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

[Peyroteo94]

Gianni Vermeesch to BORA - red bull

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Bora is going all in. Great transfers! Gianni will probably have the opportunity to lead the team in both RVV and PR, something impossible in Alpecin.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

People wonder if Evenepoel and Roglic will get along. I'm more interested in Evenepoel and Vermeersch.

Evenepoel razend op Vermeersch na finish: "Ga je nog een beetje met mij lachen?" | sporza

Het was niet de dag van Remco Evenepoel. De renner van Deceuninck - Quick-Step verloor bijna een minuut door pech. Dat zou het gevolg geweest zijn van een botsing met Gianni Vermeersch. Evenepoel ging na de streep de discussie aan met zijn landgenoot. Eerder was er ook al een akkefietje met een...

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Vermeersch wasn't the most popular in CycloX aswell, I vividly remember him getting an earful by veteran Sven Nys at one point.

 

[Berflamand]

Vermeersch wasn't the most popular in CycloX aswell, I vividly remember him getting an earful by veteran Sven Nys at one point.

Wasn't he also the most vocal one (or even the only one?) voting for the exclusion of Van Aert after a false start at the Belgian Championships CX years ago?

 

[Berniece]

Bora is going all in. Great transfers! Gianni will probably have the opportunity to lead the team in both RVV and PR, something impossible in Alpecin.

With Pithie and Lazkano? Doubt he'll get leadership status. Not saying those other two are much better, but I don't feel Vermeersch is much better than them either.

 

[Squire]

With Pithie and Lazkano? Doubt he'll get leadership status. Not saying those other two are much better, but I don't feel Vermeersch is much better than them either.

Well, this year most riders are better than Lazkano. Anybody know what's up with him? Can't find any news.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Wasn't he also the most vocal one (or even the only one?) voting for the exclusion of Van Aert after a false start at the Belgian Championships CX years ago?

That was somewhere in the youth ranks, no?

I don't follow those as much, wouldn't know

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Desacht (known from CycloX/The team Toon Aerts is on in the winter) is apparently willing to join Flanders-Baloise and keep the team afloat for the coming years.

They're a hardware store chain who's perhaps best known for renting out containers.

 

[Faserr]

Well, this year most riders are better than Lazkano. Anybody know what's up with him? Can't find any news.

No. As far as a I know there are no news at all. Even his team is dead silent.

 

[Wyndbrook]

Lauren Dickson from Alba Handsling to FDJ Suez.
Well deserved big move for a rider with less than two years experience.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Lauren Dickson from Alba Handsling to FDJ Suez.
Well deserved big move for a rider with less than two years experience.

She seems like a solid replacement for Adegeest who's moving to Trek.

 

[RedheadDane]

Lauren Dickson from Alba Handsling to FDJ Suez.
Well deserved big move for a rider with less than two years experience.

You could say she got a... handsling to the team!

 

[yaco]

Liv Alula Jayco sign Nadia Gontova a 24 yr old Canadian who is a newcomer to the sport. This is very much in line with the team targetting nuggets read Wylie and Trinca Colonel.

 

[Samamba]

the interesting thing is that they only got half a team (15) signed for 2026 (do i smell a merger ?), and no new signing so far...

I quote here cause this is where it belongs.

Fortunato, Gate, Malucelli, Kanter, Lopez and Vinokourov have extended or are extending. Kuzmin (probably will cause they need a minimum amount of Kazaks), Velasco, Poels and Charmig not sure yet. Schrettl has signed, Silva is probably coming in and they have been in negotiations with Red Bull for Vlasov for a while now. With Remco coming in there he really wants to leave so it's probably happening.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Not a transfer I expected:

Bahrain Victorious Signs Pau Miquel - Team Bahrain

Team Bahrain Victorious is pleased to announce the signing of Spanish rider Pau Miquel on a two-year contract for the 2026 and 2027 seasons. The 25-year-old turned professional in 2022 with Equipo Kern Pharma, having joined the team as a trainee in August 2021. Over the past three and a half...

bahraincyclingteam.com

 

[Ilmaestro99]

they have been in negotiations with Red Bull for Vlasov for a while now. With Remco coming in there he really wants to leave so it's probably happening.

I did not know about this at all. Perhaps explains some of his performances this year?

I'm also fairly sure he signed a 3-year extension last year?

 

[JosephD]

Not a transfer I expected:

Bahrain Victorious Signs Pau Miquel - Team Bahrain

Team Bahrain Victorious is pleased to announce the signing of Spanish rider Pau Miquel on a two-year contract for the 2026 and 2027 seasons. The 25-year-old turned professional in 2022 with Equipo Kern Pharma, having joined the team as a trainee in August 2021. Over the past three and a half...

bahraincyclingteam.com

Without a massive budget, Bahrain have added some decent riders in Segaert, Miquel and Valter. They've beefed up their middle of the pack riders behind their aging leaders and plenty of youngsters signed from CTF Victorious.

If they get Omrzel and Borgo for either 2026 or 2027, that would be solid

 

[Samamba]

I did not know about this at all. Perhaps explains some of his performances this year?

I'm also fairly sure he signed a 3-year extension last year?

Yes just before the first time Astana tried (when they got the XDS money). It's expensive, so it depends on the Chinese.

 

[Roku]

I quote here cause this is where it belongs.

Fortunato, Gate, Malucelli, Kanter, Lopez and Vinokourov have extended or are extending. Kuzmin (probably will cause they need a minimum amount of Kazaks), Velasco, Poels and Charmig not sure yet. Silva is probably coming in and they have been in negotiations with Red Bull for Vlasov for a while now. With Remco coming in there he really wants to leave so it's probably happening.

Velasco was rumoured elsewhere, but not sure if it came to fruition.

On another note, it seems Ayuso to Trek is very likely. Not confirmed but a strong chance.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Velasco was rumoured elsewhere, but not sure if it came to fruition.

On another note, it seems Ayuso to Trek is very likely. Not confirmed but a strong chance.

More surprised about Trek having the money for Ayuso, but they want a potential top gc rider and he wants to be the clear cut leader.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

More surprised about Trek having the money for Ayuso, but they want a potential top gc rider and he wants to be the clear cut leader.

Their thinking seem to be that the more GC leaders you have that have 50/50 chances of underperforming, getting sick or crashing out of GTs, the more likely you are to have one that finishes the race. But just for fun I hope they give him a 10 year contract.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Their thinking seem to be that the more GC leaders you have that have 50/50 chances of underperforming, getting sick or crashing out of GTs, the more likely you are to have one that finishes the race. But just for fun I hope they give him a 10 year contract.

I mean, they threw money at TGH before seeing him race again after a potentially career altering injury...

 

[pastronef]

Gloag's contracts with Visma ends this year, rumors of Q36.5. that's nice!

 

[Wyndbrook]

You could say she got a... handsling to the team!

You could say that, lets hope her upcoming Specialized steed will give her the same impetus.

 

[pastronef]

More surprised about Trek having the money for Ayuso, but they want a potential top gc rider and he wants to be the clear cut leader.

if you thought the Almeida-Ayuso dislike is great, I hope you'll watch Ciccone-Ayuso explode in each other face like we never seen before. Ciccone is a steamy chap

 

[RedheadDane]

BTW, if Trek doesn't post any images of M. Norsgaard and Realini standing next to each other, I'll be very disappointed.