Maarten Den Bakker is reported to be talking to the Shimano-Memory Corp team about a contract for 2006 after he was told recently that his contract with Rabobank would not be renewed. "We would be very keen to have him," Shimano team manager Arend Scheppink told Dutch news group GPD.
The Shimano team is also reported to be talking to Sebastiaan Langeveld, Piet Rooyakkers, Hans Bloks and Arno Wallaard.
