The Cyclingnews guide to 2018-2019 rider transfers

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German support for Tony Martin (Katusha-Alpecin)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

The transfer merry-go-round is up and spinning, and as teams announce the riders who will leave them and those who will join them, as well as those riders whose services they've retained, we'll update our list with those latest movers and non-movers.

Boaro signs for Astana - News Shorts

Lotto Soudal extend with Van der Sande, Mertz, Wouters

Geschke signs with CCC for 2019

Rosskopf extends with BMC/CCC team - Transfer Shorts

Contreras returns to the WorldTour with Astana

Bevin signs for new-look CCC team

Katusha-Alpecin sign Harry Tanfield

Amador, Bennati, Erviti extend at Movistar

Brandle signs with Israel Cycling Academy

Pantano extends with Trek-Segafredo - Transfer shorts

Sergio Henao set to leave Team Sky for UAE Emirates

Despite Trek announcing Sosa, talented Colombian still on the market

Nizzolo signs for Dimension Data

Eduard Prades signs for Movistar after Tour of Turkey success

Ben Swift returns to Team Sky for 2019

Mark Cavendish extends with Dimension Data for 2019

Bewley stays with Mitchelton-Scott for two more years

Atapuma signs for Cofidis

Howson extends with Mitchelton-Scott

Cofidis sign Berhane and release Teklehaimanot

AG2R La Mondiale
In: Geoffrey Bouchard (neo-pro), Aurelien Paret-Peintre (neo-pro), Dorian Godon (Cofidis)
Out: Cyril Gautier (Vital Concept), Rudy Barbier (Israel Cycling Academy), Jan Bakelants (Team Sunweb), Moreno Moser (Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini)
Extended: Benoit Cosnefroy, Alexandre Geniez, Clement Chevrier, Quentin Jauregui, Nans Peters, Samuel Dumoulin, Hubert Dupont, Alexis Gougeard, Gediminas Bagdonas, Stijn Vandenbergh, Mathias Frank

Astana Pro Team
In: Yuriy Natarov (neo-pro), Manuele Boaro (Bahrain-Merida), Davide Ballerini (Androni Giocattoli Sidermec), Rodrigo Contreras, Ion Izagirre, Gorka Izagirre (both Bahrain-Merida), Jonas Gregaard Wilsly (Riwal-Ceramicspeed), Merhawi Kudus (Dimension Data)
Out: Michael Valgren (Dimension Data), Jesper Hansen (Cofidis), Tanel Kangert (EF-Drapac), Oscar Gatto (Bora-Hansgrohe)
Extended: Alexey Lutsenko, Nikita Stalnov, Laurens De Vreese, Andrey Zeits

Bahrain-Merida
In: Dylan Teuns (BMC Racing), Phil Bauhaus (Sunweb), Marcel Sieberg (Lotto-Soudal), Stephen Williams (neo-pro), Rohan Dennis (BMC Racing), Damiano Caruso (BMC Racing), Jan Tratnik (CCC Sprandi Polkowice)
Out: Manuele Boaro, Ion Izagirre, Gorka Izagirre (all Astana), Niccolo Bonifazio (Deklo Marseille)
Extended: Hermann Pernsteiner, Sonny Colbrelli, Ivan Garcia, Antonio Nibali, Mark Padun, Yukiya Arashiro

