In November, cyclists gradually wake up from their winter sleep. Existing contracts will be honored until December 31, but for many riders, a fresh start awaits on January 1, 2022. View here an overview of the most important WorldTour transfers that have been officially approved in recent months.
| AG2R-Citroen | |
|---|---|
| in a | Outside |
| Felix Gal (DSM) | Tony Gallopin (Trek Segafredo) |
| Alexis Jugerd (bed and breakfast) | |
Tony Gallopin returns to his former employer.
| Astana | |
|---|---|
| in a | Outside |
| Vincenzo Nibali (Trek Segafredo) | Jacob Fuglsang (Emerging State of Israel) |
| Miguel Angel Lopez (Movistar) | Luis Leon Sanchez (Bahrain – Victorious) |
| Gianni Moscone (Ineos Grenadiers) | Ion Izagiri (Covidis) |
| David de la Cruz (United Arab Emirates) | Gorka Izagiri (Movistar) |
| Joe Dombrowski (United Arab Emirates) | Alexander Vlasov (Bora Hansgrohe) |
| Valerio Conte (United Arab Emirates) | Omar Fraile (Ineos Grenadiers) |
| Alex Aranborough (Movistar) | |
| Matteo Sobrero (@BikeExchange) | |
Vincenzo Nibali has returned to paid employment in Kazakhstan.
| Bahrain victorious | |
|---|---|
| in a | Outside |
| Luis Leon Sanchez (Astana) | Marco Haller (Bora Hansgrohe) |
| Johann Price-Bijtsen (Uno-X) | |
Fresh air for veteran Luis Leon Sanchez.
| Bora Hansgrohe | |
|---|---|
| in a | Outside |
| Sam Bennett (Deaconink Quick Step) | Peter Sagan (@TotalEnergies) |
| Danny van Poppel (Intermarchy and Ante Joubert) | Daniel Oss (@TotalEnergies) |
| Alexander Vlasov (Astana) | Maciej Bodnar (@TotalEnergies) |
| Sergio Higuita (EF) | Pascal Ackermann (United Arab Emirates) |
| Jay Hindley (DSM) | Rudiger Selig (Loto Soudal) |
| Marco Haller (Bahrain – Victorious) | Michael Schwarzman (Loto Soudal) |
| Sian Oetdebrookes | |
Alexander Vlasov became a round leader at the Bora Hansgrohe.
| cofidis | |
|---|---|
| in a | Outside |
| Eun Izagiri (Astana) | Elia Viviani (Aeneos Grenadiers) |
| Brian Coquard (bed and breakfast) | Christophe Laporte (Jumbo Visma) |
| David Simolai (Emerging State of Israel) | |
French transmission for Bryan Coquard.
| Dekunin’s quick step | |
|---|---|
| in a | Outside |
| Martin Sfercic (from 1 July) | Sam Bennett (Bora Hansgrohe) |
| Stan van Tricht | Shane Archbold (Bora Hansgrohe) |
| Ethan Vernon | Joao Almeida (United Arab Emirates) |
| Louis Verwijk (Albicin-Phoenix) | Alvaro Hodig (United Arab Emirates) |
| Ian Garrison (Los Angeles) | |
Sam Bennett is also returning to his former team.
| EF Education-Nebo | |
|---|---|
| in a | Outside |
| Esteban Chaves (@BikeExchange) | Sergio Higuita (Bora Hansgrohe) |
| Odd Christian Eiking (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert) | |
| Lukasz Wisniowski (Follow-up-NextHash) | |
| Maren van den Berg | |
| George Steinhauser | |
| Sean Quinn | |
| Ben Healy | |
Esteban Chaves is no longer on the Australian payroll.
| Groupama-FDJ | |
|---|---|
| in a | Outside |
| Quentin Butcher (bed and breakfast) | |
| Michael Storer (DSM) | |
Michael Storer was one of the pioneers of the Vuelta a fashion in the past.
| Ineos Grenadiers | |
|---|---|
| in a | Outside |
| Elia Viviani (Covidis) | Rohan Dennis (Jumbo Visma) |
| Omar Friel (Astana) | Gianni Moscone (Astana) |
| Ben Tolet (Albicin-Phoenix) | Ivan Sosa (Movistar) |
| luke bleb | |
| Magnus Sheffield | |
| Ben Turner | |
| Kim Hydeok | |
Rohan Dennis now wants to fly in Jumbo Visma.
| Intermarchy and Ante Joubert | |
|---|---|
| in a | Outside |
| Alexander Kristof (United Arab Emirates) | Danny van Poppel (Bora Hansgrohe) |
| Adrian Petty (@TotalEnergies) | Odd Christian Eiking (EF) |
| Dimitri Claes (Continue-Nexthash) | |
| Sven Eric Bystrom (United Arab Emirates) | |
| gerberen tigson (Loto Soudal) | |
| Kobe Goossens (Loto Soudal) | |
| Julius Johansson (Uno-X) | |
| Lorenz Howes (WB Pengual Bowls Sauces) | |
| Hugo Paige | |
Alexandre Christophe became the classic spearhead of the Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert.
