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[DieselnDust]

So this is the Ivan Glasenberg connection

 

Is the thread name change appropriate at this time? Is it confirmed team Qhubeka is dead

 

Edited October 31, 2022 by DieselnDust

[Sid the Sloth]

Interesting. My uncle was at school with Doug, and was telling me some stories about their TT’s from SACS to Constantia Nek via Rhodes drive. Wonder who has that KOM now 🧐

[BMCfan]

15 minutes ago, DieselnDust said:

Is the thread name change appropriate at this time? Is it confirmed team Qhubeka is dead

I guess Admin split the two threads.

MY speculation was if DR is jumping ship, never if Q were dead ...

[DrRichard]

space for  Cavendish?

[Wayne pudding Mol]

1 hour ago, babse said:

Filippo Colombo? But he is young and promising... 🤨

give him a season with Doug and his career will need resuscitation

[Shebeen]

38 minutes ago, BMCfan said:

I guess Admin split the two threads.

MY speculation was if DR is jumping ship, never if Q were dead ...

 

56 minutes ago, DieselnDust said:

So this is the Ivan Glasenberg connection

 

Is the thread name change appropriate at this time? Is it confirmed team Qhubeka is dead

 

looks like the old thread is gone.

PCS is on it already, even though the only link is DR and maybe some Assos?

 

[Nick]

1 hour ago, DieselnDust said:

Is the thread name change appropriate at this time? Is it confirmed team Qhubeka is dead

My bad. I jumped to the conclusion that it was a whole new vibe with the Swiss license.

It's easy to merge them again.

[Nick]

17 minutes ago, Shebeen said:

looks like the old thread is gone.

The other thread is here: https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/177096-all-things-team-qhubeka-nexthash

[Shebeen]

24 minutes ago, Nick said:

The other thread is here: https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/177096-all-things-team-qhubeka-nexthash

my apologies. i searched for Qhubeka using the Cavendish misspelling!

I guess we see where Nic D goes on that one.

[Nick]

Something I've wondered before; how does a team's succession get decided?

It's simple when someone buys a team or their license.

Not much detail to go on yet but is Doug (assuming he is not simply a salaried manager acting for the team owner) is applying for the same license or a new one? Is Doug's involvement enough to say that a new team is the same as the old one, even if there is no license continuity?

All assuming the current Qhubeka outfit doesn't carry on going.

[Shebeen]

3 minutes ago, Nick said:

Something I've wondered before; how does a team's succession get decided?

It's simple when someone buys a team or their license.

Not much detail to go on yet but say, in this case, is Doug (assuming he is not simply a salaried manager acting for the team owner) applying for the same license or a new one? Is Doug's involvement enough to say that a new team is the same as the old one even if completely unrelated license?

i would think licence which can be sold. Go look back on the history of this team for instance

https://www.procyclingstats.com/team/uae-team-emirates-2022

So this Q365 would be a totally new team in the 2nd tier building up essentially from scratch, unless they buy a pro conti licence.

 

https://www.velonews.com/news/road/doug-ryder-is-quietly-building-a-proteam-for-2023-as-speculation-mounts-surrounding-a-billionaires-backing/

here is the original article which seemed to have broken the story

 

I'm not sure how much room there is left for innovation in cycling equipment, but Glasenberg has money to throw around. they make shoe shoes too it seems

https://www.q36-5.com/online/cycling-shoes/road-bike-shoes/

 

 

[Eldron]

26 minutes ago, Nick said:

Something I've wondered before; how does a team's succession get decided?

It's simple when someone buys a team or their license.

Not much detail to go on yet but is Doug (assuming he is not simply a salaried manager acting for the team owner) is applying for the same license or a new one? Is Doug's involvement enough to say that a new team is the same as the old one, even if there is no license continuity?

All assuming the current Qhubeka outfit doesn't carry on going.

Same questions here...

I had assumed Doug would keep his MTNQhubAssosnexthash license and turn it into Q36.5 but I have no idea if his license was cancelled after not making the UCI payment cut off.

Anyone else with better intel?

[Shebeen]

https://www.expatica.com/ch/environment/sw-glencore-life-after-ivan-glasenberg-215995/

 

doug-ryder-is-quietly-building-a-proteam-for-2023-as-speculation-mounts-surrounding-a-billionaires-backing (1).pdf

[Eldron]

1 hour ago, Shebeen said:

 

looks like the old thread is gone.

PCS is on it already, even though the only link is DR and maybe some Assos?

 

PCS have a Q36.5 PRO and Conti team "registered" for 2023 which include the results from the MTNQhubeakassoshash series of teams.

Current random intel would suggest Q36.5 is the next iteration...MTNDimensionQhubeakassoshashQ36.5!

[Shebeen]

1 minute ago, Eldron said:

PCS have a Q36.5 PRO and Conti team "registered" for 2023 which include the results from the MTNQhubeakassoshash series of teams.

Current random intel would suggest Q36.5 is the next iteration...MTNDimensionQhubeakassoshashQ36.5!

That works for me too. I just assumed the main DDQ WT licence was thrown in the bin and the continental feeder team was all what was kept for 2022. Assume this means the feeder team (mainly italians) continues too

 

[DieselnDust]

27 minutes ago, Nick said:

Something I've wondered before; how does a team's succession get decided?

It's simple when someone buys a team or their license.

Not much detail to go on yet but is Doug (assuming he is not simply a salaried manager acting for the team owner) is applying for the same license or a new one? Is Doug's involvement enough to say that a new team is the same as the old one, even if there is no license continuity?

All assuming the current Qhubeka outfit doesn't carry on going.

All good questions that I have idea where to start answering which is where my question of the threads came from. The mechanics of this deal plays a role in the survival of Team Qhubeka.