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2026/27 transfer overview: EF talent earns WorldTour promotion
The 2026/2027 transfer market is starting to gather pace, with the first moves confirmed and several major deals still under negotiation as teams finalise their plans for next season.
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Below you’ll find a continuously updated list of every confirmed transfer, along with the biggest rumours still doing the rounds. Will Paul Seixas stay with Decathlon CMA CGM after his breakthrough 2026?
Is Giro d’Italia runner up Felix Gall on his way to Lidl-Trek? And could Primož Roglič join Tom Pidcock at Pinarello-Q36.5? We’ll update this page whenever a new deal is announced.
2026/2027 transfer overview
| Rider | Current team | New team |
|---|---|---|
Madis Mihkels | EF Education-EasyPost | Alpecin-Premier Tech |
Iván Garciá Cortina | Movistar | Alpecin-Premier Tech |
Casper van Uden | Picnic PostNL | Alpecin-Premier Tech |
Vincent Van Hemelen | Flanders-Baloise | Alpecin-Premier Tech |
Morten Aalling Nørtoft | Team ColoQuick | Alpecin-Premier Tech |
Kasper Borremans | Bahrain Victorious Development Team | Bahrain Victorious |
Seth Dunwoody | Bahrain Victorious Development Team | Bahrain Victorious |
Cristian Rodriguez | XDS Astana | Bahrain-Victorious |
Liam Slock | Lotto-Intermarché | Bahrain-Victorious |
Ibon Ruiz | Equipo Kern Pharma | Bahrain-Victorious |
Alexander Hajek | Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe | Bardiani CSF 7 Saber |
Loe van Belle | Visma | Lease a Bike | BEAT p/b Saxo |
Jordi López | Euskaltel - Euskadi | Burgos Burpellet BH |
Aimar Taido | Club Ciclista Padronés - Cortizo | Burgos Burpellet BH |
Mathieu Burgaudeau | TotalEnergies | Burgos Burpellet BH |
Sergio Higuita | XDS Astana | Caja Rural - SGA |
Alex Tolio | Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber | Cofidis |
Valentin Madouas | Groupama FDJ United | Cofidis |
Aubin Sparfel | Decathlon CMA CGM Development Team | Decathlon CMA CGM |
Ben O'Connor | Jayco AlUla | Decathlon CMA CGM |
Laurens De Plus | Netcompany-Ineos | Decathlon CMA CGM |
Kasper Haugland | Decathlon CMA CGM Development Team | Decathlon CMA CGM |
Pavel Sivakov | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | Decathlon CMA CGM |
Tobias Bayer | Alpecin Premier Tech | EF Education-EasyPost |
Tao Geoghegan Hart | Lidl-Trek | EF Education-EasyPost |
Emiel Herzog | Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe | EF Education-EasyPost |
Juan Felipe Rodriguez | EF Education-Aevolo | EF Education-EasyPost |
Nicolas Milesi | Netcompany Ineos Racing Academy | EF Eduction-EasyPost |
Tomos Pattinson | EF Education-Aevolo | EF Education-EasyPost |
Gavin Sherry | EF Education-Aevolo | EF Education-EasyPost |
Gavin Hlady | EF Education-Aevolo | EF Education-EasyPost |
Roberto Capello | EF Education-Aevolo | EF Education-EasyPost |
Iván Sosa | Equipo Kern Pharma | EF Education-EasyPost |
Mikel Landa | Soudal Quick-Step | Euskaltel-Euskadi |
Rémi Daumas | Groupama-FDJ United Continental Team | Groupama-FDJ |
Alexandre Delettre | TotalEnergies | Groupama-FDJ |
Sandy Dujardin | TotalEnergies | Groupama-FDJ |
Emilien Jeannière | TotalEnergies | Groupama-FDJ |
Giovanni Lonardi | Polti VisitMalta | Groupama-FDJ |
Victor Loulergue | Groupama-FDJ United Continental Team | Groupama-FDJ |
Oliver Bleddyn | Team Brennan | Jayco AlUla |
Ugo Fabries | UAE Team Emirates Gen Z | Jayco AlUla |
Alessandro Fancellu | MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort | Jayco AlUla |
Wil Holmes | Hagens Berman Jayco | Jayco AlUla |
Mikkel Honoré | EF Education-EasyPost | Jayco AlUla |
Adam Rafferty | Hagens Berman Jayco | Jayco AlUla |
Jed Smithson | Hagens Berman Jayco | Jayco AlUla |
Sam Welsford | Netcompany-Ineos | Jayco AlUla |
Ben Wiggins | Hagens Berman Jayco | Jayco AlUla |
Igor Arrieta | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | Lidl-Trek |
Héctor Álvarez | Lidl-Trek Future Racing | Lidl-Trek |
Felix Gall | Decathlon CMA CGM | Lidl-Trek |
Fiilppo Ganna | Netcompany-Ineos | Lidl-Trek |
Jordan Jegat | Team TotalEnergies | Lidl-Trek |
Gregor Mühlberger | Decathlon CMA CGM | Lidl-Trek |
Georg Zimmermann | Lotto-Intermaché | Lidl-Trek |
Stan Dewulf | Decathlon CMA CGM | Lotto-Intermaché |
