Teams & Riders The Great Big Cycling Transfers, Extensions, and Rumours Thread

[Ilmaestro99]

AG2r have confirmed a number of new signings, most of which were open secrets. I can't be bothered to link 6 individual announcements.

- Victor Lefay until end of 2025
- Sam Bennet until end of 2025
- Bruno Armrail until end of 2025
- Dries de Bondt until end of 2025
- Gianluce Pollefloet until end of 2026
- Sander de Pestel until end of 2025

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Tolhoek about to sign for Glassdrive, who are building quite the assortment of import climbers.

 

[Leadbelly]

A couple of unconfirmed devo signings.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1729170611866566915

View: https://twitter.com/BORAhansgrohe_F/status/1729170611866566915


Kurits --------> IPT Academy
Marivoet ------> UAE Gen Z

No doubt there will be a lot more big names heading Gen Z's way, but I'll be very disappointed if they can't find room for their best local rider Abdulla Jasim Al-Ali.

Abdulla Jasim Al-Ali

Abdulla Jasim Al-Ali is a 20 year old cyclist from United Arab Emirates (born January 17th 2003), who currently rides for Al Wathba Cycling Team.

firstcycling.com

He's not gonna be a world beater, but surely he has a potential for something greater than Mirza ever had. Sign him up.

 

[Bolder]

The most dragged out announcement ever?

Except for C-Rod to Movistar 🙂.

Foss has talent, for sure. Hopefully he can be more than just a domestique at Ineos. They have a great ITT setup, too.

 

[Rob5091]

Except for C-Rod to Movistar 🙂.

Foss has talent, for sure. Hopefully he can be more than just a domestique at Ineos. They have a great ITT setup, too.

Ineos have a pretty good TTT set-up if they pick all the specialists.

 

[JRanton]

Ineos have a pretty good TTT set-up if they pick all the specialists.

I wouldn’t mind seeing an Ineos vs Jumbo TTT battle between their best six:

Ganna
Tarling
Thomas
Hayter
Sheffield
Foss

vs

Van Aert
Vingegaard
Laporte
Affini
Van Baarle?
Tratnik?

Actually I think Ineos would win that quite clearly now with Roglic, Dennis and Foss leaving Visma. They have the best collection of Time trialists now.

 

[Roku]

Hermann Pernsteiner and Giovanni Carboni sign with Team Ukyo, which already has announced the addition of Malucelli and is setting a base in Italy for next season.

Also, anyone able to access the information on Eiking? It's behind a paywall.

Derfor er det stille rundt Eiking

28-åringen har sitt foretrukne valg, men venter stadig på avklaring.

www.landevei.no

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Also, anyone able to access the information on Eiking? It's behind a paywall.

Derfor er det stille rundt Eiking

28-åringen har sitt foretrukne valg, men venter stadig på avklaring.

www.landevei.no

Eiking was interviewed at the Norwegian cyclingpodcast Sykkelpodden this week. He was pretty vague, but indicated that he will announce something soon. He did not seemed stressed or worried (to be fair he never does).
To me it sounds like he’s not staying with EF. He was critical about his race program in the autumn season and indicated that he wasted his best form this year being a domestique in Itulzia and then the crash with a fractured hand killed his chances for the Giro which was his big target this year.

 

[Roku]

Let's see. My hope is a return to Wanty to relaunch his career, it would be good for both parties, but I think Intermarche does not have much money left to spend.

 

[SafeBet]

Hermann Pernsteiner and Giovanni Carboni sign with Team Ukyo, which already has announced the addition of Malucelli and is setting a base in Italy for next season.

Manuele Boaro, who retired and is now one of the team's DS, said the plan is to become PCT next year and hopefully compete for a Giro WC by 2026.
Roster looks strong for the CT level.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Manuele Boaro, who retired and is now one of the team's DS, said the plan is to become PCT next year and hopefully compete for a Giro WC by 2026.
Roster looks strong for the CT level.

