Before I'm totally at the arrow and Chris at the mower

I am back again. Second year of the diamand bang! The competition about the bigggest surprise or upset from this year, cycling related. Last year ''Contador getting busted'' went away with the prize. Hopefully the diamond bang is a little more joyfull this year. You find more nominees from last year here and here. What is it going to be this year? 

The Diamond Bang could be anything. Rider who surprised you.. Poels! Team which stunned your mind, course, stage, GT which turned out be more excited. A DS who opend your mouth saying Whaaa.. Or anything.. As long as the rider, person, newssite, cyclingthing turned out to be more surprising/different/eyeopener than you have expected.

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The Gilbert from the teams has kicked out 29 riders. 12 from Leopard and 17 from RetireShck. The bought 6 riders or all of this says Wielerflits says the Luxembourgian newspaper Wort. The nominees riders who are talented enough to ride here:

1. Daniele Bennati (Italië)
2. Fabian Cancellara (Zwitserland)
3. Jakob Fuglsang (Denemarken)
4. Linus Gerdemann (Duitsland)
5. Maxime Monfort (België)
6. Giacomo Nizzolo (Italië)
7. Joost Posthuma (Nederland)
8. Thomas Rohregger (Oostenrijk)
9. Andy Schleck (Luxemburg)
10. Fränk Schleck (Luxemburg)
11. Jens Voigt (Duitsland)
12. Robert Wagner (Duitsland)
14. Oliver Zaugg (Zwitserland)
14. Matthew Busche (Verenigde Staten)
15. Ben Hermans (België)
16. Chris Horner (Verenigde Staten)
17. Markel Irizar (Spanje)
18. Benjamin King (Verenigde Staten)
19. Andreas Klöden (Duitsland)
20. Tiago Machado (Portugal)
21. Nelson Oliveira (Portugal)
22. Grégory Rast (Zwitserland)
23. Jesse Sergent (Nieuw-Zeeland)
24. Haimar Zubeldia (Spanje)
25. Jan Bakelants (België)
26. George Bennet (Nieuw-Zeeland) (Neo)
27. Laurent Didier (Luxemburg)
28. Tony Gallopin (Frankrijk)
29. Gianni Meersman (België)
30. Rüdiger Selig (Duitsland) (Neo)

Out:
1. William Clarke > GreenEDGE Cycling
2. Stefan Denifl > Vacansoleil-DCM
3. Brice Feillu > Saur-Sojasun
4. Dominic Klemme > Project 1t4i (Skill-Shimano)
5. Anders Lund > Saxo Bank-SunGard
6. Martin Mortensen > Vacansoleil-DCM
7. Stuart O'Grady > GreenEDGE Cycling
8. Martin Pedersen > Christina Watches
9. Bruno Pires > Saxo Bank-SunGard
10. Tom Stamsnijder > Project 1t4i
11. Davide Vigano > Lampre-ISD
12. Fabian Wegmann > Katusha Team
13. Fumiyuki Beppu > GreenEDGE Cycling
14. Janez Brajkovic > Astana
15. Manuel Cardoso > Caja Rural
16. Philip Deignan > UnitedHealthcare
17. Robert Hunter > Garmin-Cervélo
18. Michael Kwiatkowski > Omega Pharma-Quick Step
19. Levi Leipheimer > Omega Pharma-Quick Step
20. Geoffroy Lequatre > Bretagne-Schuller
21. Jason McCartney > UnitedHealthcare
22. Robbie McEwen > GreenEDGE Cycling
23. Dimitriy Muravyev > Astana
24. Sergio Paulinho > Saxo Bank-SunGard
25. Sebastien Rosseler > Garmin-Cervélo
26. Sam Bewley > ??
27. Yaroslav Popovych > ??
28. Ivan Rovny > ??
29. Björn Selander > ??

Who's going to work for who? Can 'I have cobbles for breakfast` celarra has very little support in th classic. Is this a sign that he's going to target the Tour? Sending the Shleck's there would be a chanceless thing to do. And is this teally the superteam it says it is? Or is that title for BMC?

There is an anti Radio Shack - Leopard movement. De Telegraaf reports that Saxo Bank and Astana have been talking to eacht other since the end of the Alpe D'Huez stage in the Tour de France. Why at that moment? Dunno. They want to bound their power to create superduperteam 2 around Alberto Contador, or well.. if he doesn't get the banhammer that is. Speculated is that the cyclebrand Specialised initiated the negotiations. 

What about that? Is it going to be the year of superteams? And does more firework gives your team more chance of winning the Tour? Because with all due respect, BMC was not a superteam..

Source: De Telegraaf (Dutch)

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The giro is the most fabulous Grand Tour in the year, the Tour the most happening, but the Vuelta has by far the best battle for the red jersey. We have had 10 stages. 2 mountain stage, 1 long TT and the gaps have been small. Hail for boni seconds!

The classification

Thanks to Bruce Suomi, used without asking permission.

I see 8 man who still could win the Vuelta. The top 7 + Nieve Rodriguez. You never know it with him. 

Nibali seems the man to beat. He knows how to win a Grand Tour and doesn't crack probably in the third week. Crack he only did at the last 200m of yesterday's stage. That didn't look good. 

Wiggins also in pole position to win the Vuelta. If he's as strong as yesterday? Than he wil win. But the mountains are getting steeper. Angliru, I'm talking about you!. Can he hang on there?

Froome. Well. Serious have doubt he can hang on. He came out of nowhere. So to hold that for the next 1.5 week?

Fuglsang. His weapon is the TT. Could hang on the climbs. But is not that good on the climbs. Can't see him winning.

Kessiakoff. Well. Seems he also find bavk his climbing skills. Better climber than Froome and Fuglsang. But don't think he can climb better than Wiggins and Nibali. Think he likes climbing not to long. 

Monfort. The Belgian who switched place with VDB. Steady as he go Monfort. Always finishing top 20. Invicible but no way he's going to come close to the rioja. He could be steady pedalling to higher places when some of the names above him will fall away.

Mollema. I think he's the best climber here.. Serious.. His sprint can help him close to the lead. Maybe I am looking it way to orange but with 3.5 uphill finishes left...  Btw: Not that I mind, but it would be nice if he attacks. He hang around yesterday which was good with all that wind. Only a real GC man has to attack, but if you win the Vuelta I will not nag, Mollema! 

Rodriguez. That 3.5 uphill finishes is the reason he still not knocked out. He could gain seconds with bonification and some attacks. The more steep hills are also in his adventage. But he should start moving fast.

Did I miss anything? What do you think? Who is going to win? Some other, eeh wll thought analysis?

Prediction:

1. Mollema

2. Nibali

3 Wiggins

4 Rodriguez

5 Monfort

Part 2 of the profiles of the Vuelta. What a fun we had with numers of 27% and we have hailed Kittel. Now the second half with more profiles and less talk! 

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I'm sure everybody already studied the course of de Ronde van Spanje, Vuelta a Espana, the most predictable course this year! Because SPOILER ALERT! The race will be won by Mikel Nieve. You heard it here before. Sorry for ruining 3 weeks fun! Miguel Indurain the second has shown excellent climbing skills in the Giro and is quietly preparing to  dominate the Vuelta as only Luis Ocana could dominate a Grand Tour.

But to continue with the purpose of this post. How is the Vuelta going to look like? Is it hard, easy, for the time trialers, for Thor Hushovd? I've seen a little. The trend is going on. Lot's of difficult stages, less and less sprinters stages.. Almost need a loop to find them. 

 

ps: Now I've typed it. Not to informative. But always handy to have the profiles in one place.

