Weekly Transfer Analysis: Breaking Down Padun to EF + Bahrain & BikeExchange's Off-Seasons

Breaking down the strange pairing of EF & Mark Padun, and the off-season transfers of Bahrain & BikeExchange

Mark Padun Heads To EF:

Cyclingnews reported yesterday that Mark Padun was leaving Bahrain, which surprised me since I assumed his public posturing was just an attempt to increase his market value and sign a bigger deal with Bahrain, but that instead of the big-budgeted Ineos, he was heading to EF racing. This is shocking on many levels, and on its surfa…