Cycling’s off-season, and the winter, is an important time in the world of transfers, as riders start to wrap up their time with their old team and head to training camps with their new one, laying out goals and plans for the season.
However, as well as the rider transfer market, which has been rumbling on since August 1 and is still seeing the final moves made, there’s another world of transfers that can be almost as influential as the riders themselves. We’re talking about team staff, and the shuffle of sports directors and senior managers that happens every off-season.
Elsewhere, Ineos Grenadiers look set to lose some key DSs, and welcome some riders into new roles – including Geraint Thomas – whilst some influential directors from the women’s peloton are on the move, too.
Here’s a breakdown of some of the key moves we know about so far – we’ll add more as we get them – and our analysis of what it all means.
Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe
The most substantial changes seem to have happened at Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe, as they prepare for the arrival of Remco Evenepoel. They ousted almost their entire directing staff after the Tour de France, including Chief of Sports Rolf Aldag, Bernie Eisel, Heinrich Haussler and Enrico Gasparotto.
This was to make room for a sweeping round of changes that mark the start of a new era for the team with Evenepoel. So far, they’ve named Zak Dempster as Chief of Sports, alongside Oli Cookson as Head of Racing, both from Ineos Grenadiers, whilst Evenepoel is bringing former Belgian national coach Sven Vanthourenhout with him, as well as Soudal-QuickStep DS Klaas…
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