Belgian media link two new reinforcements to Alpecin-Deceuninck

HLN states that Gerben Thijssen is set to become the third sprinter at Alpecin-Deceuninck, after Jasper Philipsen and Kaden Groves. The Belgian has ridden for Intermarché-Wanty for the past three years and still has a contract there until 2027, but due to the merger issues with Lotto, riders at that team can get out of their contracts for next year.

In addition, Florian Sénéchal could join Alpecin-Deceuninck. The Frenchman has ridden for Arkéa - B&B Hotels for the past two years and was the intended classics leader there, but was unable to achieve much due to injuries.

The 32-year-old rider spent the previous five seasons with Quick Step, where he won a Vuelta stage, Le Samyn, and the French championship, among other things, while also being a regular contender in the finals of major spring races. He finished second in the E3 Saxo Classic and Gent-Wevelgem.

With Senna Remijn, Lennert Belmans, and Aaron Dockx, three riders from the development team will definitely be moving to the Roodhooft brothers' WorldTour team for next year. Other riders who have already been mentioned as possible reinforcements are Francesco Busatto (Intermarché-Wanty), Lindsay De Vylder, Jonas Geens (SportVlaanderen-Baloise), and Maurice Ballerstedt, who previously left the team.

On the other hand, a few departures have been valuable to Mathieu van der Poel's team in recent years. With Gianni Vermeersch (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe), Quinten Hermans, and Xandro Meurisse (Q36.5), several experienced riders have capitalized on their good performances in recent seasons.

The strong lead-outs Timo Kielich (Visma | Lease a Bike), Robbe Ghys (Decathlon), and Fabio Van den Bossche (Soudal Quick-Step) also made transfers, while the experienced Jimmy Janssens retired.