BMC Racing/CCC Team [becomes CCC Team in 2019]
In: Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Wanty-Groupe Gobert), Will Barta (Hagens Berman Axeon), Serge Pauwels (Dimension Data), Simon Geschke (Sunweb), Szymon Sajnok (CCC Sprandi Polkowice), Laurens ten Dam (Sunweb), Gijs van Hoecke (LottoNL-Jumbo), Josef Cerny (neo-pro), Amaro Antunes (CCC Sprandi Polkowice), Victor de la Parte (Movistar), Lukasz Wisniowski (Team Sky), Pawel Bernas (CCC Sprandi Polkowice), Kamil Gradek (CCC Sprandi Polkowice), Lukasz Owsian (CCC Sprandi Polkowice)
Out: Dylan Teuns (Bahrain-Merida), Danilo Wyss (Dimension Data), Alberto Bettiol (EF Education First-Drapac), Simon Gerrans (retires), Loïc Vliegen (Wanty-Groupe Gobert), Tejay van Garderen (EF Education First-Drapac), Rohan Dennis (Bahrain-Merida), Stefan Kung (Groupama-FDJ), Jurgen Roelandts (Movistar), Brent Bookwalter (Mitchelton-Scott), Richie Porte (Trek-Segafredo), Kilian Frankiny (Groupama-FDJ), Jean-Pierre Drucker (Bora-Hansgrohe), Nicolas Roche (Team Sunweb), Miles Scotson (Groupama-FDJ)
Extended: Greg Van Avermaet, Michael Schar, Nathan Van Hooydonck, Alessandro De Marchi, Joey Rosskopf, Patrick Bevin, Francisco Ventoso

Dimension Data
In: Danilo Wyss (BMC Racing), Michael Valgren (Astana), Roman Kreuziger (Mitchelton-Scott), Stefan De Bod (neo-pro), Rasmus Tilller (Team Joker), Lars Ytting Bak (Lotto Soudal), Enrico Gasparotto (Bahrain-Merida), Giacomo Nizzolo (Trek-Segafredo)
Out: Serge Pauwels (CCC Team), Merhawi Kudus (Astana), Natnael Berhan (Cofidis)
Extended: Ben O'Connor, Edvald Boasson Hagen, Ben King, Reinardt Janse van Rensburg, Mark Renshaw

EF Pro Cycling
In: Alberto Bettiol (BMC Racing), Tejay van Garderen (BMC Racing), James Whelan (neo-pro), Julius van den Bergh (neo-pro), Moreno Hofland (Lotto Soudal), Tanel Kangert (Astana), Luis Villalobos (as of June 2019 - neo), Jonathan Caicedo (Medellin), Sean Bennett (Hagens Berman Axeon), Lachlan Morton (Dimension Data)
Out: Pierre Rolland (Vital Concept), Will Clarke (Trek-Segafredo)
Extended: Matti Breschel, Sebastian Langeveld, Sep Vanmarcke, Hugh Carthy, Taylor Phinney, Joe Dombroswki, Mitch Docker

Groupama-FDJ
In: Stefan Kung (BMC Racing), Kilan Frankiny (BMC Racing), Miles Scotson (BMC Racing)
Out: Jeremy Roy (retires), Arthur Vichot (Vital Concept), Davide Cimolai (Israel Cycling Academy)
Extended: Antoine Duchesne, Arnaud Démare, David Gaudu, Olivier Le Gac, Marc Sarreau, Mathieu Ladagnous, Jacopo Guarnieri, Anthony Roux, Thibaut Pinot, Rudy Molard, William Bonnet, Sebastian Reichenbach, Steve Morabito

Katusha-Alpecin
In: Jens Debusschere (Lotto Soudal), Harry Tanfield (neo-pro), Enrico Battaglin (LottoNL-Jumbo), Ruben Guerrerio (Trek-Segafredo), Daniel Navarro (Cofidis)
Out: Marco Matthis (Cofidis), Tony Martin (LottoNL-Jumbo), Maurits Lammertink (Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij)
Extended: Willie Smit, Viacheslav Kuznetsov, Jenthe Biermans, Alex Dowsett, Marco Haller, Reto Hollenstein, Nils Politt, Mads Wurtz Schmidt, Rick Zabel

LottoNL-Jumbo
In: Jonas Vingegaard Rasmussen (neo-pro), Lennard Hofstede (Sunweb), Mike Teunissen (Team Sunweb), Laurens De Plus (Quick-Step Floors), Tony Martin (Katusha-Alpecin), Taco van der Hoorn (Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij)
Out: Gijs van Hoeck (CCC Team), Enrico Battaglin (Katusha-Alpecin), Lars Boom (Roompot)
Extended: Robert Gesink, George Bennett, Antwan Tolhoek, Floris De Tier, Amund Grondahl Jansen, Steven Kruijswijk, Maarten Wynants, Bertjan Lindeman, Daan Olivier, Jos van Emden

