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| tsmoha |
Posted on 10-11-2014 13:05
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Bobridge  Well, guess he couldn't really fullfill his potential, right? Nice addition for Budget though. Kinda coup like last year with Roe.
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 10-11-2014 13:52
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Bobridge to Budget, well i never expected that  |
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| Dippofix |
Posted on 10-11-2014 14:47
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Matt Brammeier is looking pretty good for a move to PCT level, my bet would be as leadout at MTN. https://www.stickybottle.com/latest-ne...tal-level/
Alternatively, leading out Sam Bennett at Bora, which would be made of awesome.
Also, U23 TT World Champion of the hearts, Ryan Mullen re-signs with An Post for 2015.
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 10-11-2014 15:10
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Dippofix wrote:
Matt Brammeier is looking pretty good for a move to PCT level, my bet would be as leadout at MTN. https://www.stickybottle.com/latest-ne...tal-level/
Alternatively, leading out Sam Bennett at Bora, which would be made of awesome.
Also, U23 TT World Champion of the hearts, Ryan Mullen re-signs with An Post for 2015.
You forgot their biggest news, marquee signing I guess, Aidan Kruopis joining Post. Quite surprised he couldn't find a PCT team for him.
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| Dippofix |
Posted on 10-11-2014 15:14
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Alakagom wrote:
Dippofix wrote:
Matt Brammeier is looking pretty good for a move to PCT level, my bet would be as leadout at MTN. https://www.stickybottle.com/latest-ne...tal-level/
Alternatively, leading out Sam Bennett at Bora, which would be made of awesome.
Also, U23 TT World Champion of the hearts, Ryan Mullen re-signs with An Post for 2015.
You forgot their biggest news, marquee signing I guess, Aidan Kruopis joining Post. Quite surprised he couldn't find a PCT team for him.
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat? That's a big shock, could absolutely dominate .2 races if he finds his form again.
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| CountArach |
Posted on 10-11-2014 21:22
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Kruopis is a great signing, he was great at Landbouwkrediet.
As for bobridge, while I'm surprised he couldn't find at least a PCT squad like Drapac, I'm not surprised he is dropping down the ranks. Isn't it rumoured that he has quite a serious alcohol problem?
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 10-11-2014 21:36
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CountArach wrote:
Kruopis is a great signing, he was great at Landbouwkrediet.
As for bobridge, while I'm surprised he couldn't find at least a PCT squad like Drapac, I'm not surprised he is dropping down the ranks. Isn't it rumoured that he has quite a serious alcohol problem?
Budget Forklits struck a deal with Aussie track performance hiring Bobridge and few other endurace track riders. While they will ride bit of road, for Bobridge the goal is gold at Rio.
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| MrUfo87 |
Posted on 10-11-2014 21:46
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Still I haven't heard many riders who'll go the Belkin. Do they even have 25 riders for next season or do they have to sign some more?
Btw: Probably missed it, but I thought that Betancur would leave AG2R, or will he stay at them?
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| MartijnVDD |
Posted on 10-11-2014 22:12
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He'll stay if I'm not mistaken. |
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| CountArach |
Posted on 10-11-2014 23:42
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Alakagom wrote:
CountArach wrote:
Kruopis is a great signing, he was great at Landbouwkrediet.
As for bobridge, while I'm surprised he couldn't find at least a PCT squad like Drapac, I'm not surprised he is dropping down the ranks. Isn't it rumoured that he has quite a serious alcohol problem?
Budget Forklits struck a deal with Aussie track performance hiring Bobridge and few other endurace track riders. While they will ride bit of road, for Bobridge the goal is gold at Rio.
Interesting, thanks. And I just remembered that it was the drunk driving incident that I was thinking of.
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| Strydz |
Posted on 11-11-2014 01:27
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CountArach wrote:
Alakagom wrote:
CountArach wrote:
Kruopis is a great signing, he was great at Landbouwkrediet.
As for bobridge, while I'm surprised he couldn't find at least a PCT squad like Drapac, I'm not surprised he is dropping down the ranks. Isn't it rumoured that he has quite a serious alcohol problem?
Budget Forklits struck a deal with Aussie track performance hiring Bobridge and few other endurace track riders. While they will ride bit of road, for Bobridge the goal is gold at Rio.
Interesting, thanks. And I just remembered that it was the drunk driving incident that I was thinking of.
