Thomas L

@bvdecape @lukascph Bram, het is misschien ook eens interessant om te kijken welke invloed de managers/rider agents hebben op deze keuze? Opvallend veel Carera-boys, nee?

Ze zijn al met 40: waarom steeds meer profrenners naar Monaco verhuizen, maar je er Remco Evenepoel en Wout van Aert niet zal zien. Inzicht in de fiscaliteit van het peloton. hln.be/wielrennen/ze-…

@ProCyclingStats Ah but you see there's an opportunity for ProCyclingRumors!

Never expected we had to tweet in March we do not add transfers before official press releases of teams. Please Stop reporting us about (possible) transfers for 2027. This is for news websites not for statistics (read:facts) websites

@lukascph @Tratnikstan I think we should be happy there's a 30 rider/team limit. Otherwise they would just buy every talent.

@Tratnikstan And he's not wrong! It's hoarding behaviour. Not only do they already have Pogačar, but also Del Toro, Almeida, Vine, McNulty, A. Yates, Wellens, Sivakov, Politt, Morgado, Christen, F. Vermeersch ...

"Horny" is definitely a choice of a word

@lukascph @Tratnikstan In Flemish it absolutely only has a sexual connotation though.

@Tratnikstan "Geil" (which is what Lefevere used in the original Flemish) has a slightly different meaning there (and in German) than "horny" does in English (it used to be purely sexual, but got additional meanings over time), but yeah, it's close enough.

@Den95504207 @lucasaganronald Lotto has been investing more in performance together with the university of Ghent. I don't think the training conditions are as backwards as some like to make it appear. But yeah, there is no money for all the luxuries at UAE. But Visma doesn't have that either.

@lucasaganronald Judging by the training conditions at Lotto as described by Victor Campenaerts and Florian Vermeersch, I think it would be better for him to move to a bigger team.

RED BULL WANTS TO SIGN ARNAUD DE LIE We have just March, but we already have some transfer rumours. HLN brings the first one. According to them, Red Bull Bora Hansgrohe is interested in signing the Belgian bull Arnaud De Lie and making him the main leader for the classics. De Lie’s contract at Lotto is expiring at the end of the season, so the move would be possible, but it would surprise me, as at Red Bull he does not have a guarantee not only to be the leader, but to even start at for example, the Tour de France. Jordi Meuss’ contract is also expiring at the end of the season, so if De Lie comes, it looks like Meuss will be leaving the Red Bull team. How do you think this will end?

@BenjiNaesen Tarteletto-Isorex is a close second.

On that topic, how many "super teams" would you say there currently are in men's pro cycling? I think there's only 1, UAE Team Emirates. 🤔 Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe has the budget but not the performance and results, while Visma-Lease a Bike is financially too restricted at the moment, and Lidl-Trek might be a Top 5 team, but I wouldn't call them a "super team" right now.

@annso_D Warmtepomp of condensatieketel

Wat zijn jullie beste tips voor een interessante CV?

@BenjiNaesen @jonas_creteur Isn't this more or less similar to the issue Lotto-Intermaché is facing?

Problem for Decathlon-CMA CGM is, they have to pay more money for Seixas than non-French teams. A team like UAE & Visma can move him to Andorra, offer him 6 million as a contractor, and he'll have more than 5 million in his pocket after taxes. A French team would need to pay 8 million for him to keep like 5 in his pocket, due to social secutiry contributions and such.

It's quite fascinating to contemplate the contractual value of Paul Sexias in 2028, after his contract with Decathlon-CMA CGM runs out. 💸 Right now, it sounds ridiculous but his projected value is anywhere between 4 and 8 million EUR per year by that point. But, despite great results in the last 9 months, there is no confirmation of whether he will succesfully complete his first Grand Tour, which could temper these estimations. What do you think a team will be willing to pay Paul Seixas on a yearly basis, in 2028?

@spoonquenelle Het verkeer én het sluikstorten

Vorige week dinsdag gestart ergens in Palermo en gisteren, na 1100km terug in Palermo. Het eiland helemaal rond gereden EN tot 1900m geklommen op de Etna. Super mooi en al e, maar het verkeer is van een ander niveau.