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Disclaimer: I think there will be some allegations toward riders in this thread. If you can't stand it don't read it. You've been warned. It's just a thread to take the doping to one place.. And I for one, don't mind talking doping. 

Every Tour goes with incoyable perfomces. We have seen Landis fly away, Kohl taking the KOM, Schumacher who was in every break, the Basque winning a stage, the chicken! All of who perfomaned on the edge and over. 

Does thhis doping trend break or continuein the Tour? Where their perfomances who couldn't be made without doping? As we seen the climbing times on some cols you would say there is at least a good indication of a cleaner peloton. With climbing times who where 2 minutes or more down. This also could be the case beacause of the weaknesses of the favorites, headwind or some of the maaad attacks from 95km to go. That will, for now, reamain a question..

Poll

Was the Tour de France 2011 dopefree?

0%

Yes

1 votes

28%

No

33 votes

45%

No, but 98% clean

52 votes

16%

Don't know

19 votes

8%

Don't care

10 votes

115 votes | Poll has closed

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Useless post. Because we just had one mountainstage and now I'm going to ask you to predict the top 5 GC of the Tour. But I like to jump to conclusions so here is mine top 5

1 Andy Schleck Because he is still number one on the mountains

2 Cadel Evans He is sooo not a winner

3 Samsan We love orange. And he TT his place on the podium

4 Fränk Schleck Because he TT like a clown

5 Alberto Contador Where is he going to make time up?

6 Ivan Basso Because Jens, our Swedsh guy, said his first mountain stage was his best one

7 Thomas Voeckler Who else?! Noo probably not.. Out of the yello he will lose an half our to win an other stage again.

 

What do you think?

Once upon a time there was a little country named Holland. We all lived peacefully here and I really hoped for you that this was the end of the story but no.  In this country there where 2 things we had enough. Water and wind. To transport everyone we had walkbikes, bikes with enormous wheels, bikes who where pulled by cows and the most important bikes with chain. Long and peacefully we could ride them without the annoying interference from Spaniards, French, Italians. They wanted to race with  bikes with us and God man, we sucked. 

And if that not was enough the competition came also from oversee. The introduction of airplans made it possible that there came riders from the USA, I also didn't know they had other ways to transport themself than cars!?, and from why couldn't they keep down under the sea Australia. We were shocked. Speechless and blown out of our shoes. Every finish we passed was at least 5 minutes behind the winner.  Every time we heard a starting shot the podium misses where already kissing the winners and while we were celebrating our victory in the Tour de Rijke, some other dude was standing on a podium in France?! What the fack dude..

 

"Enough!!" Cried through whole the Netherlands. "We can't let them embarrass them in our sport!"

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VDS is on. Nobody listened to my well meant advices. 51 Farrar players? Really. Shame on you American people. But what if I didn't do the trick. What was your playing strategy? I was planning on a 80% Rabo team but couldn't give me 100% for that task. So instead I went for the winning 25 and I created: The Kings of Eritrea!

Why Eritrea? Because cycling is the biggest sport in Eritrea! How cool is that? You have to honour that. And after the disgraceful treatment Daniel Teklehaimanot got at Garmin my Captain was born.

With the winning streak at Rabo and me being Dutch it was clear as 1+1=2, that was all the math in this post, I promise,  Langeveld, Boom, Gesink where a lock in my team.

After that I just build my team around them. Tyler Farrar my top heavy guy because he loves to race.. And score points.. And well.. Haven't you read the Cav/Farrar vs Aladin story? see link

10-12 categry. Menchov! Ondervalued the guy. Winning the Vuelta is going to do massive things with his points. Marcato is somebody who finishes everywhere at the second place. Point he will get and Brajko.. Leader of RSH at the Tour. Hope he get his points. A little gamble. Not very likely to improve a lot. But we'll see what happens..

3 sprinters after that. The one and only sprint of LepparD-trek. Bennati. That guy is serious overrated, also by me, but when Lepardi-treko keep confidence in him he we'll be fine.  R. Feuillu, finally can sore at GT's and Bole.

Van Garderen, Belleti, Oss and Taaramäe. Young guys who could easily outscore their total points of last year.

1 and 2 points. Poels of course! He's Dutch, riding in the wrong team but I forgive him, Michael Matthews.. Rabo! LS Haedo, he's better than JJ Haedo en Felline. Upcomin talent.

1 points. Kittel! Riding at Skill could score points in minor tours, Ulissi talented Lampre climber and Vivani.. D'uuuh..

TEKLAHAIMANOT!

So.. What about you?

Deadlines are nice.. Although if VDS deadline is coming close.. And you tried everything: Stalking Jens for tips, asking the black unicorn to let crash riders to make picks easier, log in to PodiumcafVDS on open library places to hope somebody miracle makes a team for you, flip a coin to decide who's in or out, (this actually take a long time) than there is now.. A little help out.. (anti-climax)

Why should I be the one to help? Well I know a little of cycling.. And can shut out UNBIASED fandomness.. (well sometimes)

First some random thoughts. I will end with a buy or sell advice for some top guys.

First random though. To do well is a little luck, but more skills. Prove? 7 CyclingFever players in the top 25. (Altho this can also be a result of spreading the best buys through each other.. Just saying.. (also a CF player))

Random:

Top 10 last year:

1 28, 18, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 4, 4, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 (7711->13161)

2 28, 20, 18, 16, 12, 10, 6, 6, 4, 4, 4, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 (8286->12528)

3 28, 22, 16, 10, 8, 8, 8, 6, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1 (7941->12295)

4 24, 20, 14, 12, 12, 10, 8, 8, 6, 6, 6, 4, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1  (7337->12146)

5 32, 22, 20, 14, 8, 6, 6, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1 (8151->11869)

6: 16, 14, 14, 14, 12, 12, 10, 8, 6, 6, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1 (6185->11689)

7: 32, 22, 16, 14, 12, 12, 10, 8, 4, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 (8154->11591)

8 32, 20, 20, 14, 12, 8, 8, 6, 6, 4, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 (7619->11565)

9: 24, 20, 18, 16, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 (7757->11526)

10: 32, 22, 16, 12, 12, 10, 6, 6, 6, 4, 4, 4, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 (7047->11482)

Bold is best scoring rider. Bold and Italic is second best rider.

What did we learn. It are pretty medicore teams in their structure. (Except number 6!) Top heavy guys, some domestiques and "full of hope" riders. If cycling is not you core business.. Don't let you seduce to other structures. Last year only 3 of the 30 teams with a wild structure,, meaning lots of 12+, lots of 4-10 and lots of 1-2, cracked the 10000+. see here

Also don't overprice your team. The team with the biggest prospect, scored 10757 points in 2009!, did much less in 2010. Points earned in the past.. are no guarantee for points in the future.. The top 10 of those teams did not well.

Ok. Now I just let Ahillock do the talking:

Ideally you need to score 75-90 points per point spent if you want to be competitive in the top 10. If you don’t care about the top 10, then that really doesn’t matter.

The riders that have the greatest upside are those middle group riders: that 10-16 point range. Don’t believe me? Look at last year.

1) 16- Nibali= 599 to 2221
2) 14- Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver= 871 to 2000
3) 14- Vino= 485 to 1482
4) 8- Scarponi= 456 to 1293
5) 14- F. Schleck= 632 to 1224
6) 12- Luis Leon Sanchez Gil= 688 to 1210
7) 10- Oscar Friere= 540 to 1046
8) 8- Ryder Hesjedal= 420 to 1040

(Edit Frinking: Nice list. Altho there are 25 others guys who didn't overdo their price in this area. Don't let them get you)

Obviously there are also examples going the other way. However the top riders (I.e. Gilbert, Contador, Cancellara, Evans, Cavendish…etc.) that will cost you the big bucks 22-28 points are consistent at their point range. They really have reached their “peak” and will either maintain this or decrease in points scored based on condition/injuries during the year. It is very hard for them to increase their point value much more than they have except for a +/- 100 points here or there.

