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

[Brullnux]

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

To be honest I don't see them participating in the same race very often. Ciccone is a better one-day racer so that's an easy one, and I doubt they'll both be sent to the same GT. There's also about a billion one week races so unless Trek mess it up they won't be at the same one of those, either.

 

[aruipksni]

2026 roster status:

Team	Num
Soudal Quick-Step	29
Tudor	26
Q36.5	25
UAE Team Emirates - XRG	25
Team Visma | Lease a Bike	25
Uno-X	24
Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe	24
Groupama - FDJ	24
Lidl - Trek	23
Bahrain - Victorious	23
Decathlon CMA CGM	20
INEOS Grenadiers	20
Intermarché - Wanty	20
Cofidis	20
Team Picnic PostNL	18
Movistar Team	18
Alpecin - Deceuninck	18
Lotto	18
Israel Premier - Tech	17
EF Education - EasyPost	17
Team Jayco AlUla	17
XDS Astana Team	15
Arkéa - B&B Hotels	8

the 2026 roster status indicate on team readiness to next year (or 3 years)
from the 2026 roster status we can assume Arkea is in big troubles.
the Swiss pro teams seem to be ready to fight for the Worldtour licenses, (or buying them)

 

[RedheadDane]

Lidl - Trek

23

It's actually 24 for Trek.
They don't have Pedersen listed on the team for next year, even though they do mention the fact that he has a lifetime contract on his profile, and also don't list him as one of the guys leaving at the end of the year.
He's basically Schrödinger's Mads.

 

[aruipksni]

It's actually 24 for Trek.
They don't have Pedersen listed on the team for next year, even though they do mention the fact that he has a lifetime contract on his profile, and also don't list him as one of the guys leaving at the end of the year.
He's basically Schrödinger's Mads.

but he signed the new contract just recently?
He said: “Deciding to stay with Lidl-Trek for the rest of my career was very easy… This team is my second family.”

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Lidl Trek has signed max waldschid (impossible to spell sorry) for 3 years. Good replacement for Alex kirsch?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1961365432180277729

View: https://x.com/LidlTrek/status/1961365432180277729?t=VUUonoRw08Ds4GXKmDeleQ&s=19

 

[yaco]

Lidl Trek has signed max waldschid (impossible to spell sorry) for 3 years. Good replacement for Alex kirsch?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1961365432180277729

View: https://x.com/LidlTrek/status/1961365432180277729?t=VUUonoRw08Ds4GXKmDeleQ&s=19

I find this a surprising transfer. Could have stayed at Jayco and been the number one or two sprinter.

 

[Faserr]

I think Lidl-Trek wants to become a bit more german. In the german besenwagen podcast they said that they even consider moving the headquarter to Neckersulm (= headquarter of the company Lidl) and that Lidl bought shares of the team.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Lidl Trek has signed max waldschid (impossible to spell sorry) for 3 years. Good replacement for Alex kirsch?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1961365432180277729

View: https://x.com/LidlTrek/status/1961365432180277729?t=VUUonoRw08Ds4GXKmDeleQ&s=19

Nah, finally a world class leadout man for Milan and someone who is big enough to give him a good draft too.

 

[RedheadDane]

but he signed the new contract just recently?
He said: “Deciding to stay with Lidl-Trek for the rest of my career was very easy… This team is my second family.”

I know.
And they - PCS - acknowledge that:

Mads Pedersen

Mads Pedersen (born 1995-12-18 in Tølløse) is a professional road racing cyclist from Denmark, currently riding for Lidl - Trek. His best results are 3 wins in Gent-Wevelgem and winning World Championships ME - Road Race.

www.procyclingstats.com

But as you can see, they don't have next year listed under the "Teams" header for him.

They also don't have him listed on Trek's page for next year:

Lidl - Trek 2026

Lidl - Trek is the name of the cycling team in 2026. The main riders listed on the team are Bauke Mollema, Giulio Ciccone and Mattias Skjelmose.

www.procyclingstats.com

However, he's not listed in the "No next season contract" list.

