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

[Netserk]

Quintana is awaiting a WT offer from a team.
Ryo Hazuki made it seem that he doesn't want to resign with Movistar even tho he has the opportunity

Is drunken sailor other places than youtube?

 

[Peyroteo94]

Quintana is awaiting a WT offer from a team.
Ryo Hazuki made it seem that he doesn't want to resign with Movistar even tho he has the opportunity

I miss Ryo and his obsession with colombians.

 

[JRanton]

Gianluca Brambilla (Q36.5) and Anthony Perez (Cofidis) both retire.

 

[JRanton]

According to Daniel Benson, Elia Viviani (Lotto) is set to retire.

 

[RedheadDane]

According to Daniel Benson, Elia Viviani (Lotto) is set to retire.

And we're sure it's Elia, and not Attilio?

 

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Gregor Mühlbeger will leave Movistar and has already signed for a new team. According to Austrian press, he is likely to join Felix Gall at Ag2R

Mühlberger to Decathlon is now confirmed. Sounds like it's a one-year deal.

Gregor Mühlberger rejoint DECATHLON CMA CGM en 2026 - Equipe cycliste DECATHLON AG2R LA MONDIALE TEAM

decathlonag2rlamondialeteam.com

edit: two-year deal, according to Austrian press

https://pressreader.com/article/282011858551675

 

[Cycling111]

Everyone will retire before Froome and Ackermann.

 

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Team Visma | Lease a Bike introduces former triathlete Schiffer to…

Anton Schiffer is making the move to the WorldTour with Team Visma | Lease a Bike. The 25-year-old German rider will join the team as of October 1st and…

www.teamvismaleaseabike.com

I obviously didn't read any further than the headline back then, so was a bit surprised to see that PCS has him down to ride Guangxi.

Although he is still listed as a Bike Aid rider on the UCI website, apparently he signed a contract on from October 1st.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

I miss Ryo and his obsession with colombians.

This is very harsh on our boy Ryo.

Sometimes he had an obsession with Venezuelans too.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Yael Jolland signed with Cofidis

I know nothing about the guy tbf

 

[Onizuka999]

Lorenzo Quartucci signs with Burgos

 

[QueenStagiaire]

I obviously didn't read any further than the headline back then, so was a bit surprised to see that PCS has him down to ride Guangxi.

Although he is still listed as a Bike Aid rider on the UCI website, apparently he signed a contract on from October 1st.

This won‘t happen because of some licensing issues apparently.

 

[Netserk]

This won‘t happen because of some licensing issues apparently.

I thought it was straightforward to transfer mid season from a conti team to a WT team.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

I thought it was straightforward to transfer mid season from a conti team to a WT team.

He‘s a full member of the team, but they didn‘t manage to get some permit. https://www.radsport-news.com/sport/sportnews_143344.htm
Article lacks any detail as to what that means.

 

[JosephD]

On the Spanish front, Marca are reporting Ion Izagirre will sign on at Cofidis for another season, which could be his last as a pro.

Carlos Verona gets a newly-minted 3 year deal at Lidl-Trek.

Diego Uriarte gets two more years at Kern Pharma after winning a Ruta del Sol stage this year.

Caja and Kern are both busy promoting the next generation too: each has three riders going pro in 2026 who are completing their first or second U23 seasons this year. Both teams still have six spots left to take them up to their 2025 totals

 

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I thought it was straightforward to transfer mid season from a conti team to a WT team.

He‘s a full member of the team, but they didn‘t manage to get some permit. https://www.radsport-news.com/sport/sportnews_143344.htm
Article lacks any detail as to what that means.

wasn't it the same when Henok left Bike Aid mid-season, due to some rules regarding ADAMS?

 

[Netserk]

wasn't it the same when Henok left Bike Aid mid-season, due to some rules regarding ADAMS?

Didn't know, but that makes sense.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Tim Marsman (who is one of the best dutch contin riders on the kermesse circuit) is going to Alpecin.

Source: Wielerflits

 

[JosephD]

Tim Marsman (who is one of the best dutch contin riders on the kermesse circuit) is going to Alpecin.

Source: Wielerflits

Marsman is a very strong rider and it was actually quite harsh he didn't get a deal with a pro team before he left the U23s.

That a team like Alpecin is clearly challenged budget wise is quite disturbing. Is that due to how much they've invested in MVDP, Jasper and Groves or is the budget really tight, given how much of their depth they are losing this offseason.

They've luckily got a good devo team to promote Sentjens, Remijn and Dockx, plus a bigger role for Tibor del Grosso and hopefully Emiel Verstrynge keeps progressing. Elsehwere, I think I've only heard about Busatto and Marsman coming in from external sources...

 

[RedheadDane]

Marsman is a very strong rider and it was actually quite harsh he didn't get a deal with a pro team before he left the U23s.

But maybe a bit pre-mature for a "Tim Marsman is not from Mars" thread?

 

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Elsehwere, I think I've only heard about Busatto and Marsman coming in from external sources...

+Ballerstedt, if that really counts as external.

I thought they could sign some of the Lotto/Wanty leftovers, but looking at that list of Wanty guys missing out, even a team with no budget will likely be not too interested

https://twitter.com/x/status/1975672519546827213

View: https://x.com/bvdecape/status/1975672519546827213


maybe Smith for the early leadout or Kamp based on former results, but hard to see much use for those "climbers"

 

[JRanton]

Lorenzo Fortunato extends with Astana for two more years.

 

[Roku]

+Ballerstedt, if that really counts as external.

I thought they could sign some of the Lotto/Wanty leftovers, but looking at that list of Wanty guys missing out, even a team with no budget will likely be not too interested

https://twitter.com/x/status/1975672519546827213

View: https://x.com/bvdecape/status/1975672519546827213


maybe Smith for the early leadout or Kamp based on former results, but hard to see much use for those "climbers"

As for Wanty leftovers:

Smith is useful as a domestique for cheap. Experienced and he is still able to do a decent job in lesser hilly races and (very) early lead out as you mention. I would have taken him in the new team. De Pooter is quite similar to Smith with a bit more prowess in cobbled classics, less climbing ability and of course less experienced.

Bonneu has had a bad season but his 2023 and 2024 campaigns were good. He is valuable for a team that will employ him in lesser stage races like Norway, Hungary and so on. He is simply not good enough in WT races. With that program he would be a good addition.

Meintjes would fill up a spot in a team looking for a Top20 / Top25 in GT and races like Dauphine, Romandie, etc if there is such a thing.

Other than that I see zero value.

Kamp is useless unless you want him to ride as a secondary captain in Amstel Gold Race, Brabantse Pjil, Post Denmark Rundt and Plouay and get some 100 UCI points. He won't be of any use outside that four races, maybe a bit of donkey work, but that's about it. Faure-Prost career has been destroyed after some health issues in 2024. Goossens is bound to retire. Colleoni is useless.