For example:

2009———-2010—-points scored

Gilbert———-1990—————2145
Contador——2222————-1996
Cancellara—-1727————-1736
Cadel Evans——1908———-1710
Cavendish——-1688————-1541
Hushovd———-1560————-1442 (this was saved by him winning Worlds)
A. Schleck————1467————-1364
Samuel Sanchez——-1730———-1345
Tom Boonen——-1525————-1065
Denis Menchov———1610————810

These are just a sampling of riders from the +22 point riders (22-32 points). The one standout was Tyler Farrar last year who at 20 points went from 1090 to 2000.

And Ursula:

The value of the real expensive riders is that you pretty much know what you are getting. Rarely do they go bust. To but them you are buying production at a fairly certain rate. You are buying insurance.

What did we learn. Top guys are there for the save points. Don't take to many. The 8-22 is the group you must nail if you want a good result.

Ok. What does this mean for your team? We need a normal stucture, pick one save top guy +22 for the save points and 3 till 7 10-22 points riders. Pick 6 and 8 pointers at will. Not to many! Than hire some good 1 pointers, yes they are there. Out of decent 1 pointers pick 2 pointers, out of decent 2 pointers, pick 4 pointers. Till you're maxed. (I liked this strategy..)

22+=pick 1 rider
10-22=pick 3-7 riders
6-8= pick 3-5 riders
1-4= the rest

Last random thought: Top 10 last year had a return of 79.9 per point spend.

Ok. That was it

Now to the hire and fire business..

Alberto Contador Velasco. 28 points..(Have to return 2240)

This shouldn't be to hard. You want to be sure that you get the points floating in? Don't take him. In an ideal situation he wins everything what he rides before the Giro + the Giro. Than he will pay you back. But he has to increase his score from last year with 300 points. With the mostly Spanish preparation he rides,  that is almost impossible.. Or.. he has to win LBL and FW. Advice: Don't hire!

Philipe Gilbert 28 points (Have to return 2240 points)

His season last year was outstanding/outrageous. Scored in every classic. Won one and well. a stage in the Vuelta. If he rides the same program as last year it is a don't buy. How in the world can you top that season? However.. The first stages in the Tour are build for Philipe and he wants them. This means, for the circumspect (?) reader POINTS! And Gilbert being Gilbert just also won a stage in the Algavre. So it's not that he's becoming tired of winning.. Altho.. Is it really possible to score that much again in every classic? Verdict: I will let you decide this on your own..

Tyler Farrar 26 points (Have to return 2080 points)

Have to do slightly better than last year. Problems on the horizon? Yes! Can he again top 5 in RvV or cpompensate that? Where can he make up the points in the Giro? (Giro is so heavy there a lesser sprint stages) Answer? Worldchampionship, MSR and the Tour de France. In the WC he is a big favourite. MSR should be do-able, In the Tour he can only do better.  So worth the points? He certainly is.  But just for the save points. Not for a big upset in points.

Vinzenco Nibali 26 points (Have to return 2080 points)

This was the easiest key to succes last year.. Have to score a little less to be again worth his points. And it seems that can be arranged. He just scored 80 points before the Giro. Can improve here. Altho! Can you top a 3rd and 1st place in a GT? Me not to impressed by his skills say he was a little lucky.. And there is not a chance he can do that again. Certainly not with some major results in Emilie and Lombardia at the end. I say don't buy him..

That's it. Your head hurts now. Trying to make English sentences from my sentences.. And my head hurts to. And if somebody wants do discuss the 24 point guys........ Be my guest!

And rereading this it wasn't to helpful. Lots of old and ruminant(?) info. Ah well we have now a nice new fanpost to discuss VDS at will.

The battle between.. Belgium and Holland.. Pattaten met friet en zuurkool.. A not working goverment and a non exicsting goverment, between cross and.. korfbal.. Between a beautiful Flemisch accent and a loud G, Schevening FTW!, And between Johan Cruijf and Marc Marie Le Pfaff.. Oh.. and het Rijksmuseum and Manneken Pis.

Start.. Which started out as a Quick Step fan snark, went via a big win Quick Step vs Rabobank, to a van den Broeck vs Gesink fight. (You have to enlarge your horizon if you want to take down Rabobank!) Now both Gesink and van den Broeck want to be good in Valkenberg WC 2012. So  they both have the plan to ride the Tour and Vuelta next year (2011). But who's going to win that fight? What does the power of Podiumcafe have to say about this...

Van den Broeck or Gesink

Poll

Who's going to do better in the Tour and Vuelta

51%

Gesink all the way. 2-0

65 votes

19%

Tie breaker. Van den Broeck the Tour, Gesink the Vuelta 1-1

24 votes

12%

Tie breaker. Gesink the Tour, Van den Broeck the Vuelta 1-1

16 votes

8%

Van den Broeck all the way 0-2

11 votes

7%

I don't give a damn. But it was fun anyway

10 votes

126 votes | Poll has closed

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Edit: Tried to post this some time back.. Didn't work out.. Some data is outdated but ok. Let's try it again in the silent after season..

I saw the light. Finally. After some comment of my friend, because really.. A friend of Vino is a friend of me, 

My strongest dark horse is my resilience(?) I could relie on that in GT's. But if it is going bad in the Tour, I always can start in the Vuelta. Normally tho, I only ride one GT in a season with this team. In 2 years, when the group is more experienced, I can try to double again. Giro-Tour or Tour-Vuelta.

Quote by Alberto Contador

If it's Frinklish. It's translated by me

One thing. He's talking about his future by Astana... But that's not the point. 

Second. He talks about a safety net after the Tour?! That is so not appropriate. You can not have that after that after the biggest event in cycling. So.. We have to re-order the GT's. The right order is of course: Vuelta-Giro-Tour.. Why?

 

1. GT riders can double. The Vuelta and the Tour are far enough away from each other to double-up. Do the Vuelta and Tour or maybe Giro and the Tour. What would you see? GT riders who are battling on more GT's. As fans you could see more of you're favorite rider and more riders is most of the time more action. With the Tour stuck-in-the-middle it's almost impossible. Only few GT riders can make a good double.

2. The Tour is the thing now. There is no way back now. Nobody can skip the Tour because they want to ride an other GT. It is it. Screw it up here and there is nothing left.It's going to be like the WC from the GT's. So everything in preparation for the Tour. There is no way back.

3. It will give more credit to other GT's. The Vuelta is the lost son of the GT's. Only Spaniards race there and some upcoming talents. If you move it to the front more eyes are focused because the big guns can ride it in preparation.. I will also give younger guys a moral boost to ride with the real GT riders. When in the same team, they are learning, and  how they can beat them..

4. The change is almost perfect. The double-upers are most of the time Giro-Tour. That's not going to change. There is now only a more, civilized manner to get prepared. Ride the Vuelta. Recuperate, like Basso did this year, and ride the Tour. Because we've seen the Giro-Tour blow up many times don't we Menchov, Sastre?

Why this is never going to work?

The Tour in july is holy.. Enough said...

Btw.. The friend thing wasn't for real. I'm not going to support Conta.. Please discuss this in another thread..

The nominee thread is dead.. So everyone has said his thing. We can continue to picking the winner. The thing/person/team/whatever who will be always remembered as the first Diamant Bang! Yeah.. It shocked me too.. Golden Egg was the second choice but well.. That didn't really do it did it?

