Cycling transfers: As already assumed, the Ineos team will be strengthened with Richard Carapaz (Movistar) for the coming season. The change was officially announced today, as was the transfer from Nairo Quintana (Movistar) to Arkéa – Samsic.
Ineos gets even stronger
That Nairo Quintana and Richard Carapaz will leave the Spanish team Movistar has been clear for a few weeks. Even where they would probably go was discussed during the Tour de France. However, the ink is only now dry. As expected, Nairo Quintana joins the French ProContinental team Arkéa – Samsic around André Greipel and Robert Wagner. Giro winner Richard Carapaz is moving to the British team Ineos, which is signing another world star for the high mountains. With Chris Froome, Geraint Thomas, Egan Bernal and now Richard Carapaz, the team can draw on four Grand Tour winners. It is unclear how the roles will then be distributed in the major national tours. Presumably nobody wants to come second. However, Ineos is also building on the future. While Froome and Thomas are nearing the end of their careers, Bernal and Carpaz are just 22 and 26 years old respectively.
Cycling transfers: all transfers at a glance – status: 02.09.
Nairo Quintana isn't the only signing Team Arkéa – Samsic announced today. Also switch Diego Rose (Ineos) and Winner Anacona (Movistar) to France. Thus, the team around André Greipel and Robert Wagner has a clear restructuring in mind. It is questionable to what extent there will still be room for the sprinter and his approach. Furthermore, some things will change at Lotto – Soudal. Finally, the Belgian team announced John Degenkolb (Trek – Segafredo) and Philip Gilbert (Deceuninck – Quick-Step) to sign. You give for that Tiesj Benoot at Sunweb from and Victor Campenaerts to NTT, now Dimension Data. Lennard Kamna stays in Germany, but changes from Sunweb to Bora – hansgrohe.
AG2R La Mondiale
Departures: Samuel Dumoulin (end of career), Nico Denz (Sunweb), Hubert Dupont (end of career)
Additions: Jaakko Hänninen (-), Lawrence Naesen (Lotto - Soudal), Andrea Vendrame (Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec), Clément Champoussin (-)
Astana
Departures: Andrey Zeits (Mitchelton - Scott), Davide Villella (Movistar), Dario Cataldo (Movistar), Jan Hirt (CCC), Magnus Cort Nielsen (EF Education First), Davide Ballerini (Deceuninck - Quick-Step)
Additions: Vadim Pronskiy (Vino - Astana Motors), Davide Martinelli (Deceuninck - Quick-Step), Harold Tejada Canacue (Medellin), Aleksander Vlasov (Gazprom - RusVelo)
Bahrain-Merida
Departures: Vincenzo Nibali (Trek – Segafredo), Antonio Nibali (Trek – Segafredo)
Additions: Mikel Landa (Movistar)
BORA - hansgrohe
Departures: Davide Formolo (UAE Team Emirates)
Additions: Lennard Kämna (Sunweb)
CCC
Departures: Laurens Ten Dam (retired)
Additions: Matteo Trentin (Mitchelton - Scott), Georg Zimmermann (Tyrol - KTM), Ilnur Zakarin (Katusha - Alpecin), Jan Hirt (Astana), Fausto Masnada (Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec)
Deceuninck—Quick Step
Departures: Elia Viviani (Cofidis), Fabio Sabatini (Cofidis), Davide Martinelli (Astana), Enric Mas (Movistar), Maximiliano Richeze (UAE Team Emirates), Philippe Gilbert (Lotto – Soudal)
Additions: Bert van Lerberghe (Cofidis), Stijn Steels (Roompot - Charles), Andrea Bagioli (Colpack), João Almeida (Hagens Berman - Axeon), Mattia Cattaneo (Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec), Mauri Vansevenant (-), Davide Ballerini (Astana)
Dimension Data (from 2020: Team NTT)
Departures: Lars Ytting Bak (Retired), Mark Renshaw (Retired)
Additions: Matteo Sobrero (Dimension Data for Qhubeka CT), Samuele Battistella (Dimension Data for Qhubeka CT), Victor Campenaerts (Lotto – Soudal)
EF
Departures: -
Additions: Jonasrutsch (Lotto – Kern-Haus), Magnus Cort Nielsen (Astana)
Groupama - FDJ
Departures: Benoît Vaugrenard (Retired), Steve Morabito (Retired), Daniel Hoelgaard (Uno-X)
Additions: Kevin Geniets (Groupama – FDJ CT)
Ineos
Departures: Diego Rosa (Arkea – Samsic)
Additions: Richard Carapaz (Movistar)
Jumbo–Visma
Departures: Daan Olivier (end of career), Danny van Poppel (Wanty – Gobert)
Additions: Tobias Foss (Uno-X), Tom Dumoulin (Sunweb)
Katusha-Alpecin
Departures: Ilnur Zakarin (CCC), Nathan Haas (Cofidis), Vyacheslav Kuznetsov (Gazprom – RusVelo)
Additions: -
Lotto – Soudal
Departures: Lawrence Naesen (AG2R La Mondiale), Tiesj Benoot (Sunweb), Victor Campenaerts (NTT)
Additions: Kobe Goossens (Lotto - Soudal U23), John Degenkolb (Trek - Segafredo), Philippe Gilbert (Deceuninck - Quick-Step)
Mitchelton-Scott
Departures: Matteo Trentino (CCC)
Additions: Kaden Groves (SEG), Barnabas Peák (SEG), Andrey Zeits (Astana)
Movistar
Departures: Mikel Landa (Bahrain - Merida), Nairo Quintana (Arkéa - Samsic), Richard Carapaz (Ineos), Jasha Sütterlin (Sunweb), Winner Anacona (Arkéa - Samsic)
Additions: Gabriel Cullaigh (Wiggins Le Col), Iñigo Elosegui (-), Enric Mas (Deceuninck – Quick-Step), Einem Augusto Rubio Reyes (-), Davide Villella (Astana), Dario Cataldo (Astana), Johan Jacobs (-), Juan Diego Alba Bolivar (Coldeportes Zenu)
Sunweb
Departures: Roy Curvers (end of career), Tom Dumoulin (Jumbo – Visma), Lennard Kämna (Bora – hansgrohe)
Additions: Mark Donovan (Wiggins Le Col), Alberto Dainese (SEG), Thymen Arensman (SEG), Nico Denz (AG2R La Mondiale), Jasha Suetterlin (Movistar), Tiesj Benoot (Lotto – Soudal),
Trek-Segafredo
Departures: Jarlinson Pantano (Retired), Markel Irizar (Retired), John Degenkolb (Lotto – Soudal)
Additions: Juan Pedro Lopez (Kometa), Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain - Merida), Antonio Nibali (Bahrain - Merida), Charlie Quarterman (Holdsworth - Zappi), Michel Ries (Kometa), Emils Liepins (Wallonia - Bruxelles), Alexander Kamp Egested (Riwal Readynez)
UAE Team Emirates
Departures: Simone Consonni (Cofidis), Daniel Martin (Israel Cycling Academy), Simone Petilli (Wanty-Gobert)
Additions: Alessandro Covi (Colpack), Brandon McNulty (Rally - UHC), Camilo Ardila (EPM), Mikkel Bjerg (Hagen Berman - Axeon), Maximiliano Richeze (Deceuninck - Quick-Step), Davide Formolo (Bora - hansgrohe)