Alcohol #graaggedaan #klikbespaard

@aaiBoek Liever zo dan 5 graden en elke dag regen.

Wat zitten zovelen te neuten over de kou? Slecht weer bestaat niet, slechte kleren wel 🤷‍♂️ Heerlijk fietsweer vandaag 👌

Dit wordt een frisse Festive 500 dit jaar 🥶

@Celinevdc @Annelieseken Easy banking

@Annelieseken Welke app?

@denbokkerijder @DeGendtThomas @CaptofCycling @lottocycling_ #Wijkopendieploeg of hoe zat dat ook weer bij Rabobank destijds?

@Neilstrung @DeGendtThomas @CaptofCycling @lottocycling_ Da’s pas het laatste wat we doen Thomas 😀

As a @CaptofCycling i really hope @lottocycling_ get there shit together very quickly.

@DeGendtThomas @denbokkerijder @CaptofCycling @lottocycling_ Je zou er je fiets van aan de haek hangen.

@denbokkerijder @CaptofCycling @lottocycling_ Ik vrees ervoor. Het doet mijn hart zeer om lotto zo te zien verschrompelen.

@BenjiNaesen Honestly Benji, does the merger make sense for anyone except Bourlart? His team brings nothing but debt to Lotto, the best riders leave, sponsors like Nippo and Vini Fantini want out and the riders and staff at Lotto are unhappy and in uncertainty.

This makes absolutely no sense. Biniam Girmay has a contract with the paying agent of Intermarché, and the Lotto-Intermarché team continues on the license of Lotto, not Intermarché. "Cyclingnews has been told that the UCI has somehow used its regulations to 'block' Girmay from terminating his contract." How can Lotto-Intermarché sign Biniam Girmay to Lotto's paying agent after Intermarché's paying agent stops, without the permission of Biniam Girmay?

@Cyclingbottle @MrVrhgyiB @KPolanc1 Honestly I don't know anymore. It sounded like a budget increase at the start until Intermarché apparently was dragging debt. Maybe @janniehaek can answer?

@Neilstrung @MrVrhgyiB @KPolanc1 What does Lotto gain from it now? In exchange for their whole reorganization, they don't get Girmay, Thijssen, Barré in return. They maybe could also have attracted Zimmermann & Rota without this merger if they really wanted them

☑️Loyal employees fired ☑️Not being able to extend decent riders who wanted to and riders with contracts fired ☑️Leaders unhappy cause of no communication and uncertainty ☑️Very talented development riders leaving cause of no communication and uncertainty ☑️A new CEO that raises questions (Intermarché-Wanty in debt, can't convince his good riders to join, ...) ❌Best riders from Intermarché joining ❌Big budget increase A merger always has bad consequences, consequences that you could see as "worth it" if it leads to something really positive, at least in the long term, but with some of the best Intermarché riders not joining the new project and without the big budget increase this was all about, this one just isn't. Still hoping there's something we don't know that makes this whole merger the right thing to do and not a huge mistake, but for now it just doesn't look good (and I know who's to blame). I'm noticing I care less every day. I'm gonna take some time off following everything cycling related, and I'll see in a month or so if this team is still worth following.

@MrVrhgyiB @Cyclingbottle @KPolanc1 It was an option for Lotto, Heulot had found a co-sponsor. Not a big one, but enough to survive.

@Cyclingbottle @KPolanc1 You think they wouldn’t if that was an option?

@GentseMarteko Comrade Chapov

@Neilstrung dit triggert mij wel...

Drie dagen staken is een zwaktebod als je ook 5 dagen kan staken en meteen zo twee weekends meepakt.

@thoini @Cyclingpredpt Lawrence From the Shop

@Neilstrung @Cyclingpredpt Logan Currie

Unfortunately is getting harder and harder for professional riders to find team for the next season. The amount of quality riders still without contract is alarming, i will highlight some, if you know a rider who is still looking for a team feel free to reach out! #Cycling #Cycling2025 #Cycling25 #CyclistsWithoutContract