Ok.. I or you will talk you through the nominees.. Or you can skip to the poll.. It's down .,I,. there..

Poll

Who wins the diamant bang?

5%

Canadian PT races

14 votes

0%

Mikel Nieve

2 votes

4%

Team Luxembourg rises out of Saxo Bank

13 votes

20%

Contador getting busted

55 votes

0%

UCI powerless afford on Valjavec and Pellizotti

1 votes

1%

Di Luca gets away.. Again!

4 votes

7%

Cervelo Test Team + Garmin Transitions in a tree, K I S S I N G

19 votes

3%

Story: Cancellara uses a motor

10 votes

3%

Hesjedal's performance in the Tour

9 votes

8%

Riche Porte

22 votes

6%

Peter Sagan

17 votes

0%

Worlds in Geelong

2 votes

1%

Horner proves.. Old is not always buried

4 votes

2%

Vinokourov relives

8 votes

0%

Daniel Martin

2 votes

2%

Cadel Evans

7 votes

1%

Thor Hushovd shows climbing legs

4 votes

3%

Igor Anton

9 votes

2%

Liquigas

6 votes

5%

Peter Velits GT ride

16 votes

0%

Menchov podiums Tour

2 votes

1%

Grand/Gratefull/Grantastic/Glorious Heinrich Haussler dissapointing season

3 votes

0%

Cavendish pre-TdF stage 5 performance

1 votes

2%

Chaingate incident

7 votes

0%

Hutarovich wins big

2 votes

10%

Landis spilling his guts and aftermath

28 votes

0%

Taylor Phinney to BMC

1 votes

0%

Tiago Machado best rookie RSH

2 votes

270 votes | Poll has closed

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I bet there are going to be a lot more polls.. This one is about.. Biggest surprise/upset.. (tadaaa!)

It could be anything. Rider who surprised you.. Sagan! Team what stunned your mind, course, stage, GT which turned out be more excited. A DS who opend your mouth saying Whaaa.. Or anything.. As long as the rider, person, newssite, thing turned out to be more surprising than you have expected.

My nominees:

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Nobody jumped the gap and we need it.. Post all rumors and transfer news here.. And well.. If it's big.. It can have his own post..

AG2R
In: 

Steve Houanard < Skil-Shimano 
Mathieu Perget < Caisse d'Epargne
Romain Lemarchand < BigMat
Sebastien Minard < Cofidis
Michael Cherel < Francaise des Jeux
Matteo Montaguti < De Rosa-Stac Plastic
Jean-Christophe Peraud < Omega

Out:
Tadelj Valjevec > Dope
Vladimir Efimkin > Personal Quits
Rene Mandri > Endura
Jose Luis Arrieta > Retires
Alexander Efimkin > Team Type 1
Nicolas Rousseau > Bigmat - Auber 93
Ludovic Turpin >

Astana:
In:
Robert Kiserlovski < Liquigas
Tanel Kangert <
Roman Kreuziger < Liquigas
Fransesco Masciarelli < Acqua et Sapone
Evgueny Petrov < Katushya
Remy Di Gregorio < Francaise des Jeux
Simon Clarke < ISD - Neri
Mirco Lorenzetto < Lampre
Morris Possoni??
Fredrik Kessiakoff < Garmin

Out:
Oscar Pereiro > Retires
Alberto Contador > Team Saxo
Daniel Navarro > Team Saxo
Jesus Hernandez > Team Saxo
Benjamin Noval > Team Saxo
Davide de La Fuente > Geox

Euskaltel
 In:
Mikel Landa Meana < Orbea
Jon Izagirre Insausti < Orbea
Pierre Cazaux < Francaise des Jeux

Out:
Sergio de Lis > Retires
Benat Intxausti > Team Movistar
Aitor Hernandez >
Aitor Galdos > ???

Francaise des Jeux:
In:
William Bonnet < Bbox
Steve Chainel < Bbox
Pierieck Fedrigo < Bbox
Arnold Jeanessen < Caisse
Cedric Pineau < Roubaix-Lille Metropole
Arnoud Courteille < UC Nantes Atlantique
Mickael Delage < Omega
Remi Pauriol < Cofidis
Geoffrey Soupe <
Nacer Bouhanni < Army!

Out:
Christophe le Mevel > Garmin
Jussi Veikannen > Omega
Mickael Cherel > AG2R
Remy Di Gregorio > Astana
Pierre Cazaux > Euskaltel
Olivier Bonnaire >

Garmin-Cervelo
In:
Christophe le Mevel < Francaise des Jeux
Andrew Talansky < California Giant-Specialised
Alex Howes < Team Holowesko Partners
Ramanus Navardauskus < VC La Pomme
Thor Hushovd < Cervelo Test Team
Heinrich Haussler < Cervelo Test Team
Andreas Klier < Cervelo Test Team
Roger Hammond < Cervelo Test Team
Gabriel Rasch < Cervelo Test Team
Brett Lancaster < Cervelo Test Team
Daniel Lloyd < Cervelo Test Team
Caleb Fairly < 
Daniel Teklehaymanot <
Sep Vanmarcke < Topsport

Out:
Ricardo van der Velde >
Svein Tuft > Team Virign Blue
Christian Meier > UnitHealthcare Presented by maxxis
Danny Pate > HTC
Cozza > Net App
Kessiakoff > Astana
Trent Lowe > Virgin Blue Team
Robert Hunter > Team Virgin Blue
Duggan > Liquigas

Geox - TMC Transformers (Footon-Servetto)
 In:
Fabio Duarte < Café de Colombia - Colombia es Pasion
David Blanco < Palmeiras Resort - Prio
Carlos Sastre < Cervelo
Denis Menchov < Rabobank
Dimitry Kozontschuck < Rabobank
Maurico Ardilla < Rabobank
Marko Kump < Adria Mobil
Matte Pelucchi <
Daniele Ratto < Carmiooro - NGC
Sergio Pardilla < CamiOoro
Marcel Wyss < CTT
Daniel Diaz < Footon
Davide de la Fuente < Astana
J.J. Cobo < Movistar

Out: 
Eros Capecchi > Liquigas 
Manuel Cardoso > RadioShack 
Iban Mayoz > 
Aitor Perez >

Team HTC:
In:
John Degenkolb < Thüringer Energie Team
Alex Rasmussen < Saxo Bank
Danny Pate < Garmin

Out:
Andre Greipel > Omega
Gert Dockx > Omega
Vincent Reynes > Omega
Adam Hansen > Omega
Maxime Monfort > Team Luxemburg
Aleksejs Saramotins > Cofidis

Katushya:
In:
Giampola Caruso < Ceramica
Vladimir Gusev <
Alexander Kuchinsky < Liquigas
Yuriy Trofimov < Bbox
Leif Hoste < Omega
Daniel Moreno < Omega
Alberto Losado < Team Movistar
Mikhail Antonov < Itera - Katushya
Aleksander Mironov < Itera - Katushya

Out
Evgueny Petrov > Astana
Robbie McEwen > Team Virgin Blue
Serguei Klimov > Team Virgin Blue
Danilo Napolitano > Acqua et Sapone
Nikita Eskov >
Bodrogi > TT1

Lampre-ISD
 In:
Andrey Kasechkin < Ex doper
Michele Scarponi < Androni blabla
Leonardo Bertagnolli < Androni
Luca Celli < Ceramica
Denis Kostyuk < ISD
Matteo Rabottini < Trainee
Vitaly Kondrut < ISD
Alexander Kvachuk < ISD
Dmitro Kryvstov < ISD
Przemmyslaw Niemiec < Miche

