NewsRace Previews
Calendars & Results
Team IDL
Advertising

Cycling transfers 2026/2027 | The road season has ended, but the transfer market is in full swing

Cycling
by David Bavin-Hobbs
pavel sivakov

Follow IDL Pro Cycling on Google

Stay up to date with the best cycling news by making us a preferred source on Google.

Follow us on Google
From August 1, 2026, all WorldTour teams are officially permitted to sign riders for the coming seasons. Unsurprisingly, they are wasting little time. Over the coming weeks, IDL Pro Cycling will keep you updated on every deal announced by teams in the highest divisions of both men’s and women’s cycling.
ADVERTISEMENT

Overview of WorldTour Transfers for 2026/2027

20 October 2026

ADVERTISEMENT
Mikkel Honoré - EF Education EasyPost ➡️ Jayco AlUla
Pavel Sivakov - UAE Emirates-XRG ➡️ Decathlon CMA CGM
Ben O'Connor - Jayco AlUla ➡️ Decathlon CMA CGM
Laurens De Plus - Netcompany INEOS ➡️ Decathlon CMA CGM
Jelte Krijnsen - Jayco AlUla ➡️ BEAT
Mauri Vansevenant - Soudal Quick-Step ➡️ Lotto-Intermarché
Emil Herzog- Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe ➡️ EF Education-EasyPost

19 October 2026

Javier Romo - Movistar ➡️ Netcompany INEOS
Tao Geoghegan Hart - Lidl-Trek ➡️ EF Education-EasyPost
Jed Smithson - Hagens Berman Jayco ➡️ Jayco AlUla
Ben Wiggins - Hagens Berman Jayco ➡️ Jayco AlUla
Adam Rafferty - Hagens Berman Jayco ➡️ Jayco AlUla
Wil Holmes - Hagens Berman Jayco ➡️ Jayco AlUla
Mathieu Burgaudeau- TotalEnergies ➡️ Burgos Burpellet BH
ADVERTISEMENT

Read also

Wiggins Jr. gets his call up to the Jayco AlUla WorldTour team, alongside 3 other emerging talentsWiggins Jr. gets his call up to the Jayco AlUla WorldTour team, alongside 3 other emerging talents

16 October 2026

Richard Carapaz- EF Education-EasyPost ➡️ NSN
Read more below the photo.
richard-carapaz
Richard Carapaz leaves EF Education Easypost for NSN

15 October 2026

Jonas Rutsch - Lotto-Intermarché ➡️ Modern Adventure-Factor Racing
Riley Sheehan - NSN ➡️ Netcompany INEOS
Victor Loulerge- Groupama-FDJ United CT ➡️ Groupama-FDJ United
ADVERTISEMENT

14 October 2026

Clément Champoussin - XDS Astana ➡️ Netcompany INEOS
James Shaw - EF Education-EasyPost ➡️ Netcompany INEOS
Joe Blackmore - NSN ➡️ Netcompany INEOS
Rémi Daumas- Groupama-FDJ United CT ➡️ Groupama-FDJ United

Read also

Netcompany INEOS turn the tide in the 2026 transfer season, sign two British talents: 'We believe there is a lot more to come'Netcompany INEOS turn the tide in the 2026 transfer season, sign two British talents: 'We believe there is a lot more to come'

13 October 2026

Diego Uriarte - Equipo Kern Pharma ➡️ Movistar
Filippo Ganna - Netcompany INEOS ➡️ Lidl-Trek
Ugo Fabries- UAE Team Emirates Gen Z ➡️ Jayco AlUla
ADVERTISEMENT

12 October 2026

Giulio Ciccone- Lidl-Trek ➡️ Pinarello-Q36.5

Read also

Giulio Ciccone agrees Pinarello-Q36.5 deal despite Lidl-Trek contract, opening the door for GannaGiulio Ciccone agrees Pinarello-Q36.5 deal despite Lidl-Trek contract, opening the door for Ganna