Milan Donie | Lotto-Intermaché development | Lotto-Intermaché |
Kamiel Eeman | Lotto-Intermaché development | Lotto-Intermaché |
Brandon Fedrizzi | Borgo Molino Vigna Fiorita | Lotto-Intermarché |
Guillaume Martin | Groupama-FDJ United | Lotto-Intermaché |
Tars Poelvoorde | Lotto-Groupe Wanty | Lotto-Intermarché |
Juan Sebastian Molano | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | Lotto-Intermaché |
Victor Vaneeckhoutte | Lotto-Intermaché development | Lotto-Intermaché |
Clément Venturini | Unibet Rose Rockets | Lotto-Intermaché |
Mauri Vansevenant | Soudal Quick-Step | Lotto-Intermaché |
Jonas Rutsch | Lotto-Intermarché | Modern Adventure Pro Cycling |
Hugo de la Calle | Burgos Burpellet BH | Movistar |
Javier Cubillas | Movistar Team Academy | Movistar |
Iván Cobo | Equipo Kern Pharma | Movistar |
Mateo Ramírez | UAE Team Emirates Gen Z | Movistar |
Diego Uriarte | Equipo Kern Pharma | Movistar |
Kasper Asgreen | EF Education-EasyPost | NSN |
Cedric Beullens | Lotto-Intermaché | NSN |
Richard Carapaz | EF Education-EasyPost | NSN |
Lennert Van Eetvelt | Lotto-Intermaché | NSN |
Jens Verbrugghe | NSN Development Team | NSN |
Artem Shmidt | Netcompany-Ineos | NSN |
Markel Beloki | EF Education-EasyPost | Netcompany-Ineos |
Joe Blackmore | NSN | Netcompany-Ineos |
Clement Champoussin | XDS-Astana | Netcompany-Ineos |
Benjamín Noval | MMR Academy | Netcompany-Ineos |
Harold Tejada | XDS Astana | Netcompany-Ineos |
Javier Romo | Movistar | Netcompany-Ineos |
James Shaw | EF Education - EasyPost | Netcompany-Ineos |
Riley Sheean | NSN | Netcompany-Ineos |
Michael Valgren | EF Education-EasyPost | Netcompany-Ineos |
Milan De Ceuster | Development Team Picnic PostNL | Picnic PostNL |
Mees Vlot | Development Team Picnic PostNL | Picnic PostNL |
Andrew August | Netcompany-Ineos | Pinarello-Q36.5 |
Davide Ballerini | XDS Astana | Pinarello-Q36.5 |
Sebastian Berwick | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Pinarello-Q36.5 |
Pavel Bittner | Picnic PostNL | Pinarello-Q36.5 |
Jan Castellon | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Pinarello-Q36.5 |
Tom Crabbe | Flanders-Baloise | Pinarello-Q36.5 |
Niels Driessen | Lotto-Intermaché development | Pinarello-Q36.5 |
Liam O’Brien | Lidl-Trek Future Racing | Pinarello-Q36.5 |
Giulio Ciccone | Lidl-Trek | Pinarello-Q36.5 |
Mauro Schmid | Jayco AlUla | Pinarello-Q36.5 |
Ethan Hayter | Soudal Quick-Step | Pinarello-Q36.5 |
Lorenzo Finn | Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe Rookies | Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe |
Sebastian Putz | Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe Rookies | Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe |
Georg Steinhauser | EF Education-EasyPost | Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe |
Lorenzo Milesi | Movistar | Soudal Quick-Step |
Tim Torn Teutenberg | Lidl-Trek | Soudal Quick-Step |
Ben Turner | Netcompany-Ineos | Soudal Quick-Step |
Arnaud De Lie | Lotto-Intermaché | Tudor |
Jesper Stiansen | Tudor Devo Team | Tudor |
Nico Denz | Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe | Tudor |
Kaden Groves | Alpecin-Premier Tech | Tudor |
Abel Balderstone | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
Marco Frigo | NSN Cycling Team | UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
Pierre Gautherat | Decathlon CMA CGM | UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
Davide Stella | UAE Team Emirates Gen Z | UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
Kristian Egholm | Lidl-Trek Future Racing | Uno-X Mobility |
Felix Ørn-Kristoff | Lotto-Intermarché | Uno-X Mobility |
Casper Pedersen | Soudal Quick-Step | Uno-X Mobility |
Magnus Sheffield | Netcompany-Ineos | Uno-X Mobility |
Mark Donovan | Pinarello-Q36.5 | Visma | Lease a Bike |
Fabio Jakobsen | Picnic PostNL | Visma | Lease a Bike |
Matisse Van Kerckhove | Visma | Lease a Bike Development | Visma | Lease a Bike |
Nikiforos Arvanitou | United Shipping | XDS Astana |
Andrea Bagioli | Lidl-Trek | XDS Astana |
Nicolas Breuillard | TotalEnergies | XDS Astana |
Tommaso Dati | Team UKYO | XDS Astana |
Victor Langellotti | Netcompany-Ineos | XDS Astana |
Anthony Turgis | TotalEnergies | XDS Astana |
Urko Berrade | Equipo Kern Pharma | XDS Astana |
