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| CountArach |
Posted on 03-10-2014 14:04
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Alakagom wrote:
Belkin finally officially confirms signing of Asbroeck and Timo Roosen ( Rabo Dev) . Also extensions for Wynants and Wagner (2016) with Flens and Tjallingii (2015)
I am, perhaps unsurprisingly, excited.
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 03-10-2014 14:39
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CountArach wrote:
Alakagom wrote:
Belkin finally officially confirms signing of Asbroeck and Timo Roosen ( Rabo Dev) . Also extensions for Wynants and Wagner (2016) with Flens and Tjallingii (2015)
I am, perhaps unsurprisingly, excited.
Indeed, preety much he chose the perfect team. Only Hofland at Belkin for sprints so he'll lead in most of his races, plus nice learning curve with Sep in the team, and ability to lead in smaller classics like he did at TopSport.
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| sgdanny |
Posted on 03-10-2014 20:44
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Christian Mager from Stölting to Cult
Elia Favilli from Lampre to Neri Sottoli
Lars van der Haar to Giant - Alpecin
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 03-10-2014 20:48
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CountArach wrote:
Alakagom wrote:
Belkin finally officially confirms signing of Asbroeck and Timo Roosen ( Rabo Dev) . Also extensions for Wynants and Wagner (2016) with Flens and Tjallingii (2015)
I am, perhaps unsurprisingly, excited.
I'll 2nd that statement.  |
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 03-10-2014 20:48
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sgdanny wrote:
Lars van der Haar to Giant - Alpecin
Still 100% focused on Cross though, no real interests in transfereing
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| fidjim2013 |
Posted on 03-10-2014 21:28
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Rosskopf inks deal with BMC |
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| Silvio Herklotz |
Posted on 03-10-2014 22:38
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sgdanny wrote:
Christian Mager from Stölting to Cult
Is Stölting being shut down or what? 
Besides, I don't see him fitting in there really well, but Cult signed kind of everybody for next season. We'll see how it turns out for them.
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| stenic |
Posted on 03-10-2014 23:10
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Owain Doull to Europcar
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| nils erik |
Posted on 04-10-2014 10:28
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Sparebanken Sør has signed four new riders and probably completed their roster for 2014 (don't hope so, as it looks weak.
Vegard Robinson Bugge is arriving from Joker, and will most likely be the overall team leader with both Enger, Hoem and Lunke leaving. He has power for sure, and I think he can do well.
Herman Dahl was the fastest sprinter in Norway this year. If he gets enough power to keep with the peloton to the sprint on sprint stages, he will surely get some results; but he is not on that level yet (a bit like the young Guardini)
Trond Håkon Trondsen is also a fast man, who have performed ok in sprints in eastern europe this year, but haven't performed a single shit in Norway. Even if he have had better results this year, I still regard him as a lead-out for Røinås, eventually Dahl.
Carl Fredrik Hagen is a big questionmark really. He is an mtb-rider, with almost no experience on the road, so it is difficult to know how he can do. Looks to me as the typical Rujano-man (50 flat, 65 MO in PCM). Today I regard him as just outside of the top 5 climbers in Norway (Nordhaug, Hoem, Eiking, Løvik, Lunke) but I guess he will have the usual positioning problems the first season. Maybe in a few years.
All in all no riders with huge potential has arrived, but it will surely rise the potential of the overall team. Still, without their four biggest names next season, they will have big problems winning races. I really hope some of the weaker riders on the team (Kaggestad!!, Hodnebrog, Larsen) will pull out of the team, to make room for some more. |
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| Tafiolmo |
Posted on 04-10-2014 19:23
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In certain places on the internet, I've seen for a few weeks now that Fabio Aru has been linked with Sky, just rumour or is there any truth in this? |
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 04-10-2014 20:28
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Aru is definitely not moving anywhere this year, under contract. However there are rumors he could be off next year, but who knows.
Niemiec sings 2 year extension.
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 04-10-2014 21:27
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Are LottoNL going to be Wold Tour next year?
Cause their transfers are far from impressive and they might be one of the weakest teams in the WT. Two big riders have left the team, plus a few other good ones and no replacement has been brought in.
