[carlostruco]

Yes...it's time to start looking ahead as training season is just beginning.

Some bits and things from net...

Same Gaze - contract extended with Alpecin-Fenix
Becca McConnel - 2 more years at Primaflor Mondraker XSauce
Sebastian Fini - moving on from CST Post NL Bafang
Fabian Giger - retired
Manuel Fumic - retired
Maja Włoszczowska - retired
Mrs. LMN - retired
Chloe Woodruff (should be Lewis) - nobody knows yet. Maybe on January I'll ask her...

Anybody else?

Also, World Cup in Brasil looks interesting...

 

[Raikzz]

Victor Koretzky to race road and mtb on BB Hotels KTM
Vlad Dascalu joins Jumbo-Visma XCO team,and rides some road races, probably with Santa cruz or Focus

 

[carlostruco]

Victor Koretzky to race road and mtb on BB Hotels KTM
Vlad Dascalu joins Jumbo-Visma XCO team,and rides some road races, probably with Santa cruz or Focus

Victor is still under contract with his current team until 2022. That could get ugly.
I didn't know about Vlad...

 

[AndrewHardtail]

Victor Koretzky to race road and mtb on BB Hotels KTM
Vlad Dascalu joins Jumbo-Visma XCO team,and rides some road races, probably with Santa cruz or Focus

I had seen that Milan Vader signed with Jumbo Visma. I can't find any confirmation that Dascalu did. Perhaps you mixed up names?

Here's the announcement about Vader: https://www.teamjumbovisma.com/news/news/team-jumbo-visma-signs-milan-vader-for-three-years/

 

[Brad]

good to see road teams branching out to the MTB dsicipline.
Also From 2022 the marathon series will be bigger and more formalised. The Epic series is now up to 8 events and carry UCI XCM points.

 

[Exmuhle]

I think the 'V's' have been mixed up; Vader will be joining Jumbo-Visma, which we already knew about. Will be interesting to see how much MTB he does, and which bike he uses. There are a few different brands in the 'family'; Greg Minnaar has ridden a Cervelo for road training, when he rides a Santa Cruz MTB.

The Koreztky saga could be interesting; could he still ride MTB for KMC-Orbea, but road for B&B Hotels?

 

[Brad]

It doesn’t look like Koretsky is leaving… not sure wth is going on there

 

[cal_len1]

Did some digging into it, and I'm still confused by the situation. The original article that B&B hotels put on their website has been taken down, but Victor's post on Instagram is still up. The pinkbike article seems to indicate that both of this contracts are somehow still in place, but that seems odd. KMC Orbea are still claiming that their contract is still valid, and Victor will have to race for them.

 

[Raikzz]

I had seen that Milan Vader signed with Jumbo Visma. I can't find any confirmation that Dascalu did. Perhaps you mixed up names?

Here's the announcement about Vader: https://www.teamjumbovisma.com/news/news/team-jumbo-visma-signs-milan-vader-for-three-years/

Yeah sorry, that's not first time that i confuse Vader with Dascalu

 

[Brad]

Yeah sorry, that's not first time that i confuse Vader with Dascalu

thats like confusing Vader with Luke

 

[LMN]

On the north american front I have heard that at least two new teams are forming. Only domestic racing teams but domestic is a stepping stone for world cups.

It is an interesting time in the industry. I heard from one company that what they have is cash for sponsorship but they don't have product.

 

[sooshee]

It is an interesting time in the industry. I heard from one company that what they have is cash for sponsorship but they don't have product.

I'm sponsored by Maxxis, and going into 2022 they warned everyone that they will have to cut sponsored athletes significantly as there's simply no tires to provide. It was kinda painful this year, I was really only able to nab gravel tires, my preferred MTB tires/size weren't available through our athlete site (thankfully I had an extra set in the closet). The application for 2022 really changed to focusing on social media followers and reach, so I'll see where that lands me as my social media doesn't read like an ad.

Strange times indeed...

 

[carlostruco]

Chris Froome on what looks like a Trek Supercaliber

 

[Stonerider]

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Chris Froome on what looks like a Trek Supercaliber

I looked and unforturnately Factor doesn't manufacture a MTB.

 

[Le Duke]

There’s no way in hell I’d let Mike Woods (also on ISN) ride a mountain bike if I was the owner or manager.


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[MessagefromTate]

There’s no way in hell I’d let Mike Woods (also on ISN) ride a mountain bike if I was the owner or manager.


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Why not? The owner or manager already has shown poor decision making, nothing against Froome but it should not have been a surprise he wasn't going to win a fifth Tour after the extent of injuries sustained at the Dauphine a couple of years ago. The salary he's commanded suggests that somebody thought he had a chance.

 

[Stonerider]

There’s no way in hell I’d let Mike Woods (also on ISN) ride a mountain bike if I was the owner or manager.

I'd suggest if I were the owner I'd tell Mike Woods train on a mountain bike in the off-season. If he'd learn how to handle a bike he'd win even more on the road. The same goes for Remco.

 

[Le Duke]

I'd suggest if I were the owner I'd tell Mike Woods train on a mountain bike in the off-season. If he'd learn how to handle a bike he'd win even more on the road. The same goes for Remco.

Ironically, Mike Woods did just that when he started at EF. He took a skills class with a retired DH pro. His bike handling went from terrible to OK, and then started getting worse and worse every year. It’s now “pretty bad” again.

It’s one thing to take a skills class with an instructor; it’s another thing entirely to go ripping around the desert.


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[Raikzz]

Janika Lõiv going from privateer to KMC Orbea for 22 , at the age of 31

 

[Exmuhle]

Possibly replacing Milan Vader who leaves for Jumbo-Visma; though still no word on Koreztky's future.