Transfers and rumours 2019

[mjr]

So instead of 3 blokes fighting for the GC in World Tours - they've now got 4!!!

Who? Quintana is rumoured to be leaving, Carapaz rumoured to be signed to Ineos and Valverde has announced his retirement in 2021. Signing Mas would be a very smart move for Movistar, especially if they finally commit to the traditional (because it works: Froome and Thomas, Wiggins and Froome, Yates and Yates, Froome and Poels) leader-and-deputy GT formation instead of dithering between three co-leaders like in recent years.

 

[mjr]

Guess it's stage wins only for Sunweb,Roche and Matthews ?

Green jersey attempt by Matthews.

 

[Adam4868]

Green jersey attempt by Matthews.

Yea I guess,but I read that Mattews was unhappy as he had trained to focus on helping Dumoulin.Said he hasn't concentrated on sprints ect.

 

[rich p]

Yea I guess,but I read that Mattews was unhappy as he had trained to focus on helping Dumoulin.Said he hasn't concentrated on sprints ect.

Whingeing Pom Aussie!

 

[Adam4868]

Whingeing Pom Aussie!

Thats stereotyping !

 

[Adam4868]

View: https://twitter.com/inrng/status/1146307226199572480?s=19

He'll be a big loss to Sunweb.

 

[Crackle]

View: https://twitter.com/inrng/status/1146307226199572480?s=19

He'll be a big loss to Sunweb.

I was just reading he was denying he was leaving

 

[Adam4868]

Yea I guess there's a lot of speculation in that.Its going to cost them as his contracts not up.

 

[Adam4868]

View: https://twitter.com/inrng/status/1146679112343404544?s=19

If he does nothing in this tour I can't see where he's going at Movistar.

 

[rich p]

View: https://twitter.com/inrng/status/1146679112343404544?s=19

If he does nothing in this tour I can't see where he's going at Movistar.

I bet Ineos can't wait to get Rosa off the wage bill for all he's done at Sky

 

[Adam4868]

I bet Ineos can't wait to get Rosa off the wage bill for all he's done at Sky

Has he done anything since joining ? One of them riders I hardly remember for Sky ?

 

[rich p]

Has he done anything since joining ? One of them riders I hardly remember for Sky ?

Nope. He did rather better at Team Evil...

 

[roadrash]

Nope. He did rather better at Team Evil...

I wonder why

 

[brommers]

Yea I guess,but I read that Mattews was unhappy as he had trained to focus on helping Dumoulin.Said he hasn't concentrated on sprints ect.

From what he is saying, I guess that he has lost some weight so that he can climb better and this might affect his power in the sprints.

 

[Adam4868]

From what he is saying, I guess that he has lost some weight so that he can climb better and this might affect his power in the sprints.

So forget the sprints,he's going for the polka dots.