Pro Transfers for 2014

[laurence]

Alonso still looking to start a new team for 2015

Alonso's track record is looking very bad now... this is the 2nd time he's been set to launch a team and it's fallen through.

this seems to suggest that Ferdi doesn't have much of a clue...

http://ibanmayoblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/euskaltel-riders-voice-their-dismay.html

this, however, looks to be better news for us Euskadi fans

http://ibanmayoblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/new-basque-team-in-making.html

 

[rich p]

There's never been a sniff or a whiff about Nieve has there. He's been a good lieutenant over the years.

Has Chris Horner got a new contract yet?

 

[Crackle]

Gadret to Movistar. Slightly surprised about that, he's done nowt for two years and is hardly a team player.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/gadret-signs-deal-with-movistar-for-2014

 

[thom]

Lampre-Merida signs Portuguese Nelson Oliveira

http://cyclingquotes.com/news/lampre-merida_signs_portuguese_nelson_oiveira/

to support their other portuguese, the World Champion....
Who'd a thunk Lampre would have the rainbow bands eh ?!

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

According to l'Equipe, Sojasun are going to announce their retirement from future seasons this evening.

 

[The Couch]

Bakelants to OPQS...and maybe they'll take in De Gendt as well, since Acevedo "double-crossed" them and is going to Garmin

 

[Stonechat]

According to l'Equipe, Sojasun are going to announce their retirement from future seasons this evening.

YEs I saw that somewhere (was it Cycling Weekly?)

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

YEs I saw that somewhere (was it Cycling Weekly?)

Maybe, it looked like it was curtains but the team's just officially drawn them. There doesn't seem to be a newish post on Cyclingweekly.

 

[laurence]

Nieve confirms move to Sky

http://ibanmayoblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/nieve-ill-be-riding-for-sky-in-2014.html

 

[thom]

Gabriel Rasch stays at Sky and there are rumours he may be a DS there in 2015.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Apparently Europcar are applying for World Tour licence so, assuming they get it, that will make the competition a bit fuller than it was starting to look...

 

[Noodley]

I was just starting to wonder which of the 2nd tier teams would be applying for World Tour licences and which of them would "pass" the Katusha/Astana stringency tests...

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Well, Simon and Adam Yates have signed for Orica GreenEdge. It's notable that Sky only wanted Simon and the brothers weren't too keen anyway as it would involve 'working on the front like a slave'... he he. It will be great to see how they progress over the the next couple of seasons, and it's good to see British riders at a variety of teams and not just Sky.

 

[rich p]

Froome has said that he won't be targeting so many wins in the TdF lead-up season in 2014, such as T-A, Paris Nice, Romandie, Oman. So, even if he rides them it should free up team leadership for some of the others. It would nice to see Edmondson, Kennaugh et al given a better role than the Yates brothers envisaged.

 

[raindog]

Adam Yates: "If I went to Sky then I'd end up working on the front like a slave"
spot on, Adam!
Good luck at Orica, lads - can't wait to see what they can do next season.