Out:
Mirco Lorenzetto > Astana
Simone Ponzi > Liquigas
Gilberto Simoni > Retires
Lorenzo Bernucci >

Liquigas
In:
Damiano Caruso < De Rosa
Juraj Sagan (brother) <
Eros Capecchi < Footon-Servetto
Paolo Borghini Longo < ISD
Cristiano Salerno < De Rosa
Alan Maragoni < Colnago - CSF Inox
Cameron Wurf < Androni
Simone Ponzi < Lampre
Domique Nerz < Milram 

Out:
Frederik Willems > Omega
Robert Kiserlovski> Astana
Fransesco Chicchi > Quick - Step
Alexander Kuchinsky > Katushya
Manuel Quinziato > BMC
Ivan Santamorito < BMC
Roman Kreuziger > Astana
Brian Vandborg < Saxo
Daniele Bennati < Team Luxemburg
Oliver Zaugg <

Milram
Out:
Servais Knaven > Retires
Roger Kluge > Skill-Shimano
Robert Forster > United Healthcare
Frohlinger > Skill-Shimano
Niki Terptra > Quick-Step
Linus Gerdemann > Team Luxemburg
Fabian Wegmann > Team Luxemburg
Christian Knees > Team Virgin Blue
Gerald Ciolek > Quick-Step
Luke Roberts > Team Virgin Blue
Dominque Nerz > Liquigas
Thomas Rohregger > Team Virgin Blue

Movistar
 In:
Branislau Samailau < Quick-Step
Jose Ventoso < CamiroOro
Ignates Konovalovas < Cervelo
Sergio Pardilla < Carmiooro - NGC
Luciano Pagliarini < Scott
Xavier Tondo < Cervelo Test Team
Benat Intxausti < Euskaltel
Davide Appollonio < CTT
Jesus Herrada < Caja Rural

Out:
Cristophe Moreau > Retires
Mathieu Perget > AG2R
Arnold Jeanessen > Francaise des Jeux
Arnaud Coyot > Saur-Sojasun
Mathieu Drujon > Big Mat
Luis Leon Sanchez > Rabobank
Rigoberto Uran > Team Sky
Xavier Zandio > Team Sky
Juan Jose Cobo > Geox 
Alberto Losado > Katushya

Omega Pharma-Lotto
In:
Andre Greipel < Team HTC
Frederik Willems < Liguigas
Jurgen van de Walle < Quick -Step
Jussi Veikannen < Francaise des Jeux
Klaas Lodewijck < Topsport
Sven Vandousselare < Jong Vlaanderen
Jens Debusschere < PWS Eijssen Cycling Team
Gert Dockx < Team HTC
David Boucher < Landbouwkrediet
Vincent Reynes < Team HTC
Bart de Clerq < Davo-Lotto
Maarten Neyens < Topsport Vlaanderen
Oscar Pujol < CTT

Out:
Greg van Avermaet > BMC
Mickael Delage > Francaise des Jeux
Glenn D'Hollander > Retires
Leif Hoste > Katushya
Dani Moreno > Katushya
Jean Christophe Peraud > AG2R 
Michel Elijzen > 
Tom Stubbe >
Jurgen van Goolen >
Christophe Brandt >
Jonas Ljungblad >

Quick-Step
In: 
Fransesco Chicchi < Liquigas 
Marc de Maar < United Healthcare 
Guillaume van Keirsbulck < Beveren 2000 
Jan Tratnik < Zheroquardo 
Julien Vermote < Beveren-2000 
Frèdèrique Robert < PWS-Eijssen Cycling Team 
Andy Cappelle < Veranda-Willems 
Niki Terpstra < Milram 
Kristoff Vandewalle < Topsport 
Gerald Ciolek < Milram 
Andrea Masciarelli < Aqua et Sapone

Out:
Stijn Devolder > VacansOleil
Jurgen van de Walle > Omega
Carlos Barredo > Rabobank
Branislau Samailov > Movistar
Mauro Facci > Ceramica Flaminia
Andrei Kunitski >
Ilijo Keisse >
Marco Velo > Retires
Maarten Wynants > Rabobank
Matteo Tossato >
Kurt Hovelijnck >
Kevin Hulsmans >

Rabobank:
In:
Coen Vemelfoort < Rabo CT
Tom Jelte Slagter < Rabo CT
Matti Breschel < Team Saxo
Carlos Barredo < Quick -Step
Luis Leon Sanchez < Caisse d'Epargne/Team Mobistar
Maarten Wynants < Quick-Step
Theo Bos < Rabobank
Michael Matthews < Team Jayco - Skins

Out:
Koos Moerenhout > Retires
Denis Menchov > Geox
Nick Nuyens > Saxo bank
Dimitry Kozontschuck > Geox
Maurico Ardilla > Geox
Joost Posthuma > Team Luxemburg
Tom Stamsnijders > Team Luxemburg
Kai Reus > Quits

Sky:
 In:
Rigoberto Uran < Caisse
Xavier Zandio < Caisse
Alex Dowsett < Trek Livestrong U-23 
Michael Rogers < HTC ???? 

Out:
Morris Possoni > Astana??
Sylvain Calzati >
Nicolas Portal >

Team RadioShack
In:
Ben King < Trek - Livestrong U 23
Jesse Sergent < Trek-Livestrong
Michael Kwiatkowski < Caja Rural Continental Squad
Manuel Cardoso < Footon

Out:
Fuyu Li > Dopage
Daryl Impey > Team Virgin Blue

Saxo Bank:
In:
Alberto Contador < Team Saxo
Daniel Navarro < Team Saxo
Jesus Hernandez < Team Saxo
Benjamin Noval < Team Saxo
Brian Vandborg < Liquigas
David Tanner < Fly V Australia
Carre <
Troels Ronning Vinther < Glud & Marstrand - LRO Radgivning
Nick Nuyens < Rabobank
Volodomyr Gustov < CTT

Out:
Frank Schleck > Team Luxemburg
Andy Schleck > Team Luxemburg
Stuart O'Grady > Team Luxemburg
Jakob Fuglsang > Team Luxemburg
Matti Breschel > Rabobank
Anders Lund > Team Luxemburg
Dominic Klemme > Team Luxemburg
Jens Voigt > Team Luxemburg
Fabian Cancellara >
Alex Rasmussen > HTC

Team Luxemburg
In:
Frank Schleck < Team Luxemburg
Andy Schleck < Team Luxemburg
Stuart O'Grady < Team Luxemburg
Maxime Montfort < Team HTC
Jakob Fuglsang < Saxo
Jens Voigt < Saxo
Daniele Bennati < Liquigas
Brice Feillu < Vacansoleil
Joost Posthuma < Rabobank
Tom Stamsnijder < Rabobank
Robert Wagner < Skill-Shimano
Anders Lund < Saxo 
(Special Thanks to Vlaanderen)

ProContinentaal Cervelo Test Team
Out:
Carlos Sastre > Geox
Thor Hushovd > Garmin
Theo Bos > Rabobank
Roger Hammond > Garmin
Andreas Klier > Garmin
Heinrich Hausler > Garmin
Brett Lancaster > Garmin
Daniel Lloyd > Garmin
Gabriel Rasch > Garmin
Xavier Tondo > Movistar
Oscar Pujol > Omega
Davide Appollonio > Movistar
Joao Correia >
Philip Deignan >
Stefan Denifl >
Volodymir Gustov > Saxo Bank
Ted King > Liquigas?
Ignates Konovalovas > Movistar
Joaquin Novoa >
Daniel Teklehaimanot > Garmin-Cervelo
Alexander Wetterhall >
Marcel Wyss > Geox
Jeremy Hunt > Pegasus/Team Vrigin Blue