11 October 2026

Alessandro Fancellu - MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort ➡️ Jayco AlUla

9 October 2026

Markel Beloki - EF Education-EasyPost ➡️ Netcompany INEOS
Sam Welsford - Netcompany INEOS ➡️ Jayco AlUla

7 October 2026

Mateo Ramírez – UAE Team Emirates-XRG Gen Z ➡️ Movistar
Ethan Hayter – Soudal Quick-Step ➡️ Pinarello – Q36.5
Magnus Sheffield – Netcompany INEOS ➡️ Uno-X
Oliver Bleddyn - Team Brennan ➡️ Jayco AlUla

Read also

Long period of uncertainty over, Ethan Hayter finally knows where he will be racing next year: 'a good fit for me.'Long period of uncertainty over, Ethan Hayter finally knows where he will be racing next year: 'a good fit for me.'

6 October 2026

Jacopo Mosca - Lidl-Trek ➡️ retiring

3 October 2026

Brandon Fedrizzi - Borgo Molino Vigna Fiorita ➡️ Lotto-Intermarché

2 October 2026

Pierre Gautherat – Decathlon CMA CGM ➡️ UAE Emirates-XRG
Mark Donovan – Pinarello-Q36.5 ➡️ Visma | Lease a Bike

1 October 2026

Ion Izagirre ➡️ Retired
Geoffrey Bouchard ➡️ Retired
Luka Mezgec ➡️ Retired

29 September 2026

Tommaso Dati – Team UKYO ➡️ XDS Astana

28 September 2026

Jordi Meeus – Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe ➡️ Lidl-Trek

25 September 2026

Cedric Beullens – Lotto Intermarché ➡️ NSN
Iván Cobo – Equipo Kern Pharma ➡️ Movistar

24 September 2026

Hugo de la Calle – Burgos Burpellet BH ➡️ Movistar

23 September 2026

Nico Denz – Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe ➡️ Tudor
Kaden Groves – Alpecin-Premier Tech ➡️ Tudor

22 September 2026

Vincent Van Hemelen – Flanders-Baloise ➡️ Alpecin-Premier Tech

21 September 2026

Igor Arrieta – UAE Team Emirates-XRG ➡️ Lidl-Trek

17 september 2026

Guillaume Martin - Groupama-FDJ United ➡️ Lotto-Intermarché

16 september 2026

Alexandre Delettre - TotalEnergies ➡️ Groupama-FDJ
Ben Turner- Netcompany INEOS ➡️ Soudal Quick-Step

15 september 2026

Felix Orn-Kristoff - Lotto-Intermarché ➡️ Uno-X Mobility
Felix Gall - Decathlon CMA CGM ➡️ Lidl-TrekGregor Mühlberger- Decathlon CMA CGM ➡️ Lidl-Trek

14 september 2026

Ibon Ruiz- Equipo Kern Pharma ➡️ Bahrain Victorious

11 september 2026

Artem Schmidt - Netcompany INEOS ➡️ NSN
Ludivico Crescioli - Polti-VisitMalta ➡️ Groupama-FDJ

10 september 2026

David de la Cruz- Pinarello-Q36.5 ➡️ stopt

8 september 2026

Cristían Rodríguez- XDS Astana ➡️ Bahrain Victorious

7 september 2026

Georg Zimmermann - Lotto-Intermarché ➡️
Lidl-Trek
Stan Dewulf - Decathlon CMA CGM ➡️ Lotto-Intermarché
Clément Venturini- Unibet Rose Rockets ➡️ Lotto-Intermarché

4 september 2026 

Nicolas Breuillard - TotalEnergies ➡️ XDS Astana

3 september 2026 

Lennert Van Eetvelt- Lotto-Intermarché ➡️ NSN

Read also

Lotto-Intermarché loses another star after De Lie's departure; NSN strikesLotto-Intermarché loses another star after De Lie's departure; NSN strikes