So; "Schrödinger's Mads"

 

[Rockestar_33]

I find this a surprising transfer. Could have stayed at Jayco and been the number one or two sprinter.

Big loss. The lead out train is now very average.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Big loss. The lead out train is now very average.

The whole Jayco team seems very average for next season..
Do they even have a sprinter tied down? Is Walsford going there?

 

[yaco]

The whole Jayco team seems very average for next season..
Do they even have a sprinter tied down? Is Walsford going there?

Its shaping to be a proConti team level in 2026, in saying that they should have budget to attack 2027. They are linked to Ackermann

 

[Netserk]

Its shaping to be a proConti team level in 2026, in saying that they should have budget to attack 2027. They are linked to Ackermann

How is it going with Bling? He matters a lot for what the team should aim for.

 

[RedheadDane]

A. Storm to ColoQuick.
Hopefully his step up from the junior ranks will run a bit more smoothly than that of his brother...

 

[Libertine Seguros]

HPH signing Marta Jaskułska and Petra Stiasny, further building their central European nexus of riders. Hopefully they can teach the latter that splits are something you're supposed to stay in FRONT of so she doesn't lose so much time in stages she shouldn't, she's been 9th on Jebel Hafeet in the UAE Tour but 42nd on GC, 5th on Picón Blanco in Burgos but 25th on GC, and 5th on Thyon 2000 in Romandie but 20th on GC.

 

[JR1012]

Franziska Koch to FDJ
https://www.rad-net.de/ajax.aspx/content/10e078b2-491f-4eb2-ba0b-9e6e0ddaae86.html

 

[search]

How is it going with Bling? He matters a lot for what the team should aim for.

Matthews is back to racing in Plouay tomorrow, so if everything is fixed, I guess he should be okay for 2026.

 

[Netserk]

Matthews is back to racing in Plouay tomorrow, so if everything is fixed, I guess he should be okay for 2026.

Good to hear, let's hope he will be alright from here on.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Matthews is back to racing in Plouay tomorrow, so if everything is fixed, I guess he should be okay for 2026.

He‘s not starting, but if everything is fixed, everything is fixed.

 

[search]

He‘s not starting, but if everything is fixed, everything is fixed.

Jayco announced his return yesterday

Michael Matthews returns to racing at Bretagne Classic – Ouest-France

Australian Michael Matthews will make his return to racing alongside a stacked Team Jayco AlUla squad at the Bretagne Classic - Ouest-France. The 34-year-old was ruled out of the Tour de France after discovering signs of a pulmonary embolism back in June, but the former Plouay winner will...

greenedgecycling.com

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Not necessarily a bad transfer for him when he couldn't get that one million a year deal at INEOS.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1962425197996150877

View: https://x.com/dnlbenson/status/1962425197996150877

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Tisj Benoot leaves visma, signs to ag2r for 3 years

https://twitter.com/x/status/1962440796981932457

View: https://x.com/decathlonAG2RLM/status/1962440796981932457?t=MsytCXNgRfEKTWGUQdDaCQ&s=19

 

[Ilmaestro99]

One for the Belgians @Samamba

Brent van moer to Q35. Apparently it is a 2 year deal. There is a nice article on the tweet below

https://twitter.com/x/status/1962440133359087623

View: https://x.com/Q36_5ProCycling/status/1962440133359087623?t=CWNpS3ekttZKFf3jfPTWmw&s=19

 

[Samamba]

One for the Belgians @Samamba

Brent van moer to Q35. Apparently it is a 2 year deal. There is a nice article on the tweet below

https://twitter.com/x/status/1962440133359087623

View: https://x.com/Q36_5ProCycling/status/1962440133359087623?t=CWNpS3ekttZKFf3jfPTWmw&s=19

This has been known for like 4 months

 

[Ilmaestro99]

This has been known for like 4 months

Wow. Is nothing a secret in Belgium? This transfer is news to me