This signing was all about Rio 2016, I'm pretty sure Budget have the main 5 team persuit riders in the squad for the next 2 seasons. Looks like a smart move from both Budget and the Cycling Australia track management to make this happen.
Hells 500 Crew and 6 x Everester
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| roturn |
Posted on 13-11-2014 09:15
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Has anyone heard something about Alexnder Krieger for 2015?
The other two stagiares Konrad (Bora), Mühlberger (Gourmetfein) seem to have contracts but while I expected Krieger to get a contract at Bora as well, I can`t find anything.
Imo they should keep him as he is a very promising German talent and next to Bauhaus probably one of the best young German sprinters.
The combination of Bennett/Bauhaus though will already be great for a PCT team but Krieger as 3rd sprinter would be nice. In especially as Schorn is stagnating and not really improving. |
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| roturn |
Posted on 13-11-2014 09:15
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Has anyone heard something about Alexander Krieger for 2015?
The other two stagiares Konrad (Bora), Mühlberger (Gourmetfein) seem to have contracts but while I expected Krieger to get a contract at Bora as well, I can`t find anything.
Imo they should keep him as he is a very promising German talent and next to Bauhaus probably one of the best young German sprinters.
The combination of Bennett/Bauhaus though will already be great for a PCT team but Krieger as 3rd sprinter would be nice. In especially as Schorn is stagnating and not really improving.
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 13-11-2014 09:53
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Muhlberger and Krieger both have pre contracts with Bora for 2016. It's kinda sponsorship contract, if they maintain decent results in 2015 and they have a place in 2016 team. Bora wanted to give them more time to develop before the big step up.
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| roturn |
Posted on 13-11-2014 13:23
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That sounds great even though I thought Mühlberger would join Gourmetfein or what the name is.
But having a "contract" for 1-2 years should give all their talents the needed time to make the next step.
With Bauhaus/Bennett it will be hard for Krieger anyway to go on his own in many races. But in especially in some smaller Belgium Classics I see him getting a free role, while the two others probably lead them in most bigger and German races. Don`t think that Bauhaus will acchieve a lot against WT teams but you never know. He was pretty promising last season getting a couple of nice wins. |
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 13-11-2014 13:32
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roturn wrote:
That sounds great even though I thought Mühlberger would join Gourmetfein or what the name is.
But having a "contract" for 1-2 years should give all their talents the needed time to make the next step.
With Bauhaus/Bennett it will be hard for Krieger anyway to go on his own in many races. But in especially in some smaller Belgium Classics I see him getting a free role, while the two others probably lead them in most bigger and German races. Don`t think that Bauhaus will acchieve a lot against WT teams but you never know. He was pretty promising last season getting a couple of nice wins.
He will  As I said the pre contracts are for 2016, and both of them can ride as trainees with them from August again, until then though they will ride on CT teams, like Mühlberger with Gourmetfein and Kreiger with still unknown team I guess.
Talking about Germans, Julian Kern (AG2R) retires at 24.
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| roturn |
Posted on 13-11-2014 14:04
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Ah. Now I understand your point.
This is not that ideal then for Krieger as I had hoped he will go for some PCT team this season and except for Bora I don`t think he will get one. So eventually back to CT for this season and then PCT in August.
Julian Kern is really sad news. He was promising in some races and I liked his attacks a lot. |
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| Croatia14 |
Posted on 14-11-2014 12:30
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I would have really liked to see Julian Kern giving his WT experiences to riders at Stölting/LKT/Teams Stuttgart or any other german CT-Team or even Bora-Argon 18 |
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| Selwink |
Posted on 14-11-2014 12:34
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Haven't seen it mentioned here yet, Jan Hirt to CCC. Martin Reimer, former German champ, returns to his homeland to ride for LKT.
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| Anderis |
Posted on 14-11-2014 18:54
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So Bauer and Zepuntke to fill the remaining 2 spots in Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling. Zepuntke is a bit of a surprise.
https://www.slipst...in-roster/
I'm happy that Garmin is staying as a title co-sponsor and hope new team kits will be good looking. 
About the roster, though, I liked the 2014 roster more. A bit too many youngsters, that will not show their best at the WT level in 2015 and may well leave the team before they reach their peak. And the only older riders that have joined- Ted King and Marangoni- are really below par WT riders IMO.
The loss of guys like Farrar and Vansummeren is not balanced short-term, and long-term, who knows where most of these talented young guys will be riding in 3 years time. There's no certainty Cannondale will be the team that will benefit from them. |
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