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mtbrealtalk 11/6/2015 7:22am
11/6/2015 7:22am
Lapierreloosely wrote:
I called it right at the start, Athertons to Trek. . Lorry into canyon , would make sense for laurie greenland to go to canyon due...
I called it right at the start, Athertons to Trek. .

Lorry into canyon , would make sense for laurie greenland to go to canyon due to the TREK movement. However the kids first year pro, The athertons would love to train up the junior world champ?

Brook to GT

Rumors in NZ have it that George has deal going with TREK Still or potentially GT with Brook.

Is blenkinsops contract over?
I'm sick of your attitude boi.

Laurie is second year Junior. He moves up to elite this year so wind your neck in.

Sam Dale is off to Canyon along with Laurie.

Gwin is going to YT and the 'Lapierre' team are on Specialized. Troy is still going to be a factory Specialized rider alongside Mitch Ropelato.

iceman2058 11/7/2015 12:49pm
11/7/2015 12:49pm
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Someone has called it right on Instagram imho. Lorry with a rock/stone and the french flag on it going to a canyon. Lapierre is stone in...
Someone has called it right on Instagram imho. Lorry with a rock/stone and the french flag on it going to a canyon. Lapierre is stone in french so its the Lapierre team to become the Canyon DH team.
If you zoom in...

A photo posted by @ream_tumours on Nov 7, 2015 at 12:20pm PST


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Big Bird 11/7/2015 4:24pm
11/7/2015 4:24pm Edited Date/Time 11/7/2015 4:24pm
GT is in LA.
Topperharley 11/8/2015 1:57am
11/8/2015 1:57am
Lapierreloosely wrote:
I called it right at the start, Athertons to Trek. . Lorry into canyon , would make sense for laurie greenland to go to canyon due...
I called it right at the start, Athertons to Trek. .

Lorry into canyon , would make sense for laurie greenland to go to canyon due to the TREK movement. However the kids first year pro, The athertons would love to train up the junior world champ?

Brook to GT

Rumors in NZ have it that George has deal going with TREK Still or potentially GT with Brook.

Is blenkinsops contract over?
mtbrealtalk wrote:
I'm sick of your attitude boi. Laurie is second year Junior. He moves up to elite this year so wind your neck in. Sam Dale is...
I'm sick of your attitude boi.

Laurie is second year Junior. He moves up to elite this year so wind your neck in.

Sam Dale is off to Canyon along with Laurie.

Gwin is going to YT and the 'Lapierre' team are on Specialized. Troy is still going to be a factory Specialized rider alongside Mitch Ropelato.

Nope. Play nice realtalk, at least 2 of the things you said are not true...
jonny kingdom 11/8/2015 3:42am
11/8/2015 3:42am
https://instagram.com/p/9zE55mGa0V/?taken-by=ream_tumours
That dutch flag,,isn't bart brentjens tall and skinny maybe he will manage the team, whats on the end of his arm tho ?or joost wichman to dh with brook,,aneeke beerton could make the move to dh she done a few races on her enduro & done well but it looks like a stick man not woman..
if Gwinn goes to yt then who will be on ktm ? hope wynn masters gets a decent set up this year,he had some great results and competed in loads of different events this year, and if he didn't puncture or crash he podiumed,
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Uploaded on the 26in (french website) Facebook page 21 hours ago. "Un Nouveau Roi ?" means "A New King ?" in french.
Hristo_Tanev 11/8/2015 8:17am
11/8/2015 8:17am
About Loic and Loris moving to somewhere - in the latest episode of lapierre's team videos Loic said we will see them in the episodes next year again.