Europacar <<<<< Bbox - BouguesTelecom

In:
Christophe Kern < Cofidis
Jerome Cousin < (neo)
Tony Hurel < (neo)

Out:
William Bonnet > La Française des Jeux
Steve Chainel > La Française des Jeux
Pierieck Fedrigo > La Francaise des Jeux
Yury Trofimov > Team Katusha
Johan Tschopp > BMC
Nicolas Vogondy > Cofidis
Sprick > Skill Shimanno
Lefevre >
le Floch >

BMC
 in:
Johan Tschopp < Bbox
Yannick Eyssen < PWS Eijssen
Greg van Avermaet < Omega
Manuel Quinziatio < Liquigas
Ivan Santaromita < Liquigas
Taylor Phinney < Trek-Livestrong
Amael Moinard < Cofidis
Timmy Roe < Trek-Livestrong

Out:
Alexandre Moos > Retires

Team Virgin Blue
In:
Robbie McEwen
Luke Roberts
Christian Knees
Serguei Klimov
Clinton Avery
Svein Tuft
Trent Lowe
Jeremy Hunt
Bobbie Traksel
Daryl Impey
Thomas Rohregger
Jacek Morajko

It is a little early but in this transfer market you have to close deals when they are done. After Garmin, Rabobank is the second team to confirm their roster.. And what a joy the roster is next year. Can we already say their transfers were the best in the market.. (Apart from Team Luxembourg but that doesn't really count.. And maybe from Saxo and.. Well ok it's a dynamic market)
In:

1. Luis Leon Sanchez (26. Leader in every Small tour he enters. Is he capable to be a GT leader?)

2. Matti Breschel (26. Finisher in the classics who Rabo missed) 

3. Carlos Barredo (30. Attacker and a very good helper)

5. Theo Bos (Sprinter)

5. Maarten Wynants (28. This year the man who could support Boonen the most)

6. Michael Matthews (19. Sprinter, finisher, allrounder?)

7. Tom Jelte Slagter (21. Climber!)

8. Coen Vermelfoort (21. Sprinter. Fast man.)

With this their roster is going to be:

Leaders:

Mollema, Luis Leon Sanchez, Gesink. (3)

Classic:

Boom, Langeveld, Wynants, Breschel, Tjalingii,  Leezer (6)

Fast man:

Freire, Brown, Matthews, Vermelfoort, Bos (5)

TT:

Clement, van Emden (2)

Helpers:

Weening, Tankink, Flens, van Winden, Niermann, Tom Jelte-Slagter (6)

Specialists + helpers:

Martens, Kruijswijk, Barredo, Garate, Ten Dam (5) 

Totals 28 riders

There was once a boy.. Who met a stranger. Boy he said.. I have a secret follow me. Hours and hours they walked through the desert. Halfway he asked.. "What is the purpose?" "Just wait my friend.. You are the chosen" Said the stranger. And hours and hours they walked. At the moment the sun hit the horizon the stranger froze. 

He took his carpet and prayed.. "Dear father. The man who can overtake everyone is here" And there it went. With type cracks, storm and wind there came a giant Sphynx out of the ground. "Go in my son. Don't take anything except the pedal in the middle of the 4th room" 

And in he went. The first room he entered was crowded with giant misses. Wherever he looked. All around him. But he continued and walked in Room number 2. Here he saw all giant bikes. No not Giant bikes.. He hesitated but continued. In to the 3th room.. He saw money. Wherever he looked., It was filled with money. He took a sit and waited. Should I take this.. or not.. He stood up.. and walked further.

In room 4. The boy saw cars. Giant cars.. Race cars. With turbo speed and horses on them. But in the middle.. The golden pedal. Before he would change his mind he sprinted to the pedal. A voice bellowed: " You are now the greatest sprinter in the world"

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Ok.. I admit.. I missed it.. So here is part 2. Please add and commentate about the transfer stories and correct...

1 is here

 

AG2R

In:

Steve Houanard < Skill

Mathieu Perget < Caisse d'Epargne

Romain Lemarchand < BigMat

Sebastien Minard < Cofidis

Michael Cherel < Francaise des Jeux

Matteo Montaguti < De Rosa-Stac Plastic 

Out:

Tadelj Valjevec > Dope

Vladimir Efimkin > Personal Quits

Rene Mandri > Endura

Jose Luis Arrieta > Quits

Astana:

In:

Robert Kiserlovski < Liquigas

Tanel Kangert <

Roman Kreuziger < Liquigas

Fransesco Masciarelli < Acqua et Sapone

Evgueny Petrov < Katushya

Remy Di Gregorio < Francaise des Jeux

Simon Clarke <

Out:

Oscar Pereiro > Quits

Alberto Contador > Team Saxo

Daniel Navarro > Team Saxo

Jesus Hernandez > Team Saxo

Benjamin Noval > Team Saxo

Euskaltel

In:

Mikel Landa Meana < Orbea

Jon Izagirre Insausti < Orbea

Out:

Sergio de Lis > Quits

Benat Intxausti > Team Movistar

Aitor Hernandez >

Francaise des Jeux:

William Bonnet < Bbox

Steve Chainel < Bbox

Arnold Jeanessen < Caisse

Cedric Pineau < Roubaix-Lille Metropole

Arnoud Courteille < UC Nantes Atlantique

Mickael Delage < Omega

Remi Pauriol < Cofidis

Geoffrey Soupe <

Out:

Christophe le Mevel > Garmin??

Jussi Veikannen > Omega

Mickael Cherel > AG2R

Remy Di Gregorio > Astana

Garmin-Transistions

In

Christophe le Mevel < Francaise des Jeux??

Andrew Talansky < California Giant-Specialised??

Alex Howes < Team Holowesko Partners??

Ramanus Navardauskus < VC La Pomme??

Caleb Fairly < Holowesko??

Thor Hushovd < Cervelo Test Team

Heinrich Haussler < Cervelo Test Team

Andreas Klier < Cervelo Test Team

Roger Hammond < Cervelo Test Team

Gabriel Rasch < Cervelo Test Team

Brett Lancaster < Cervelo Test Team

Daniel Lloyd < Cervelo Test Team

Out:

Ricardo van der Velde > 

Svein Tuft > Fly V Australia

Christian Meier > UnitHealthcare Presented by maxxis

Footon-Servetto > Geox

In:

Fabio Duarte < Café de Colombia - Colombia es Pasion

David Blanco <

Carlos Sastre < Cervelo

Denis Menchov < Rabobank

Dimitry Kozontschuck < Rabobank

Maurico Ardilla < Rabobank

Marko Kump < Adria Mobil

Matte Pelucchi <

Daniele Ratto < Carmiooro - NGC

Sergio Pardilla < CamiOoro

Marcel Wyss < CTT

Out:

Eros Capecchi > Liquigas

Manuel Cardoso > RadioShack

Lampre-ISD

In:

Andrey Kasechkin < Ex doper

Michele Scarponi < Androni blabla

Leonardo Bertagnolli < Androni

Luca Celli < Ceramica

Denis Kostyuk < ISD

Matteo Rabottini <

Vitaly Kondrut < ISD

Alexander Kvachuk < ISD

Przemmyslaw Niemiec < Miche

Out:

Liquigas

In:

Damiano Caruso < De Rosa

Juraj Sagan (brother) <

Eros Capecchi < Footon-Servetto

Paolo Borghini Longho < ISD

Cristiano Salerno < De Rosa

Alan Maragoni <

Cameron Wurf <

Out:

