswell and Joe Dombrowski from Bontrager-Livestrong...
 
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thom

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Acqua e Sapone are sadly going down the drain and dissolving as a team for next year.
 
Flying_Monkey

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Saxo-Bank are signing riders left, right and centre - Rory Sutherland is the latest largely I think, because of the points he comes with, having won the America Tour this year. Without these new riders they'd be on the edge of not qualifying for the World Tour next season. Sutherland is a good rider too though.
 
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thom

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Flying_Monkey said:
Saxo-Bank are signing riders left, right and centre - Rory Sutherland is the latest largely I think, because of the points he comes with, having won the America Tour this year. Without these new riders they'd be on the edge of not qualifying for the World Tour next season. Sutherland is a good rider too though.
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Rumours they're talking to Rujano too.
 
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thom

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thom said:
Rumours they're talking to Rujano too.
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Rujano goes to Vaconsoleil though
 
Flying_Monkey

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Kiwiavenger said:
saw that earlier! looks interesting for him!! could he be another GC contendor after sky have groomed him for a few years?
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As I said before when this was first mooted, I think it'll do his long-term financial future no harm but I can't see him being more than a climbing (super-) domestique at Sky with their strength in depth in terms of GC contenders. I think that in racing terms he would have been better off going to a smaller World Tour team where he could have been a leader. But with his unfortunate past and fairy-tale comeback, no-one's going to begrudge him the paycheck.
 
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thom

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Flying_Monkey said:
But with his unfortunate past and fairy-tale comeback, no-one's going to begrudge him the paycheck.
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Sky don't pay the very highest of salaries apparently - certainly Wiggo this year was on about half what Cadel, Thor and Gilbert were getting from BMC.
 
raindog

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thom said:
Sky don't pay the very highest of salaries apparently - certainly Wiggo this year was on about half what Cadel, Thor and Gilbert were getting from BMC.
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not really very good value for money so far for BMC then :laugh:
 
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