2 september 2026 

Ben Swift - Netcompany INEOS ➡️ retires
Jesper Stiansen - Tudor Devo ➡️ Tudor
Casper Pedersen - Soudal Quick-Step ➡️ Uno-X

31 august 2026

Jan Castellon - Caja Rural-Seguros RGA ➡️ Pinarello - Q36.5
Liam Slock - Lotto-Intermarché ➡️ Bahrain Victorious
Andrea Bagioli- Lidl-Trek ➡️ XDS Astana

Read also

INEOS's Ben Swift will retire after the Tour of Britain and 18 seasons as a pro: 'I want to finish on my own terms'INEOS's Ben Swift will retire after the Tour of Britain and 18 seasons as a pro: 'I want to finish on my own terms'

27 august 2026

Juan Sebastian Molano - UAE Emirates-XRG ➡️ Lotto-Intermarché
Niels Driesen - Lotto -Intermarché ➡️ Pinarello-Q36.5
Matteo Scalco - ➡️ XDS-Astana
Kristian Egholm - Lidl-Trek Future Racing ➡️ Uno-X

25 august 2026

Liam O'Brien - Lidl-Trek Future Racing ➡️ Pinarello-Q36.5
24 augustus 2026
Kasper Asgreen- EF Education-EasyPost ➡️ NSN

Read also

NSN Cycling kicks off the new week of cycling transfers and lands a huge, pink fish: 'There’s so much potential'NSN Cycling kicks off the new week of cycling transfers and lands a huge, pink fish: 'There’s so much potential'
21 augustus 2026
Jordan Jegat- TotalEnergies ➡️ Lidl-Trek
20 augustus 2026
Davide Stella- UAE Team Emirates Gen Z ➡️ UAE Emirates-XRG
19 august 2026
Abel Balderstone - Caja Rural ➡️ UAE Emirates-XRG
Bob Jungels- Netcompany INEOS ➡️ stopt
18 august 2026
Marco Frigo - NSN ➡️ UAE Emirates-XRG

Read also

UAE Emirates-XRG signs another star rider, but also loses a rider for whom Pogačar's team wasn't a good fitUAE Emirates-XRG signs another star rider, but also loses a rider for whom Pogačar's team wasn't a good fit
17 august 2026
Andrew August - Netcompany INEOS ➡️ Pinarello-Q36.5Arnaud De Lie- Lotto-Intermarché ➡️ Tudor
14 august 2026
Fabio Jakobsen - Picnic PostNL ➡️ Visma | Lease a Bike
August 13, 2026
Sebastian Berwick - Caja Rural - Seguros RGA ➡️ Pinarello - Q36.5
Georg Steinhauser - EF Education-EasyPost ➡️ Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe
August 10, 2026
Lorenzo Milesi - Movistar ➡️ Soudal Quick-Step
Pavel Bittner - Picnic PostNL ➡️ Pinarello-Q36.5
Santiago Buitrago - Bahrain Victorious ➡️ NSN

Read also

Santiago Buitrago switches teams for the first time in 7 years: 'Step out of my comfort zone'Santiago Buitrago switches teams for the first time in 7 years: 'Step out of my comfort zone'
August 7, 2026
Milan Donie - Lotto-Intermarché Development ➡️ Lotto-Intermarché
Kamiel Eeman - Lotto-Intermarché Development ➡️ Lotto-Intermarché
Viktor Vaneeckhoutte - Lotto-Intermarché Development ➡️ Lotto-Intermarché
August 6, 2026
Tim Torn Teutenberg - Lidl-Trek ➡️ Soudal Quick-Step
August 3, 2026
Valentin Madouas - Groupama-FDJ United ➡️ Cofidis
August 1, 2026
Mikel Landa - Soudal Quick-Step ➡️ Euskaltel-Euskadi
Casper van Uden - Picnic PostNL ➡️ Alpecin-Premier Tech
Ivan Garcia Cortina - Movistar ➡️ Alpecin-Premier Tech
Madis Mikhels - EF Education-EasyPost ➡️ Alpecin-Premier Tech
Victor Langelotti - Netcompany INEOS ➡️ XDS-Astana (effective August 1)
Mauro Schmid - Jayco AlUla ➡️ Pinarello-Q36.5

