Teams and riders ready to make moves ahead of cycling transfer window

August one marks the start of the Cycling transfer window and there is set to be a flurry of moves as teams look to lock down their roster for the 2022 season.

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Peter Sagan's departure from Bora Hansgrohe was one of the first major dominoes to fall with the Slovakian star rumoured to make the move to French team TotalEnergies alongside his brother Juraj Sagan, Maciej Bodnar and Daniel Oss.

Sagan’s exit has opened up plenty of space at Bora Hansgrohe with the German outfit set to be a big player in the rider transfer market having already picked up Irish sprint star Sam Bennett from Deceunink-Quickstep and Australian Jai Hindley from DSM.

While most of the superstars of the WorldTour have already secured their position for next season, there is still plenty of movement between teams expected over the coming weeks.

One intriguing storyline is Geraint Thomas’ future at Ineos Grenadiers.

The 2018 Tour de France winner could be riding for a new team next season with rumours linking him with Trek Segafredo, Cofidis and Qhubeka-NextHash.

Ineos’ roster of riders could be set for a shakeup with a number of experienced riders off-contract or signing elsewhere, such as Aussie Rohan Dennis who will next year call Jumbo-Visma home.

There is plenty of uncertainty at Astana-Premier Tech after the departure of Alexandre Vinokourov.

Instability at the Kazakh team could mean a huge turnover in riders with a number of big names expected to, or have already, jump ship such as Alex Aranburu who is believed to have signed a deal with Movistar.

Australian outfit Team BikeExchange could be set to see Esteban Chaves depart with rumours linking the 30-year-old Colombian with a move to EF Education-Nippo to replace Sergio Higuita.

Danish rising star Jonas Vingegaard demonstrated why he is a star of the future with a second-place finish during this year’s Tour de France and has been rewarded by Jumbo-Visma with a new contract.

Keep an eye out on the future of star Bahrain Victorious riders Mikel Landa and Wout Poels who have not revealed where they will be riding in 2022.

Bennett’s departure from Deceuninck-Quickstep will likely mean the Belgian outfit is set to re-sign Mark Cavendish.

Patrick Lefevre’s team have also been linked with a move for Elia Viviani who is set to leave Cofidis.