Frederik Willems > Omega

Robert Kiserlovski> Astana

Fransesco Chicchi > Quick - Step

Alexander Kuchinsky > Katushya

Manuel Quinziato > BMC

Ivan Santamorito < BMC

Roman Kreuziger > Astana

Brian Vandborg < Saxo

Daniele Bennati < Team Luxemburg

Omega Pharma

In:

Andre Greipel < Team HTC

Frederik Willems < Liguigas

Jurgen van de Walle < Quick -Step

Jussi Veikannen < Francaise des Jeux

Klaas Lodewijck < Topsport

Sven Vandousselare < Jong Vlaanderen

Jens Debusschere < PWS Eijssen Cycling Team

Gert Dockx <  Team HTC

David Boucher < Landbouwkrediet

Vincent Reynes < Team HTC

Bart de Clerq < Davo-Lotto

Maarten Neyens < Topsport Vlaanderen

Out:

Greg van Avermaet > BMC

Mickael Delage >  Francaise des Jeux

Glenn D'Hollander > Quits

Leif Hoste > Katushya

Dani Moreno > Katushya

Michel Elijzen >

Gerben Lowik >

Quick-Step

In:

Fransesco Chicchi < Liquigas

Marc de Maar < United Healthcare

Guillaume van Keirsbulck < Beveren 2000

Jan Tratnik  < Zheroquardo

Julien Vermote < Beveren-2000

Frèdèrique Robert < PWS-Eijssen Cycling Team

Andy Cappelle < Veranda-Willems

Niki Terpstra < Milram

Rob Goris <????

Kristoff Vandewalle <

Out:

Stijn Devolder > VacansOleil

Jurgen van de Walle > Omega

Carlos Barredo > Rabobank??

Branislau Samailov > Movistar

Mauro Facci > Ceramica Flaminia

Rabobank:

In:

Coen Vemelfoort < Rabo CT

Tom Jelte Slagter < Rabo CT

Matti Breschel < Team Saxo

Carlos Barredo < Quick -Step??

Luis Leon Sanchez < Caisse d'Epargne/Team Mobistar

Maarten Wynants < Quick-Step

Theo Bos < Rabobank

Out:

Koos Moerenhout > Quits

Denis Menchov > Geox

Nick Nuyens >

Dimitry Kozontschuck > Geox

Maurico Ardilla > Geox

Joost Posthuma > Team Luxemburg

Tom Stamsnijders > Team Luxemburg

Kai Reus > Quits

Sky:

In:

Out:

Team HTC:

In:

John Degenkolb < Thüringer Energie Team

Out:

Andre Greipel > Omega

Gert Dockx > Omega

Vincent Reynes > Omega

Adam Hansen > Omega

Maxime Monfort > Team Luxemburg

Team Katushya:

In:

Giampola Caruso < Ceramica

Vladimir Gusev <

Alexander Kuchinsky < Liquigas

Yuriy Trofimov < Bbox

Leif Hoste < Omega

Daniel Moreno < Omega 

Out

Evgueny Petrov > Astana

Robbie McEwen > Pegasus

Team Milram

In:

Out:

Servais Knaven > Quits

Roger Kluge > Skill-Shimano

Robert Forster > United Healthcare

Frohlinger > Skill-Shimano

Niki Terptra > Quick-Step

Linus Gerdemann > Team Luxemburg

Fabian Wegmann > Team Luxemburg

Team Movistar

In:

Branislau Samailau < Quick-Step

Michael Kwiatowski <

Jose Ventoso < CamiroOro????

Daniel Diaz < Footon

Ignates Konovalovas < Cervelo

Luciano Pagliarini < Scott

Xavier Tondo < Cervelo Test Team

Benat Intxausti < Euskaltel

Out:

Cristophe Moreau > Quits

Mathieu Perget > AG2R

Arnold Jeanessen > Francaise des Jeux

Arnaud Coyot > Saur-Sojasun

Mathieu Drujon > Big Mat

Luis Leon Sanchez > Rabobank

Team RadioShack

In:

Tailor Phinney < Trek-Livestrong???

Jesse Sergent < Trek-Livestrong

Michael Kwiatkowski < Caja Rural Continental Squad

Manuel Cardoso < Footon

Out:

Fuyu Li > Dopage

Saxo Bank:

In:

Alberto Contador < Team Saxo

Daniel Navarro < Team Saxo

Jesus Hernandez < Team Saxo

Benjamin Noval < Team Saxo

Brian Vandborg < Liquigas

David Tanner < Fly V Australia

Out:

Frank Schleck > Team Luxemburg

Andy Schleck > Team Luxemburg

Stuart O'Grady > Team Luxemburg

Jakob Fuglsang > Team Luxemburg

Matti Breschel > Rabobank

Anders Lund > Team Luxemburg

Dominic Klemme > Team Luxemburg

Jens Voigt > Team Luxemburg

Team Luxemburg

In:

Frank Schleck < Team Luxemburg

Andy Schleck < Team Luxemburg

Stuart O'Grady < Team Luxemburg

Maxime Montfort < Team HTC

Jakob Fuglsang < Saxo

Jens Voigt < Saxo

Daniele Bennati < Liquigas

Brice Feillu < Vacansoleil

Joost Posthuma < Rabobank

Tom Stamsnijder < Rabobank

Robert Wagner < Skill-Shimano

Anders Lund < Saxo? 

Laurent Didier < Saxo?

Special Thanks to Vlaanderen

ProContinentaal

Cervelo Test Team

In:

Out:

Carlos Sastre > Geox

Thor Hushovd > Garmin

Theo Bos > Rabobank

Roger Hammond > Garmin

Andreas Klier > Garmin

Heinrich Hausler > Garmin

Brett Lancaster > Garmin

Daniel Lloyd > Garmin

Gabriel Rasch > Garmin

Xavier Tondo > Team Movistar

Oscar Pujol > Team Movistar

Davide Appollonio >

Joao Correia >

Philip Deignan >

Stefan Denifl >

Volodymir Gustov >

Edward King >

Ignates Konovalovas > Movistar

Joaquin Novoa >

Daniel Teklehaimanot >

Alexander Wetterhall >

Marcel Wyss > Geoz

Bbox - BouguesTelecom

In:

Out:

William Bonnet  > La Française des Jeux

Steve Chainel  > La Française des Jeux

Yury Trofimov  > Team Katusha

Johan Tschopp > BMC

BMC

in:

Johan Tschopp < Bbox

Yannick Eyssen < 

Greg van Avermaet < Omega

Manuel Quinziatio < Liquigas

Ivan Santaromita < Liquigas

Out:

 

 

I couldn't find a proper transfer list.. So let's make ourself one.. The plan is to update it with all transfers in the PT + Maybe CTT.. So mis something.. ADD in the comments.

AG2R

In:

Steve Houanard < Skill

Mathieu Perget < Caisse d'Epargne

Romain Lemarchand < BigMat

Sebastien Minard < Cofidis

Michael Cherel < Francaise des Jeux

Out:

Tadelj Valjevec > Dope

Vladimir Efimkin > Personal Quits

Rene Mandri > Endura

Astana:

In:

Robert Kiserlovski < Liquigas

Tanel Kangert <

Roman Kreuziger < Liquigas

Fransesco Masciarelli < Acqua et Sapone

Evgueny Petrov < Katushya

Out:

Oscar Pereiro > Quits

Alberto Contador > Team Saxo

Daniel Navarro > Team Saxo

Jesus Hernandez > Team Saxo

Benjamin Noval > Team Saxo

Euskaltel

In:

Mikel Landa Meana < Orbea

Jon Izagirre Insausti < Orbea

Out:

Sergio de Lis > Quits

Benat Intxausti > 

Aitor Hernandez >

Francaise des Jeux:

William Bonnet < Bbox

Steve Chainel < Bbox

Arnold Jeanessen < Caisse

Cedric Pineau < Roubaix-Lille Metropole

Arnoud Courteille < UC Nantes Atlantique

Mickael Delage < Omega

Remi Pauriol < Cofidis

Geoffrey Soupe <

Out:

Christophe le Mevel > Garmin

Jussi Veikannen > Omega

Mickael Cherel > AG2R

Garmin-Transistions

In

Christophe le Mevel < Francaise des Jeux

Andrew Talansky < California Giant-Specialised

Alex Howes < Team Holowesko Partners

Ramanus Navardauskus < VC La Pomme

Caleb Fairly < Holowesko

Thor Hushovd < Cervelo Test Team??

