Davide Viganò confirmed for Sky (update: plus Barry, Pauwels, Sutton)

No, I won't dredge up that photo, but according to Tuttobiciweb, Davide Viganò has finally confirmed that he's signed a contract with Team Sky for next year. Whether it's just for next season or stretches beyond that is unclear. Viganò's the second Italian to sign for Sky (whose sponsors have major media interests in Italy) following Morris Possoni from Columbia. On the other hand, Viganò's current Fuji-Servetto team mate and seemingly inseparable best buddy Eros Capecchi, who had also been strongly rumoured for Sky, now appears to be sticking with the newly re-packaged Footon-Servetto squad.

Update: Serge Pauwels (from Cervélo), Michael Barry (Columbia) and Chris Sutton (Garmin & nephew of British Cycling/Team Sky coach Shane Sutton) are also now confirmed, according to Lionel Birnie on Twitter (thanks Jens). All heavily trailed so no surprises anywhere, except perhaps the length of time it's taken to make them official. That brings Sky up to twenty confirmed riders on the roster.

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In other (non-)Team Sky news

Tuttobiciweb also have a full list of next year’s Katusha roster of 29 riders, confirming that as he said at the Tour of Britain, Ben Swift will be seeing out the second year of his Katusha contract rather than moving to Sky.

by civetta on Oct 28, 2009 11:40 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Vigano? He's Spanish no?

What do you fear most?
1. coup d’etat
2. putsch

by Frinking on Oct 28, 2009 12:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Aah.. He's Italien..

But that took long to be confirmed.. In my mind the deal was signed over a month ago

What do you fear most?
1. coup d’etat
2. putsch

by Frinking on Oct 28, 2009 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

that's more or less what the article is saying:

“Finally, the much-anticipated signature on the contract”…

by civetta on Oct 28, 2009 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Tsk tsk

I don’t dare go in the hotitude threads, but even I know from what leaks out that he is Italian, used to ride for Fuji, and is one of Helsy’s favourites. Hotitude: filling in the bits that VDS leaves out.

by Monty. on Oct 28, 2009 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Can I ask you..

Are you the friend of Majope. I can not separate you two most of the time.

And that are the confusing parts!
1. Helsy is,almost, only keen on Spanish guys
2. Fuji is Spansih all the way. Well expect for Vigano
3. Vigano sounds Spanish for me..

What do you fear most?
1. coup d’etat
2. putsch

by Frinking on Oct 28, 2009 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Here, I'll make it easy for you.

That’s Monty. I’m the other one.

by majope on Oct 28, 2009 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Haha thanks!

But my mind makes strange relations.. So M from Mony and Majope is almost the same for my brain

What do you fear most?
1. coup d’etat
2. putsch

by Frinking on Oct 28, 2009 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Friend of Majope?

Well I never had an Action Man when I was little. Or a Barbie. Just a teddybear made from felt, sewn together by my great-aunt , stuffed with straw, and with all his clothes sewn on so you couldn’t change his costume.

by Monty. on Oct 28, 2009 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's never too late.

I could send you a couple of GI Joes or Max Steels, if you like. Or a couple of really buff presidents. And some Barbies to keep them in their place.

by majope on Oct 28, 2009 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I wouldn't be allowed to keep them

(the house contains an Almodovar fan). I wonder where you’d (or one’d) end up waving a Barbie-Barbie at taxi drivers.

by Monty. on Oct 28, 2009 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

So basically

by Jens on Oct 28, 2009 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Curse Duffield

and his “It’s curtains for ….” line.

by Monty. on Oct 28, 2009 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Now also confirmed

Serge Pauwels, Michael Barry and Chris Sutton

by Jens on Oct 28, 2009 12:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Sky is looking a lot like Columbia

they will win lots of races but when it comes to GC they have nobody. OK, they will win far less than Columbia because they don’t have those two dominating sprinters. Of course they want to add a GC threat in either Wiggins or Bert.

Dammit Elk! I don't care if it's your mating season, you are disturbing my peaceful sleep! Just STFU!

by Phil H. on Oct 28, 2009 1:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Does anybody know how many guys they are getting for this year?

they only have 22 so far so I thought they had to have 3 more for the Pro Tour minimum of 25.

by Vlaanderen90 on Oct 28, 2009 1:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

twenty confirmes so at least 5 to go

Maybe they pick some rider from the unemployed cyclists found here

What do you fear most?
1. coup d’etat
2. putsch

by Frinking on Oct 28, 2009 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Maybe I have to make a post for that one because freaking flyoing maniac FRAN freaking ZOI hasn't found a team yet!

HEEELLLOOO DDDDDDSSSSSSS.. WAAAAKKKEEEE UUUPPPPPPP!!!!

What do you fear most?
1. coup d’etat
2. putsch

by Frinking on Oct 28, 2009 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks for that

I was just looking for such a list.

by Monty. on Oct 28, 2009 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Glad I could help

What do you fear most?
1. coup d’etat
2. putsch

by Frinking on Oct 28, 2009 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'd be really surprised if they didn't take Fleeman.

He’s been injured this year so hasn’t really had a chance to prove himself at Cervelo…he surely deserves a go.

"If I were World Road Race Champion, I would wear black shorts. That probably has more to do with me being on the wiser side of 30 and understanding better that the decisions I make now never really go away. White shorts would not be something I'd be proud of...." - David Millar, in Rouleur.

by Albertina on Oct 29, 2009 6:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hmmm.

But Fleeman’s another guy who’s always been outside the mainstream British Cycling set up. They do seem to have a bit of an aversion to people who aren’t one of the gang, don’t they? Do hope Fleeman gets a half-decent ride somewhere next season though.

by civetta on Oct 29, 2009 8:06 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's true...hmm. It would be very sad to see him out in the cold next year, very sad indeed...

by Albertina on Oct 29, 2009 8:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Capecchi really should follow his buddy...why on earth would you stay with the footons if you have a good offer elsewhere?

Really Eros, get out! Helsy and I are both annoyed.

by Albertina on Oct 29, 2009 6:23 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Didn't someone say somewhere

that Michele Merlo of Barloworld had an offer from Sky but chose Footon (still can’t type that with a straight face) instead? I wondered if in his case it was a linguistic thing, because I don’t think Merlo has any English whatsoever… As for Capecchi, I don’t know whether there was ever really an offer from Sky but he was rumoured even before Viganò.

by civetta on Oct 29, 2009 8:04 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs