James Knox is heading for a new team in 2026. Photo courtesy of SWpix.

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We’re starting this week with a substantial update on transfer news before shifting our focus more towards the UCI Road World Championships in Rwanda. We’ll provide race analysis throughout the week, as well as preview features ahead of the elite road races happening this weekend.

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We begin today’s newsletter with a major update to the main Cycling Transfer Index page, featuring all the latest deals, transfers, and contract extensions from the men’s WorldTour. Remember, we also have the latest news from the WWT in this convenient overview.

Read more: 🚨Cycling Transfers: A complete overview of the WWT for 2026

Coming up, we have updates on James Knox’s team for next season, another British rider is set to join the George Hincapie squad, more updates on Jayco AlUla and Ineos Grenadiers, Sam Welsford, and we also have news on Enzo Hincapie’s very likely move to a major U23 or junior squad, and much more…

So well pick up James Knox, who has been looking for a new team for 2026 after Soudal Quick-Step decided to freshen up their climbing core for next season.