The Signings and Transfers Thread 2015

[Pro Tour Punditry]

The brothers Izagirre staying at Movistar*
http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/09/news/izagirre-brothers-to-stay-with-movistar_384621

*I had thought it was a "done deal" re SKY**

** SKY seem to be all over the fecking place with who they are signing/retaining/maybe looking at/not interested in /etc

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Direct Energie the new sponsor of Europcar

 

[Crackle]

Direct Energie the new sponsor of Europcar

Good. Moving up to World Tour or staying put?

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

L'Equipe reporting that a French sponsor has been found to replace Europcar, and that Sylvain Chavanel will sign for them

Direct Energie the new sponsor of Europcar

And Sylvain Chavanel confirms on twitter that he's off to Direct Energie.

 

[Berk on a Bike]

Mikel Landa has confirmed his move to Team Sky.

http://www.deia.com/2015/09/15/deportes/ciclismo/astana-nunca-me-ha-considerado-un-lider

 

[Bobby Mhor]

Mikel Landa has confirmed his move to Team Sky.

http://www.deia.com/2015/09/15/deportes/ciclismo/astana-nunca-me-ha-considerado-un-lider

I like the Google translate bit


Mikel Landa goes to Sky: "Astana has never considered myself a leader"
Mikel Landa (13-XII-1989, Murgia) close a period of two years in Astana in October; then he will be enrolled in the ranks of the powerful Sky, where you get gallons


Gallons of what

 

[Berk on a Bike]

I like the Google translate bit


Mikel Landa goes to Sky: "Astana has never considered myself a leader"
Mikel Landa (13-XII-1989, Murgia) close a period of two years in Astana in October; then he will be enrolled in the ranks of the powerful Sky, where you get gallons


Gallons of what

CNP protein shakes, presumably

 

[mjr]

Interesting transfer news in velonews the last few days:

US champion Matthew Busche from Trek to United Healthcare http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/09/news/busche-transfers-to-unitedhealthcare_384968

Ex-Garmin/Belkin/OGE rider Jack Bobridge from Budget Forklifts to Trek http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/09/news/jack-bobridge-signs-with-trek-factory-racing_384894

Mike Woods to Cannondale, plus rumours of Phil Gaimon to Cannondale, an as-yet-unannounced world tour team for Kiel Reijnen and probably non-world-tour teams for Gavin Mannion, Rob Britton and Toms Skujins http://velonews.competitor.com/2015...on-what-it-takes-to-make-the-worldtour_384966

And an as-yet-unannounced world tour team for velonews blogger Larry Warbasse http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/09/news/warbasse-wants-a-grand-tour-stage-win_384983

 

[Berk on a Bike]

Reijnen's off to Trek too. Nelson Oliveira, who put on a good show at the Vuelta, has been snapped up by Movistar.

 

[Berk on a Bike]

Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf is reporting Cavendish is going to Qhubeka and so is Bernie Eisel.
Edit: Nieuwsblad says Mark Renshaw is headed for Qhubeka too.

 

[SWSteve]

Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf is reporting Cavendish is going to Qhubeka and so is Bernie Eisel.
Edit: Nieuwsblad says Mark Renshaw is headed for Qhubeka too.

That's no surprise is it

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Team SKY tried to make a big thing of their 6 new signings over the past few days - that'll be the signings everyone has known about for fecking ages...no matter how good your PR is you ain't going to make that one work

 

[rich p]

Team SKY tried to make a big thing of their 6 new signings over the past few days - that'll be the signings everyone has known about for fecking ages...no matter how good your PR is you ain't going to make that one work

I think the only surprise is that they asked for a Spanish rider beginning with 'I' and got Intxausti instead of Izagirre

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

I think the only surprise is that they asked for a Spanish rider beginning with 'I' and got Intxausti instead of Izagirre

I was too disinterested to notice...

 

[rich p]

I was too disinterested to notice...

Do you mean, uninterested?