Before August 1, 2026 (particularly riders from the U23 circuit)

Kasper Borremans ➡️ Bahrain Victorious
Aubin Sparfel ➡️ Decathlon CMA CGM
Gavin Sherry ➡️ EF Education-EasyPost
Victor Loulergue ➡️ Groupama-FDJ
Hector Alvarez ➡️ Lidl-Trek
Javier Cebullas ➡️ Movistar
Benjamin Noval ➡️ Netcompany INEOS
Jens Verbrugghe ➡️ NSN
Lorenzo Finn ➡️ Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe
Will Holmes ➡️ Jayco AlUla
Milan De Ceuster ➡️ Picnic PostNL
Mees Vlot ➡️ Picnic PostNL
Matisse Van Kerckhove ➡️ Visma | Lease a Bike

Read also

Mikel Landa completes emotional Euskaltel-Euskadi return in first major transfer of 2026Mikel Landa completes emotional Euskaltel-Euskadi return in first major transfer of 2026
Alpecin-Premier Tech wastes no time on transfer market opening day with three major signingsAlpecin-Premier Tech wastes no time on transfer market opening day with three major signings
Latest Cycling NewsCycling transfers
David Bavin-HobbsChief Editor
David has been working in the sports & cycling industry for 16 years. Covering racing, business and technology, he has worked in communications for cycling companies, teams, and as a journalist. His proudest achievement is winning the first bike race he ever entered. He hasn't won a race since.   
David Bavin-Hobbs | LinkedIn | Email
See author's posts

IDL-productions

harrie lavreysen

Team GB dominate, China on the rise, Lavreysen the best ever? Five takeaways from the 2026 Track World Championships

Team GB track

Track World Championships day 2: A golden day for Team GB, Levreysen goes 2 for 2, and Kopecky eliminates the competition

tadej-pogacar

Rumours, speculation and guesswork: 2027 Tour de France route will be revealed live on October 22 in Paris

IMG_1166

Vollering adds the Women’s European Championships road race jersey to her rainbow wardrobe

van-der-poel-pogacar

16-day Grand Tours, AI, VAR, drones and more: The UCI's new document has a potentially major impact from 2029 onwards

Latest Cycling News

pavel sivakov marc soler

Decathlon poach Sivakov from UAE, who teams up with Ben O'Connor to help Paul Seixas take on Pogačar in 2027

richard carapaz 2

EF Education-EasyPost admit Carapaz was let go for financial reasons: 'Cost centres that you can get rid of'

primoz-roglic

Transfer rumours about Roglič as retirement deadline looms: New potential team enters conversation

marcel-kittel-wout-van-aert-marianne-vos

Marcel Kittel, Wout van Aert, and Marianne Vos partied at a cycling festival in Ibiza: 'To avoid a major hangover'

tadej-pogacar

Here's what we think we know about the 2027 Tour de France ahead of tomorrow's official reveal

Popular Cycling News

marcel-kittel-wout-van-aert-marianne-vos

Marcel Kittel, Wout van Aert, and Marianne Vos partied at a cycling festival in Ibiza: 'To avoid a major hangover'

greg-lemond-2

Greg LeMond on Pogačar, Seixas and living with cancer: 'He is the next Hinault'

ben-wiggins

Wiggins Jr. gets his call up to the Jayco AlUla WorldTour team, alongside 3 other emerging talents

tom-pidcock-2

Tom Pidcock pays special tribute to retiring brother Joey, but isn't totally happy: 'We had to settle for second place'

tao-geoghegan-hart

Struggling former Giro winner Tao Geoghegan Hart finally finds a new WorldTour team

Latest Comments

Loading