If Ukyo continue to grow, I will have to :
A) find a proper pronunciation (Yuk-ee-oh/Yu-kyoh/OOk-ee-oh/OO-kyo ??)
B) stop conflating them with UK Youth (a team strangely centred on 2 veterans, one Swedish, one Polish)

 

[pastronef]

Manuele Boaro, who retired and is now one of the team's DS, said the plan is to become PCT next year and hopefully compete for a Giro WC by 2026.
Roster looks strong for the CT level.

dreams, dreams. they'll need for 2 PCT teams to skip the Giro voluntarily

 

[search]

If Ukyo continue to grow, I will have to :
A) find a proper pronunciation (Yuk-ee-oh/Yu-kyoh/OOk-ee-oh/OO-kyo ??)
B) stop conflating them with UK Youth (a team strangely centred on 2 veterans, one Swedish, one Polish)

I'd think there are more people who know/remember Ukyo Katayama than some UK Youth team, even in the cycling world. So is this really an issue?

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

I'd think there are more people who know/remember Ukyo Katayama than some UK Youth team, even in the cycling world. So is this really an issue?

I'd never heard of him, looked him up on reading this, and the first link that came up on Google was to F1forgottendrivers.com, so maybe not as well known as you think (although still probably more widely known that a CT team that lasted 2 years)

I only said that it was an issue for me: maybe it isn't for anyone else.

 

[search]

probably, yeah, or also guys like Schönberger at B&B, Houle at Astana, Tizza at Bingoal etc. It's fairly common that the bike manufacturer has a word.

Schönberger is not sponsored by KTM anymore, by the way, but an ambassador for Felt instead, which now is under Austrian ownership as well. So it looks like we can expect him to ride for Felt-Felbermayr next year.

 

[Anderis]

Milesi to Ineos was being reported as a possibility a few weeks ago. Do we know anything more about whether it's going to happen or not?

 

[joseph89]

Milesi to Ineos was being reported as a possibility a few weeks ago. Do we know anything more about whether it's going to happen or not?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1729549842983104574

View: https://twitter.com/cirogazzetta/status/1729549842983104574?t=Eov-Ebaiec__0zJ5d4fd6A&s=19

 

[search]

Cimolai will apparently join Movistar for 2024. Looks like a move which makes a lot of sense, especially as Torris will probably be a bit more focused on the track

https://twitter.com/x/status/1730521208058159537

View: https://twitter.com/cirogazzetta/status/1730521208058159537

 

[Faserr]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1729549842983104574

View: https://twitter.com/cirogazzetta/status/1729549842983104574?t=Eov-Ebaiec__0zJ5d4fd6A&s=19

Same with Brenner and Tudor? No new infos about this transfer. Has DSM stopped letting unhappy riders go?

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Eiking on his way back to Intermarche according to Norwegian Landevei.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Same with Brenner and Tudor? No new infos about this transfer. Has DSM stopped letting unhappy riders go?

Apparently now Bora are more interested in Milesi than Ineos.

 

[RedheadDane]

 

[Rob5091]

Remember where you read it first! Last Sunday -

Cian is of interest to a few teams apparently - Ineos (who need someone to replace G), Lidl-Trek (who have Hart and no one else for GT) and now Roglic has gone, Jumbo have a spot for the Giro/Vuelta.

https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling...ters-negotiation-battle-for-cian-uijtdebroeks

However the Dutch team itself is interested in Uijtdebroeks and that is confirmed by none other than team manager Richard Plugge, who told Het Laatste Nieuws that “we are interested in Cian. We were already like that when he was still a junior. We already spoke to him then. But he still has a contract."

 

[Roku]

Some minor news that have been published over the last few days / hours:

- Guy Sagiv and Itamar Einhorn confirmed by the team itself to fill last spots on the roster.

- Amador, Doull and Shaw confirmed at EF Roster. Given Quinn had signed a three year contract extension they would go up to 31 riders, so the Padun move to Corratec could be official soon (the team is going to announce something today).

- Rees move to Sabgal (former Glassdrive) has been made official by the team. Bregnhoj next in line. Let's see about Tolhoek (no information from my side, despite multiple sites reporting it is a done deal, so let's see what happens. It could have been an "eleventh hour" agreement)

- Heidemann moves to Felt-Felbermayr alongside Brozyna, Tom Wirtgen and Stosz. That's two folding teams the german has survived in succession.

By the way, I have read some contradicting info on the Pernsteiner move to Ukyo which I posted some days ago , so let's see what finally happens there.

 

[search]

Heidemann moves to Felt-Felbermayr alongside Brozyna, Tom Wirtgen and Stosz. That's two folding teams the german has survived in succession.

Wirtgen is an interesting move, because he said he'd retire if he can't get a PT deal. So this offer from Felt must have either been financially attractive, or he is very confident that they indeed step up in 2025, I guess.