| The emerging state of Israel | |
|---|---|
| in a | Outside |
| Jacob Fuglsang (Astana) | Andre Greipel (retired) |
| Giacomo Nizzolo (@Qhubeka-NextHash) | Daniel Martin (discontinued) |
| David Simolai (Covidis) | |
Jacob Fuglsang follows the example of Chris Froome, among others.
| Lotto Soudal | |
|---|---|
| in a | Outside |
| Victor Campinaarts (Continue-NextHash) | John Degenkolb (DSM) |
| Rudiger Selig (Bura Hansgrohe) | Tosh van der Sande (jumbo visma) |
| Michael Schwarzman (Bora Hansgrohe) | Tomasz Marczynski (Gestopt) |
| Arnaud de Lee | Stefano Oldani (Alpsin-Phoenix) |
| Dreamers locust | gerberen tigson (Intermarchy and Ante Joubert) |
| Kobe Goossens (Intermarchy and Ante Joubert) | |
Lotto Soudal says goodbye to Tosh van der Sande.
| Movestar | |
|---|---|
| in a | Outside |
| Gorka Izagiri (Astana) | Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana) |
| Alex Aranborough (Astana) | Mark Soller (United Arab Emirates) |
| Ivan Sosa (Aeneus Grenadiers) | |
Between Miguel Angel Lopez and Movistar there was more than a hair in the butter after the Vuelta.
| BikeExchange Team | |
|---|---|
| in a | Outside |
| Matthew Sobrero (Astana) | Esteban Chaves (EF) |
| Robert Stannard (Alpecin-Phoenix) | |
Matteo Sobrero beat Filippo Gana in the Italian time championship.
| DSM Team | |
|---|---|
| in a | Outside |
| John Degenkolb (Loto Soudal) | Nicholas Roche (discontinued) |
| Jonas Hvideberg (One-X) | Jay Hindley (Bora Hansgrohe) |
| Henry Vandenabel | Michael Storer (Groupama-FDJ) |
John Degenkolb fell completely through the basket in Lotto Soudal.
| jumbo visma team | |
|---|---|
| in a | Outside |
| Rohan Dennis (Ineos Grenadiers) | Tony Martin (discontinued) |
| Christophe Laporte (Cofidis) | George Bennett (UAE) |
| Tosh van der Sande (Loto Soudal) | |
| Michael Heisman | |
| Mick Van Dyke | |
| Milan’s father | |
Christophe Laporte became one of the angels of Wut van Aert.
| Follow-NextHash | |
|---|---|
| in a | Outside |
| Giacomo Nizzolo (Emerging State of Israel) | |
| Fabio Aro (discontinued) | |
| Victor Campinaarts (Loto Soudal) | |
| Dimitri Claes (Intermarchy and Ante Joubert) | |
| Michael Gogl (Alpecin-Fenix) | |
| Lukas Wisniewski (EF) | |
Qhubeka-NextHash is looking for lenders, and the spearheads have already left.
| Trek Segafredo | |
|---|---|
| in a | Outside |
| Tony Gallopin (Trek Segafredo) | Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) |
| Ion Abrasive (Caja Rural) | |
| Marcus Holgaard (Uno-X) | |
| Antoine Tolhoc (Jumbo Visma) | |
| Simon Belloud (Androni) | |
| Otto Vergerdi (Albicin-Phoenix) | |
| Filippo Baroncini | |
| Dan Hall | |
Filippo Baroncini won the U-23 World Championship in Leuven.
| The United Arab Emirates | |
|---|---|
| in a | Outside |
| Pascal Ackermann (Bora Hansgrohe) | Alexandre Kristof (Intermarchy and Ante Joubert) |
| George Bennett (Jumbo Visma) | David de la Cruz (Astana) |
| Joao Almeida (Dekunin’s Quick Step) | Joe Dombrowski (Astana) |
| Mark Soler (Movistar) | Valerio Conte (Astana) |
| Alvaro Hodig (Deakoninc’s quick step) | |
It is likely that Joao Almeida will play in the Giro and the Vuelta.
| Alpecin Phoenix | |
|---|---|
| in a | Outside |
| Michael Google (Follow-nextHash) | Peter Facock (discontinued) |
| Robert Stannard (@BikeExchange) | Philip Walsleben (discontinued) |
| Stefano Oldani (Loto Soudal) | Ben Tolet (Aeneus Grenadiers) |
| Fabio van den Bosch (Sport Flanders-Palais) | Otto Vergerdi (Trek Segafredo) |
Lotto Soudal, the talented Italian Stefano Oldani, loses to his Belgian opponent.
The transfer list for the 20 teams (19 teams from WorldTour and Alpecin-Fenix as the main ProTeam team) is not exhaustive and has been cut down to the most important deals.
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