Lotto Soudal
In: Caleb Ewan (Mitchelton-Scott), Gerben Thijssen (neo-pro), Roger Kluge (Mitchelton-Scott), Stefan Wulf (neo), Carl Fredrik Hagen (Joker Icopal), Adam Blythe (Aqua Blue Sport)
Out: André Greipel (Fortuneo-Samsic), Marcel Sieberg (Bahrain-Merida), Jens Debusschere (Katusha-Alpecin), Moreno Hofland (EF-Drapac), Lars Bak (Dimension Data)
Extended: Thomas De Gendt, Tim Wellens, Tosh Van der Sande, Rémy Mertz, Enzo Wouters, Nikolas Maes, Adam Hansen

Mitchelton-Scott
In: Robert Stannard (neo-pro), Callum Scotson (neo-pro), Brent Bookwalter (BMC), Nicholas Schultz (Caja-Rural), Edoardo Affini (neo-pro), Dion Smith (Wanty-Groupe Gobert), Tsgabu Grmay (Trek-Segafredo)
Out: Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal), Carlos Verona (Movistar), Roman Kreuziger (Dimension Data), Roger Kluge (Lotto Soudal), Robert Power (Team Sunweb), Mat Hayman (retires), Svein Tuft (Rally Cycling)
Extended: Adam Yates, Simon Yates, Jack Haig, Damien Howson, Alex Edmondson, Luca Mezgec

Team Sunweb
In: Cees Bol (neo-pro), Max Kanter (neo-pro), Joris Nieuwenhuis (neo-pro), Robert Power (Mitchelton-Scott), Nicolas Roche (BMC), Asbjorn Kragh Andersen (Team Waoo), Jan Bakelants (AG2R La Mondiale)
Out: Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain-Merida), Roy Curvers (retires), Simon Geschke (CCC Team), Mike Teunissen (LottoNL-Jumbo), Laurens ten Dam (CCC Team), Edward Theuns (Trek-Segafredo)
Extended: Chris Hamilton, Roy Curvers

Trek-Segafredo
In: Matteo Moschetti (neo-pro), Ivan Sosa (Androni-Giocattoli), Richie Porte (BMC), Alex Kirsch (WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic), Will Clarke (EF Education First-Drapac), Giulio Ciccone (Bardiani-CSF), Edward Theuns (Team Sunweb)
Out: Grégory Rast (retires), Giacomo Nizzolo (Dimension Data), Tsgabu Grmay (Mitchelton-Scott), Boy van Poppel (Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij)
Extended: Mads Pedersen, Jasper Stuyven, Markel Irizar, Koen de Kort, Fumiyuki Beppu, Bauke Mollema, Jarlinson Pantano, Peter Stetina, Fabio Felline

UAE Team Emirates
In: Alessandro Covi (neo-pro), Tadej Pogacar (neo-pro), Tom Bohli (BMC), Christian Munoz (neo), Rui Oliveira (Hagens Berman Axeon), Ivo Oliveira (Hagens Berman Axeon), Juan Sebastián Molano (Manazana Postobon), Fernando Gaviria (Quick-Step Floors)
Out: Ben Swift (Team Sky), Filippo Ganna (Team Sky), Przemysław Niemiec (retires), Darwin Atapuma (Cofidis)
Extended: Edward Ravasi, Oliviero Troia, Rui Costa, Rory Sutherland, Vegard Stake Laengen, Jan Polanc, Diego Ulissi, Manuele Mori, Yousif Mizra

Cofidis
In: Zico Waeytens (Veranda's Willems-Crelan), Jesper Hansen (Astana), Filippo Fortin (neo), Marco Matthis (Katusha-Alpecin), Damien Touzé (neo), Victor Lafay (neo), Natnael Berhane (Dimension Data), Darwin Atapuma (UAE Team Emirates)
Out: Jimmy Turgis (Vital Concept), Daniel Navarro (Katusha-Alpecin), Anthony Turgis (Direct Energie)
Extended: Anthony Perez, Loïc Chetout, Dmitri Claeys, Christophe Laporte, Mathias le Turnier

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