About US and YT, I don't think Aaron is moving. What about Luca Shaw?
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Primoz 11/8/2015 9:02am
11/8/2015 9:02am
It's contantly been said that the whole Lapierre team will become something else, so the lineup, mechanics, etc. etc., will go on different frames. Is there a problem then to see them again?
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jhome 11/8/2015 9:50am
11/8/2015 9:50am
The Dutch flag, where is Martin Maes from? He is bound to move if there is no more GT atherton racing?
Dickscruttock 11/8/2015 10:13am
11/8/2015 10:13am
jhome wrote:
The Dutch flag, where is Martin Maes from? He is bound to move if there is no more GT atherton racing?
Belgium.
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Primoz 11/8/2015 12:01pm
11/8/2015 12:01pm Edited Date/Time 11/8/2015 12:02pm
Under the magnifying glass, yes. But take a look at that instagram link, showing three people leaving a building, the last one giving a finger, one of the other two being a woman (the Athertons supposedly had a breakdown in communication with GT or something). Inside the building is a tall guy with a dutch flag in one hand, something else in it and a bulldog on a leash in the other hand.

EDIT: just read the comment, Aneke supposedly joining GT (the other thing in the guy's hand could be a beer can).
Hristo_Tanev 11/8/2015 12:36pm
11/8/2015 12:36pm
Could it be that GT can't pay anymore to Athertons as it happened before with Commencal?
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xyian 11/8/2015 3:03pm
11/8/2015 3:03pm
Hristo_Tanev wrote:
Could it be that GT can't pay anymore to Athertons as it happened before with Commencal?
Would seem to me the only one of the three with any bargaining power is Rachel. She's the only getting results as of late.
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EddyDave 11/9/2015 12:35am
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Hristo_Tanev wrote:
Yes yes yes, it's happening!
Something certainly is! Wonder how long they'll wait to announce their new team.
Lapierreloosely 11/9/2015 1:21am
11/9/2015 1:21am
I honestly believed this from the start.

GT will host Bull dog !

The athertons are making are move.. im thinking likely to trek. There have been talks that george has signed some sort of awesome deal with Trek again , or is on the move to GT with bulldog.

I am a little confused over the talk amongst the lapierre team, also the controversy with sam dale. I think laurie greenland will be on the move, as fresh junior world champ he has things coming for him.

Lapierreloosely 11/9/2015 1:43am
11/9/2015 1:43am
Lapierreloosely wrote:
I called it right at the start, Athertons to Trek. . Lorry into canyon , would make sense for laurie greenland to go to canyon due...
I called it right at the start, Athertons to Trek. .

Lorry into canyon , would make sense for laurie greenland to go to canyon due to the TREK movement. However the kids first year pro, The athertons would love to train up the junior world champ?

Brook to GT

Rumors in NZ have it that George has deal going with TREK Still or potentially GT with Brook.

Is blenkinsops contract over?
mtbrealtalk wrote:
I'm sick of your attitude boi. Laurie is second year Junior. He moves up to elite this year so wind your neck in. Sam Dale is...
I'm sick of your attitude boi.

Laurie is second year Junior. He moves up to elite this year so wind your neck in.

Sam Dale is off to Canyon along with Laurie.

Gwin is going to YT and the 'Lapierre' team are on Specialized. Troy is still going to be a factory Specialized rider alongside Mitch Ropelato.

Thats clearly what i said. First year Pro elite ? Also known as going into pro mens from junior.

What gives you the impression sam dale is going to canyon? Or laurie?

The lapierre team aren't on specialized. Neethling just posted a photo of his shoes new shoes,, danny hart also commenting . Specialized shoes
Lapierreloosely 11/9/2015 1:46am
11/9/2015 1:46am
UPDATE EVERYONE ; RE; Andrew Neethling.

Andrew Neethling has just posted a photo of his new Specialized 2FO shoes.. This can be seen below, Also not DANNY HARTS comment saying "Yeah man have you signed a specialized deal!? Wink " This is rather cheeky, could we see a Neethling Hart Specialized team? .. None the less evidence deffiniltey points to Neethling signing with Specialized.