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 04-10-2014 21:31
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alexkr00 wrote:
Are LottoNL going to be Wold Tour next year?
Cause their transfers are far from impressive and they might be one of the weakest teams in the WT. Two big riders have left the team, plus a few other good ones and no replacement has been brought in.
Oh yes, most teams are scaling down already ahead of 2016 maximum of 23 riders per team. And there are poorer looking teams in WT anyway,
And their team is still not bad. Kelderman developing, Gesink back into decent form it looks, Ten Dam reliable GC ridder, Vanmarcke capable of winning monuments, and Markus, Asbroeck and Hofland as decent sprinters.
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 04-10-2014 21:37
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Alakagom wrote:
alexkr00 wrote:
Are LottoNL going to be Wold Tour next year?
Cause their transfers are far from impressive and they might be one of the weakest teams in the WT. Two big riders have left the team, plus a few other good ones and no replacement has been brought in.
Oh yes, most teams are scaling down already ahead of 2016 maximum of 23 riders per team. And there are poorer looking teams in WT anyway,
And their team is still not bad. Kelderman developing, Gesink back into decent form it looks, Ten Dam reliable GC ridder, Vanmarcke capable of winning monuments, and Markus, Asbroeck and Hofland as decent sprinters.
Didn't know about the 23 riders rule as I don't follow these news very closely nowadays.
You're right, those are good riders but except Vanmarcke, I don't see any of them brining in big wins. Or, maybe I'm just used with the old Rabobank days...
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| SSJ2Luigi |
Posted on 04-10-2014 21:40
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you mean the days where Freire and Menchov only got results home?  (probably not but that's how I remember the Rabobank days)
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| Riis123 |
Posted on 04-10-2014 21:59
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Alakagom wrote:
alexkr00 wrote:
Are LottoNL going to be Wold Tour next year?
Cause their transfers are far from impressive and they might be one of the weakest teams in the WT. Two big riders have left the team, plus a few other good ones and no replacement has been brought in.
Oh yes, most teams are scaling down already ahead of 2016 maximum of 23 riders per team. And there are poorer looking teams in WT anyway,
And their team is still not bad. Kelderman developing, Gesink back into decent form it looks, Ten Dam reliable GC ridder, Vanmarcke capable of winning monuments, and Markus, Asbroeck and Hofland as decent sprinters.
Kelderman will probably get a few top-10 (and possibly top-5s as well) in WT races. I dont see Ten Dam having a Tour like this again as he is getting older, I dont see many points there. Gesink will probably get a few top-10 and good placements in hilly classics if he has a good season. Sepp will need to produce big time in order for them not to suck the bottom
What you just said can basically be said for every team in the World Tour. Talentwise (as in talent capable of producing results at the WT) they are indeed one of the worst, if not the worst team imo. |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 05-10-2014 13:00
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That will be a Great move for him and nice to have another Welshman in the Pro peleton  |
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| Strydz |
Posted on 05-10-2014 18:17
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SSJ2Luigi wrote:
you mean the days where Freire and Menchov only got results home? (probably not but that's how I remember the Rabobank days)
Don't for forget that L.L Sanchez was also good for some wins...
Hells 500 Crew and 6 x Everester
Don Rd Launching Place
Melbourne Hill Rd Warrandyte
Colby Drive Belgrave South
William Rd The Patch
David Hill Rd Monbulk
Lakeside Drive Emerald
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 05-10-2014 18:23
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SSJ2Luigi wrote:
you mean the days where Freire and Menchov only got results home? (probably not but that's how I remember the Rabobank days)
You are forgetting the Chicken, Dekker (both), Boogerd, even Gesink and some others
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| SSJ2Luigi |
Posted on 05-10-2014 18:53
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alexkr00 wrote:
SSJ2Luigi wrote:
you mean the days where Freire and Menchov only got results home? (probably not but that's how I remember the Rabobank days)
You are forgetting the Chicken, Dekker (both), Boogerd, even Gesink and some others
PCM06 sure says so too, so it must be true
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