Heinrich Haussler < Cervelo Test Team??

Andreas Klier < Cervelo Test Team??

Roger Hammond < Cervelo Test Team??

Out:

Ricardo van der Velde > 

 

Footon-Servetto > Geox

In:

Fabio Duarte < Café de Colombia - Colombia es Pasion

 

Carlos Sastre < Cervelo

Denis Menchov < Rabobank

Dimitry Kozontschuck < Rabobank

Maurico Ardilla < Rabobank

Marko Kump < Adria Mobil

Matte Pelucchi <

Daniele Ratto < Carmiooro - NGC

Sergio Pardilla < CamiOoro

Out:

Eros Capecchi > Liquigas

 

Lampre-ISD

In:

Andrey Kasechkin < Ex doper

Michele Scarponi < Androni blabla

Leonardo Bertagnolli < Androni

Luca Celli < Ceramica

Bartosz Huzarski < ISD

Denis Kostyuk < ISD

Ruslan Pidgorny < ISD

Matteo Rabottini <

Vitaly Kondrut < ISD

Alexander Kvachuk < ISD

Out:

Liquigas

In:

Damiano Caruso < De Rosa

Juraj Sagan (brother) <

Eros Capecchi < Footon-Servetto

Paolo Borghini Longho < ISD

Cristiano Salerno < De Rosa

Out:

Frederik Willems > Omega

Robert Kiserlovski> Astana

Fransesco Chicchi > Quick - Step

Alexander Kuchinsky > Katushya

Manuel Quinziato > BMC

Ivan Santamorito < BMC

Roman Kreuziger > Astana

Brian Vandborg < Saxo?

Daniele Bennati < Team Luxemburg

Omega Pharma

In:

Andre Greipel < Team HTC

Frederik Willems < Liguigas

Jurgen van de Walle < Quick -Step

Jussi Veikannen < Francaise des Jeux

Klaas Lodewijck < Topsport

Sven Vandousselare < Jong Vlaanderen

Jens Debusschere < PWS Eijssen Cycling Team

Gert Dockx <  Team HTC

David Boucher < Landbouwkrediet

Vincent Reynes < Team HTC

Bart de Clerq < Davo-Lotto

Maarten Neyens < Topsport Vlaanderen

Out:

Greg van Avermaet > BMC

Mickael Delage >  Francaise des Jeux

Glenn D'Hollander > Quits

Leif Hoste > Katushya

Dani Moreno > Katushya

Michel Elijzen >

Gerben Lowik >

Quick-Step

In:

Fransesco Chicchi < Liquigas

Marc de Maar < United Healthcare

Guillaume van Keirsbulck < Beveren 2000

Jan Tratnik  < Zheroquardo

Julien Vermote < Beveren-2000

Frèdèrique Robert < PWS-Eijssen Cycling Team

Andy Cappelle < Veranda-Willems

Niki Terpstra < Milram

Rob Goris <????

Out:

Stijn Devolder > VacansOleil

Jurgen van de Walle > Omega

Carlos Barredo > Rabobank

Branislau Samailov > Movistar

Rabobank:

In:

Coen Vemelfoort < Rabo CT

Tom Jelte Slagter < Rabo CT

Matti Breschel < Team Saxo

Carlos Barredo < Quick -Step

Luis Leon Sanchez < Caisse d'Epargne/Team Mobistar??

Maarten Wynants < Quick-Step

Out:

Koos Moerenhout > Quits

Denis Menchov > Geox

Nick Nuyens >

Dimitry Kozontschuck > Geox

Maurico Ardilla > Geox

Joost Posthuma > Team Luxemburg

Sky:

In:

Out:

Team HTC:

In:

John Degenkolb < Thüringer Energie Team

Out:

Andre Greipel > Omega

Gert Dockx > Omega

Vincent Reynes > Omega

Adam Hansen > Omega

Maxime Monfort > Team Luxemburg

Team Katushya:

In:

Giampola Caruso < Ceramica

Vladimir Gusev <

Alexander Kuchinsky < Liquigas

Yuriy Trofimov < Bbox

Leif Hoste < Omega

Daniel Moreno < Omega 

Out

Evgueny Petrov > Astana

Team Milram

In:

Out:

Servais Knaven > Quits

Roger Kluge > Skill-Shimano

Frohlinger > Skill-Shimano

Niki Terptra > Quick-Step

Linus Gerdemann > Team Luxemburg

Fabian Wegmann > Team Luxemburg

Caisse d'Epargne Team Mobistar

In:

Branislau Samailau < Quick-Step

Michael Kwiatowski <

Jose Ventoso < CamiroOro????

Out:

Cristophe Moreau > Quits

Mathieu Perget > AG2R

Arnold Jeanessen > Francaise des Jeux

Arnaud Coyot > Saur-Sojasun

Mathieu Drujon > Big Mat

Luis Leon Sanchez > Rabobank??

Team RadioShack

In:

Tailor Phinney < Trek-Livestrong

Out:

Fuyu Li > Dopage

Saxo Bank:

In:

Alberto Contador < Team Saxo

Daniel Navarro < Team Saxo

Jesus Hernandez < Team Saxo

Benjamin Noval < Team Saxo

Out:

Frank Schleck > Team Luxemburg

Andy Schleck > Team Luxemburg

Stuart O'Grady > Team Luxemburg

Jakob Fuglsang > Team Luxemburg

Matti Breschel > Rabobank

Anders Lund > Team Luxemburg

Dominic Klemme > Team Luxemburg

Jens Voigt > Team Luxemburg

Team Luxemburg

In:

Frank Schleck < Team Luxemburg

Andy Schleck < Team Luxemburg

Stuart O'Grady < Team Luxemburg

Maxime Montfort < Team HTC

Jakob Fuglsang < Saxo

Jens Voigt < Saxo

Daniele Bennati < Liquigas

Brice Feillu < Vacansoleil

Joost Posthuma < Rabobank

Robert Wagner < Skill-Shimano

Anders Lund < Saxo? 

Laurent Didier < Saxo?

Special Thanks to Vlaanderen

ProContinentaal

Cervelo Test Team

In:

Daniel Teklehaimanot <?????

Out:

Carlos Sastre > Geox

Roger Hammond > Garmin??

Andreas Klier > Garmin??

Thor Hushovd > Garmin??

Heinrich Hausler > Garmin??

Davide Appollonio >

Joao Correia >

Philip Deignan >

Stefan Denifl >

Volodymir Gustov >

Edward King >

Ignates Konovalovas >

Brett Lancaster >

Daniel Lloyd >

Joaquin Novoa >

Oscar Pujol >

Gabriel Rasch >

Daniel Teklehaimanot >

Xavier Tondo >

Alexander Wetterhall >

Marcel Wyss >

Bbox - BouguesTelecom

In:

Out:

William Bonnet  > La Française des Jeux

Steve Chainel  > La Française des Jeux

Yury Trofimov  > Team Katusha