Cycling teams announce major roster changes

Several professional cycling teams have announced significant transfers and departures for the 2026-2027 season, marking a major reshuffling in the sport as riders move between squads to align with new strategies or personal goals.

Alpecin-Premier Tech adds new talent

Alpecin-Premier Tech has welcomed several riders including Casper van Uden, Ivan Garcia Cortina, Madis Mihkels, Vincent Van Hemelen, Tobias Bayer, Morten Aalling Nortoft, and Ryan Gal for the upcoming season. The team also saw departures, with Kaden Groves and Luca Vergallito leaving, though the latter's destination remains unclear.

Bahrain Victorious makes key additions

Bahrain Victorious has added a number of riders, including Seth Dunwoody, Kasper Borremans, Liam Slock, Cristian Rodriguez, and Ibon Ruiz. The team has also experienced several departures, with Pello Bilbao, Damiano Caruso, Santiago Buitrago, Alberto Bruttomesso, Reiner Kepplinger, Mathijs Paasschens, and others leaving, though their new teams are not yet confirmed.

Decathlon CMA CGM signs notable riders

Decathlon CMA CGM has signed Aubin Sparfel, Pavel Sivakov, Ben O'Connor, Laurens De Plus, Kasper Haugland, and Nils Eekhoff. The team has also seen several departures, including Stan Dewulf, Pierre Gautherat, Felix Gall, and Gregor Mühlberger.

EF Education-EasyPost adds and loses riders

EF Education-EasyPost has added Juan Felipe Rodriguez, Gavin Sherry, Tao Geoghegan Hart, Emil Herzog, Ivan Sosa, Tobias Bayer, Nicolas Milesi, Gavin Hlady, Urko Berrade, Tomos Pattinson, and Antonio Morgado. The team has also experienced several departures, including Madis Mihkels, Georg Steinhauser, Kasper Asgreen, Markel Beloki, James Shaw, Richard Carapaz, Mikkel Honoré, Michael Valgren, Samuele Battistella, and others.

Groupama-FDJ United brings in new talent

Groupama-FDJ United has added Victor Loulergue, Ludovico Crescioli, Émilien Jeannière, Alexandre Delettre, Giovanni Lonardi, Rémi Daumas, and Sandy Dujardin. The team has also seen several departures, including Valentin Madouas, Guillaume Martin-Guyonnet, Olivier Le Gac, Rudy Molard, Paul Penhoët, Rémi Rochas, and others.

Netcompany INEOS adds multiple riders

Netcompany INEOS has added Benjamin Noval, Harold Tejada, Markel Beloki, Clément Champoussin, Joe Blackmore, James Shaw, Riley Sheehan, Javier Romo, Michael Valgren, Matthew Dodd, and others. The team has also experienced several departures, including Ben Swift, Bob Jungels, Victor Langellotti, Andrew AJ August, Artem Shmidt, Magnus Sheffiled, Ben Turner, Sam Welsford, Filippo Ganna, Laurens De Plus, Sam Watson, and others.

Lidl-Trek adds and loses several riders

Lidl-Trek has added Hector Alvarez, Jordan Jegat, Georg Zimmermann, Igor Arrieta, Felix Gall, Gregor Mühlberger, Jordi Meeus, Filippo Ganna, and others. The team has also seen several departures, including Bauke Mollema, Jacopo Mosca, Max Walscheid, Tim Torn Teutenberg, Andrea Bagioli, Giulio Ciccone, Tao Geoghegan Hart, Sam Oomen, Otto Vergaerde, Mattias Skjelmose, and others.

Lotto-Intermarché makes major changes

Lotto-Intermarché has added Milan Donie, Kamiel Eeman, Victor Vaneeckhoutte, Halvor Dolven, Juan Sebastian Molano, Stan Dewulf, Clément Venturini, Guillaume Martin-Guyonnet, Brandon Fedrizzi, Mauri Vansevenant, Koen Bouwman, Sam Oomen, Mauro Cuylits, Milan Vader, Sjoerd Bax, Primoz Roglic, and others. The team has also experienced several departures, including Arnaud De Lie, Liam Slock, Lennert Van Eetvelt, Jasper De Buyst, Georg Zimmermann, Felix Orn-Kristoff, Cedric Beullens, Robin Orins, Jonas Rutsch, Lorenzo Rota, and others.

Movistar Team adds new riders

Movistar Team has added Javier Cubillas, Hugo de la Calle, Ivan Cobo, Mateo Ramirez, Mads Landbo, Diego Urriarte, Rune Herregodts, Iuri Leitao, Ibai Villate, and others. The team has also seen several departures, including Nairo Quintana, Ivan Garcia Cortina, Lorenzo Milesi, Javier Romo, Davide Formolo, Gonzalo Serrano, and others.

NSN Pro Cycling adds and loses riders

NSN Pro Cycling has added Santiago Buitrago, Kasper Asgreen, Lennert Van Eetvelt, Artem Shmidt, Cedric Beullens, Jens Verbrugghe, Richard Carapaz, Primoz Roglic, and others. The team has also experienced several departures, including Guillaume Boivin, Alexey Lutsenko, Marco Frigo, Joe Blackmore, Tom Van Asbroeck, Riley Sheehan, and others.

Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe adds new talent

Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe has added Lorenzo Finn, Georg Steinhauser, Sebastian Putz, Davide Donati, Alessio Magagnotti, and others. The team has also seen several departures, including Nico Denz, Jordi Meeus, Emil Herzog, Alexander Hajek, Primoz Roglic, Aleksandr Vlasov, Daniel Felipe Martinez, and others.

Soudal Quick-Step makes key changes

Soudal Quick-Step has added Ceriel Desal, Tim Torn Teutenberg, Lorenzo Milesi, Ben Turner, Jasper Schoofs, Milan Lanhove, Federico Savino, Viktor Soenens, Erazem Valjavec, Sandy Dujardin, and others. The team has also experienced several departures, including Mikel Landa, Casper Pedersen, Ethan Hayter, Mauri Vansevenant, Maximilian Schachmann, Martin Svrcek, and others.

Team Jayco AlUla adds and loses riders

Team Jayco AlUla has added Oliver Bleddyn, Sam Welsford, Alessandro Fancellu, Ugo Fabries, Adam Rafferty, Ben Wiggins, Wil Holmes, Jed Smithson, Mikkel Honoré, Aitor Martinez, and others. The team has also seen several departures, including Luke Durbridge, Luka Mezgec, Mauro Schmid, Ben O'Connor, Koen Bouwman, Jasha Sütterlin, and others.

Team Picnic PostNL makes changes

Team Picnic PostNL has added Louka Lesueur, Jurgen Zomermaand, Matteo Vanhuffel, Jules Hesters, Jochem Kerckhaert, Daan Depuydt, Bert Bolle, Paul Penhoët, and others. The team has also experienced several departures, including Fabio Jakobsen, Casper van Uden, Pavel Bittner, Nils Eekhoff, and others.

Visma | Lease a Bike adds key riders

Visma | Lease a Bike has added Fabio Jakobsen, Matisse Van Kerckhove, Mark Donovan, Primoz Roglic, and others. The team has also seen several departures, including Steven Kruijswijk, Loe Van Belle, and others.

UAE Team Emirates adds new talent

UAE Team Emirates has added Marco Frigo, Abel Balderstone, Davide Stella, Pierre Gautherat, and others. The team has also experienced several departures, including Juan Sebastian Molano, Igor Arrieta, Pavel Sivakov, Rune Herregodts, Antonio Morgado, and others.

Uno-X Mobility adds new riders

Uno-X Mobility has added Kristian Egholm, Casper Pedersen, Felix Orn-Kristoff, Magnus Sheffield, and others. The team has also seen several departures, including Magnus Cort Nielsen, Jonas Hvideberg, and others.

XDS Astana makes major changes

XDS Astana has added Victor Langellotti, Matteo Scalco, Anthony Turgis, Andrea Bagioli, Nicolas Breuillard, Tommaso Dati, Urko Berrade, Nikiforos Arvanitou, Aleksandr Vlasov, Primoz Roglic, and others. The team has also experienced several departures, including Samuel Florian Kajamini, Cristian Rodriguez, Sergio Higuita, Davide Ballerini, Harold Tejada, Clément Champoussin, Gleb Syritsa, Darren Van Bekkum, Arjen Livyns, and others.

Cofidis adds new talent

Cofidis has added Michiel Coppens, Valentin Madouas, Pierre Thierry, and others. The team has also seen several departures, including Ion Izagirre, Dylan Teuns, Damien Touzé, Simon Carr, Ludovic Robeet, and others.

Pinarello Q36.5 adds and loses riders

Pinarello Q36.5 has added Mauro Schmid, Pavel Bittner, Sebastian Berwick, Andrew AJ August, Tom Crabbe, Liam O'Brien, Niels Driesen, Jan Castellon, Ethan Hayter, Davide Ballerini, Giulio Ciccone, Henrique Bravo, Sam Watson, Daniel Felipe Martinez, Primoz Roglic, and others. The team has also experienced several departures, including David De la Cruz, Damien Howson, Mark Donovan, David Gonzalez, Milan Vader, Sjoerd Bax, Sam Bennett, Harm Vanhoucke, and others.

TotalEnergies adds new talent

TotalEnergies has added Simon Dehairs, and others. The team has also seen several departures, including Fabien Grellier, Geoffrey Bouchard, Jordan Jegat, Anthony Turgis, Nicolas Breuillard, Pierre Thierry, Thomas Bonnet, Émilien Jeannière, Alexandre Delettre, Matteo Vercher, Mathieu Burgaudeau, Sandy Dujardin, and others.

Tudor Pro Cycling Team adds key riders

Tudor Pro Cycling Team has added Arnaud De Lie, Jesper Stiansen, Kaden Groves, Nico Denz, Primoz Roglic, and others. The team has also experienced several departures, including Julian Alaphilippe, Joel Suter, and others.

Unibet Rose Rockets adds new talent

Unibet Rose Rockets has added Axel Mariault, and others. The team has also seen several departures, including Odd Christian Eiking, Clément Venturini, and others.