Cav' Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 http://www.cyclingfever.com/transfers.html Check out all the contract extensions and transfers for 2013 so far...
jcza Posted October 31, 2012 Author Posted October 31, 2012 It's gonna be a hot one.. . Purito, Froome, Evans, van Garderen, Cav with a speed train, Sagan with his brilliance, 'Berto (if they get to World Tour status as his points are not useable by the team), etc... Agreed! Can't wait for the action to start. I can't see Andy making a comeback and I think Evans is past it. When will the next 3 World Tour teams be announced?
rudi-h Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 Its between Andy and Berto me thinks for the Tour. Wiggo would still be Sky's numero uno for Tour but its not going to be that easy this year with Andy and Berto snapping at his heels. Think its way to early to say that... A lot of new talent in the mix since the "Berto and Andy" days with the likes of Hesjedal, Rodrigues, Froome, Van Gaarderen, so the podium is wide open.
'Dale Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 Agreed! Can't wait for the action to start. I can't see Andy making a comeback and I think Evans is past it. When will the next 3 World Tour teams be announced? From velonews: In early November the UCI will announce its list of ProTeams with valid 2013 WorldTour license that have satisfied all criteria — sporting, including ethical, financial and administrative — and the teams that have applied for Professional Continental status.
'Dale Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 I read that Cav wants to we're yellow next year as he's worn the leading jersey in the other two GTs as well...
jcza Posted October 31, 2012 Author Posted October 31, 2012 (edited) From velonews: In early November the UCI will announce its list of ProTeams with valid 2013 WorldTour license that have satisfied all criteria — sporting, including ethical, financial and administrative — and the teams that have applied for Professional Continental status. I posted it somewhere - 15 teams already in and a further 3 from 5 to be picked. Grrrrr.......can't find it now! EDIT: Found it Teams in the top 15 by sporting value (alphabetical order)AG2R La MondialeAstana Pro TeamBMC Racing TeamCannondaleEuskaltel – EuskadiFormer RabobankGarmin SharpKatushaLampre – MeridaMovistar TeamOmega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling TeamOrica GreenEdgeRadioShack NissanSky ProcyclingVacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team Teams ranked 16th-20th (vying for final three WorldTour spots)16. Team Argos – Shimano17. Lotto Belisol18. FDJ19. Team Europcar20. Team Saxo – Tinkoff Edited October 31, 2012 by jcza
GrumpyOldGuy Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 (edited) I posted it somewhere - 15 teams already in and a further 3 from 5 to be picked. Grrrrr.......can't find it now! EDIT: Found it Teams in the top 15 by sporting value (alphabetical order)AG2R La MondialeAstana Pro TeamBMC Racing TeamCannondaleEuskaltel – EuskadiFormer RabobankGarmin SharpKatushaLampre – MeridaMovistar TeamOmega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling TeamOrica GreenEdgeRadioShack NissanSky ProcyclingVacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team Teams ranked 16th-20th (vying for final three WorldTour spots)16. Team Argos – Shimano17. Lotto Belisol18. FDJ19. Team Europcar20. Team Saxo – Tinkoff Interesting, of the big teams its really only Saxo who will have to vye for a position and without 'Berto they have had an awful year. .......but then without spending any time looking and purely from memory, Lampre also had a terrible year with only Scarponi doing anything in the Giro, Cunego who I frankly liked as a rider struggled to show results, Euskatel as well, not really big podium winners, but fairly consistent I guess. I think Saxo will make the cut irrespective, but I would also like to see Europcar in the mix next year, I think Tommy is staying with them and he is just a pleasure to watch in any event, always entertaining. Argos Shimano is also a very exciting team, always in the thick of things so I agree, it would be great if they make it. FDJ and Lotto Belisol..............well apart from been around for a while, I honestly dont think they deserve to be there. Edited October 31, 2012 by GrumpyOldGuy Cav' 1
'Dale Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 I posted it somewhere - 15 teams already in and a further 3 from 5 to be picked. Grrrrr.......can't find it now! EDIT: Found it That's provisional, jcza.The final list is due later.
nickc Posted November 4, 2012 Posted November 4, 2012 (edited) That's provisional, jcza.The final list is due later. UCI announces first round of ProTeam, Pro Continental licenses By: Cycling News Published: November 2, 17:25, Updated: November 2, 17:25 Edition: First Edition Cycling News, Saturday, November 3, 2012 Do you like this? Tweet http://cdn0.media.cyclingnews.futurecdn.net//2012/08/24/2/uci_logo2_220.jpegThe UCIview thumbnail galleryRadioShack, Movistar, Katusha fail to make the cutThe UCI announced the first eight teams which have passed muster for a UCI ProTeam license and 13 which met requirements for a Professional Continental license for 2013.Astana, BMC, Cannondale, Lampre, Omega Pharma-QuickStep, Orica-GreenEdge, Sky and Vacansoleil-DCM all passed the sporting, ethical, financial and administrative criteria for ProTeam status. These teams had valid licenses through 2013 but only needed to be reviewed.Teams that were seeking renewal of licenses: AG2R, Euskaltel-Euskaid, Garmin-Sharp, (the now former-) Rabobank and Saxo Bank-Tinkoff and new applicant Argos-Shimano must still be heard by the License Commission per the regulations before being granted a ProTeam license.The applications of RadioShack, Movistar and Katusha also warranted further examination by the License Commission, a situation which RadioShack found itself in last year.The UCI stated that FDJ and Lotto-Belisol would also be called before the License Commission.Argos-Shimano, Lotto-Belisol, FDJ, Europcar and Saxo Bank were the five teams that fell outside the top 15 in the UCI's "sporting value" rankings. The top 15 are automatically in the WorldTour provided they meet the licensing requirements, while only three of the bottom five teams will be allowed into the sport's top tier.The next announcement from the UCI regarding the licenses will come after November 26, with the final composition of the WorldTour decided on December 10.13 teams met the standards for Professional Continental licenses for 2013, with the new Swiss project IAM Cycling making the cut in addition to a dozen returning teams, including Europcar.Although the teams have qualified for licenses, the UCI added a statement to its press release emphasizing, "that any significant change in the information used to establish the evaluation of the teams whose registration has been announced above will automatically be referred to the Licences Commission with the possible consequence of the withdrawal of the UCI WorldTour licence, the withdrawal of the registration or the suspension of the team depending on the seriousness of the case."UCI ProTeams (first division) Astana Pro Team (KAZ)BMC Racing Team (USA)Cannondale (ITA)Lampre – Merida (ITA)Omega Pharma – Quick Step Cycling Team (BEL)ORICA GreenEdge (AUS)Sky ProCycling (GBR)Vacansoleil DCM Pro Cycling Team (NED)UCI Professionnel Continental Teams (second division) Accent Jobs – Wanty (BEL)Androni Giocattoli (ITA)Caja Rural (ESP)CCC Polsat Polkowice (POL)Cofidis, Solutions Crédits (FRA)IAM Cycling (SUI)Landbouwkrediet – Euphony (BEL)Sojasun (FRA)Team Europcar (FRA)Team Netapp – Endura (GER)Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise (BEL)UnitedHealthCare Professional Cycling Team (USA)Vini Fantini (ITA) Edited November 4, 2012 by nickc jcza 1
Jaco-fiets Posted November 4, 2012 Posted November 4, 2012 Actually looking forward to the 2013 TOUR DE DOPE
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