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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 26-07-2016 12:14
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Croatia14 wrote:
am I allowed to assume Bora?
I don´t really understand Roche´s move, what os he aiming for at BMC? He´ll most likely be in his Sky role just a bid higher up the train...TVG and Porte are just better than him.
Maybe Sky just wanted to replace him with an even stronger domestique and Roche got no great other offers, but that would surprise me a little
Seeing both TVG and Porte will target the Tour, he can target the Giro or Vuelta. Good move by him. |
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| Croatia14 |
Posted on 26-07-2016 12:24
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Miguel98 wrote:
Croatia14 wrote:
am I allowed to assume Bora?
I don´t really understand Roche´s move, what os he aiming for at BMC? He´ll most likely be in his Sky role just a bid higher up the train...TVG and Porte are just better than him.
Maybe Sky just wanted to replace him with an even stronger domestique and Roche got no great other offers, but that would surprise me a little
Seeing both TVG and Porte will target the Tour, he can target the Giro or Vuelta. Good move by him.
do you really think both will target the Tour again? and don´t forget that there are more guys that might get the chance: Caruso for the Giro (who looked very strong in the third week), Atapuma, Sammy Sanchez for the Vuelta,...I doubt that there is much space left for leadership for Roche, especially if young guns like Frankiny develop as fast as they´re currently doing (on long term)
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| whitejersey |
Posted on 26-07-2016 12:27
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Couldnt Roche possibly target some of the Ardennes/Lombardia/San Sebastian types of races, Roche is never gonna be good enough to go for a GT win and he probably knows that.
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| Strydz |
Posted on 26-07-2016 12:36
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Miguel98 wrote:
Croatia14 wrote:
am I allowed to assume Bora?
I don´t really understand Roche´s move, what os he aiming for at BMC? He´ll most likely be in his Sky role just a bid higher up the train...TVG and Porte are just better than him.
Maybe Sky just wanted to replace him with an even stronger domestique and Roche got no great other offers, but that would surprise me a little
Seeing both TVG and Porte will target the Tour, he can target the Giro or Vuelta. Good move by him.
Porte will be sole leader at next years Tour, I'd expect TVG to be at another GT next year or as a dom at the Tour. I heard a post Tour interview with Porte and he said they would be bringing in a couple of climbing dom's dedicated to him for next years Tour so he could of been talking about Roche. I very much doubt BMC would be signing Roche to lead at either the Giro or Vuelta, he's not a GT leader and he's proven that.
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| Croatia14 |
Posted on 26-07-2016 12:52
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I would put up BMC like this for next season:
Tours:
Porte: Tour & 1-week races
TVG: Vuelta & Complementary 1-week races
Caruso: Giro (could be a popular choice being one of the "most Italian" WT teams left next year) & domestique on more GTs
Atapuma: Stage hunter (KOMs?), maybe Co-Captain at the Giro
Sammy Sanchez: Road Captain for Porte at the Tour, maybe Vuelta stage hunter/second option, 1-week superdomestique
[De Marchi]: Stage Hunter for especially smaller tours
hilly classics:
Option #1: Gilbert (but will he stay?)
Option #2: van Avermaet (he looks much stronger than Roche for me)
Option #3: Sammy Sanchez (old but gold)
additional options: developing talents (like Dillier)
where is the space for Roche besides helping Porte or TVG?
- penultimate man for longer-range Ardennes attacks? He´s not that rider type.
- Stage hunter? Is he better than Atapuma or de Marchi in terms of that?
- second option for GCs? does he really want that?
Even if de Marchi and Gilbert go there is really no spot to lead a team for him. Only thing I can imagine is that SKY didn´t offer him a new contract and he took the spot where he get´s the most cash. But it would surprise me if that´s his highest aim. Like this I see him ending up as the new Peter Velits.
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| Luxemburger |
Posted on 26-07-2016 13:34
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I'd say that Sanchez will be leader at the Ardennes (he already had good results there the last two years) and GVA will be leader at the cobbled classics.
Gilbert leaving is pretty sure if I'm not wrong.
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| dominox |
Posted on 26-07-2016 14:16
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If I'm not wrong, Gilbert is close to sign with Etixx according to Het Nieuwsblad. Also (that's less important), Wiśniowski from Etixx to Sky probably. |
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 26-07-2016 14:19
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Quite a strange few years for Roche. He could get leadership opportunities like he used to when he was a talent at Ag2r, but instead bounces around the few teams where he would be too low on the pecking order. First Saxo, then Sky, and now BMC. I still think he will get more freedom at BMC but because of the last few years I think his stage race leadership opportunities may have passed by.
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| Kiserlovski01 |
Posted on 28-07-2016 14:34
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https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/trans...-august-1/
According to this article, both Vermote and Wisniowski have renewed with Etixx turning down the offers made by Sky.
Further, Verona to Orica confirmed, Geniez, Naesen and Vandenbergh would join AG2R, Fenn would leave Sky.
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 28-07-2016 14:55
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Fenn was so good the first month of his career and has been shit since. Don't remember seeing anything like that ever 
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 29-07-2016 13:55
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Leopold König allegedly signed a contract with Bora for next year...
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| Riis123 |
Posted on 29-07-2016 14:38
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Strong rumours about Bennati to Movistar. Would be a very welcome addition
Also, Carapaz will ride at Movistar for the remainder of 2016, his first race will be l'Ain. |
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| ivaneurope |
Posted on 29-07-2016 14:53
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https://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/r...ium=Social
From this article the rumours are following:
Astana and Bora are looking to poach from the Tinkoff outfit
Kreuziger is linked to Katusha
Guardini is linked to either Lampre or the Bahrain outfit (I guess this team will be ran by Italians, but the money will be Bahraini)
Tony Martin is linked to Bora
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| Kiserlovski01 |
Posted on 29-07-2016 15:32
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Has the retirement of Greg Henderson been confirmed by any other source?
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| FMulleague |
Posted on 29-07-2016 18:22
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Cam Meyer is retiring, Jesse Sergent is also retiring because of his injuries sustained by the Shimano car in Flanders. This is a shame, I really like these two riders, both prematurely retiring. |
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| Strydz |
Posted on 30-07-2016 08:12
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He responded to a tweet asking him if he's retiring by saying it's just a rumour
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 30-07-2016 09:33
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Riis123 wrote:
Strong rumours about Bennati to Movistar. Would be a very welcome addition
Also, Carapaz will ride at Movistar for the remainder of 2016, his first race will be l'Ain.
Carapaz?
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| Riis123 |
Posted on 30-07-2016 09:46
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A rider from Equador who rode for Lizarte this year and has done super well. Should be a good talent, but he is 23 y/o now, so not that young. Will be interesting to follow him in his first races. |
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| Strydz |
Posted on 30-07-2016 10:29
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FMulleague wrote:
Cam Meyer is retiring, Jesse Sergent is also retiring because of his injuries sustained by the Shimano car in Flanders. This is a shame, I really like these two riders, both prematurely retiring.
Cameron Meyer hasn't officially retired, he's quit road cycling for certain private reasons but will race again at some stage on the track which he's been a World Champion in the Madison, Points Race and Team Pursuit
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| Strydz |
Posted on 30-07-2016 10:38
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Not only confirmed but could happen as early as August 2nd this season as a mid season transfer https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/carlo...-to-orica/ Orica want him in the team for Burgos then the Vuelta
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