Link to Andrew Neethlings post regarding Specialized 2FO shoes
https://instagram.com/p/92o-DsIOuV/?taken-by=andrewneethling
Dickscruttock 11/9/2015 1:55am
11/9/2015 1:55am
Lapierreloosely wrote:
Thats clearly what i said. First year Pro elite ? Also known as going into pro mens from junior. What gives you the impression sam dale...
Thats clearly what i said. First year Pro elite ? Also known as going into pro mens from junior.

What gives you the impression sam dale is going to canyon? Or laurie?

The lapierre team aren't on specialized. Neethling just posted a photo of his shoes new shoes,, danny hart also commenting . Specialized shoes
SD is on the move but not to Canyon.
Lapierreloosely 11/9/2015 2:04am
11/9/2015 2:04am
Lapierreloosely wrote:
Thats clearly what i said. First year Pro elite ? Also known as going into pro mens from junior. What gives you the impression sam dale...
Thats clearly what i said. First year Pro elite ? Also known as going into pro mens from junior.

What gives you the impression sam dale is going to canyon? Or laurie?

The lapierre team aren't on specialized. Neethling just posted a photo of his shoes new shoes,, danny hart also commenting . Specialized shoes
Dickscruttock wrote:
SD is on the move but not to Canyon.
Could he be on the move to Santa cruz?

Theres no way he will join the athertons LOLOL
Dickscruttock 11/9/2015 2:22am
11/9/2015 2:22am
Lapierreloosely wrote:
Could he be on the move to Santa cruz?

Theres no way he will join the athertons LOLOL
Nope not SC, try again...
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depeche4 11/9/2015 4:41am
11/9/2015 4:41am
Lapierreloosely wrote:
UPDATE EVERYONE ; RE; Andrew Neethling. Andrew Neethling has just posted a photo of his new Specialized 2FO shoes.. This can be seen below, Also not...
UPDATE EVERYONE ; RE; Andrew Neethling.

Andrew Neethling has just posted a photo of his new Specialized 2FO shoes.. This can be seen below, Also not DANNY HARTS comment saying "Yeah man have you signed a specialized deal!? Wink " This is rather cheeky, could we see a Neethling Hart Specialized team? .. None the less evidence deffiniltey points to Neethling signing with Specialized.

Link to Andrew Neethlings post regarding Specialized 2FO shoes
https://instagram.com/p/92o-DsIOuV/?taken-by=andrewneethling
He wore those last season too.
unnowninsider 11/9/2015 5:24am
11/9/2015 5:24am
GT - bulldog / dale / wyn masters
Trek - athertons
YT - Gwin
Commencal - minnaar
Santa Cruz syndicate - loic
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Primoz 11/9/2015 6:46am
11/9/2015 6:46am
Loic to SCS?? O_O Will he fit there?

Will SCS be running four guys or is Peaty toning down his racing?
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Jakers 11/9/2015 6:49am
11/9/2015 6:49am
unnowninsider wrote:
GT - bulldog / dale / wyn masters
Trek - athertons
YT - Gwin
Commencal - minnaar
Santa Cruz syndicate - loic
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lister_yu 11/9/2015 7:45am
11/9/2015 7:45am
Although a bit late - please stop the KTM crap - they do decent road an xc bikes, but THAT'S it.
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arnoldtm2 11/9/2015 8:20am
11/9/2015 8:20am Edited Date/Time 11/9/2015 8:20am
I think the atherton middle finger and bulldog picture means, Anneke to race enduro on GT (Netherlands Flag) with Martin Maes. She's probably getting cut from Spec because she didn't perform great last year and there's the possible Graves rumor. Then GT will also have Micayla Gatto and Brook race on the DH side. That's what the stick figure is holding in his/her left hand, a painter's plate. Plus Gatto posted not to long ago on instagram a picture of a GT bike. https://instagram.com/p/9cT5iRtgNx/?taken-by=micaylagatto


Also I could see Florian Nicoli, Brannigan and maybe another wildcard (one of the Master's?) to ride for a Rocky DH team. There was a recent interview with Fabian Barel saying how he didn't think Florian really wanted to be racing enduro. Rocky just signed Florian to new contract... That's just pure speculation though.

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