Cycling transfers 2016/17: Who is on the move and where

Cycling’s transfer window opened on August 1, meaning teams have announced the riders who will be joining them in 2017.

Here is a team-by-team breakdown of which riders are on the move and where in the UCI WorldTour.

We will update this article as and when deals are announced.

AG2R-LA MONDIALE

Ins: Rudy Barbier (Roubaix Lille Metropole), Stijn Vandenbergh (Etixx - Quick-Step), Oliver Naesen (IAM Cycling), Sondre Holst Enger (IAM Cycling), Mathias Frank (IAM Cycling), Clement Chevrier (IAM Cycling), Alexandre Geniez (FDJ.fr), Julien Duval (Armée de Terre).
Outs: Guillaume Bonnafond (Cofidis), Johan Vansummeren (retiring), Jean-Christophe Peraud (retiring), Maxime Daniel (Fortuneo-Vital Concept).
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ASTANA

Ins: Oscar Gatto (Tinkoff), Jesper Hansen (Tinkoff), Michael Valgren (Tinkoff), Moreno Moser (Cannondale-Drapac), Oleg Zemlyakov (Vino 4-ever), Pello Bilbao (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA), Matti Breschel (Cannondale-Drapac), Sergey Chernetskiy (Katusha).
Outs: Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida), Lars Boom (LottoNL-Jumbo), Eros Capecchi (Etixx - Quick-Step), Borut Bozic (Bahrain-Merida), Andrea Guardini (Project TJ Sport), Gatis Smukulis (Delko Marseille Provence KTM), Diego Rosa (Team Sky), Lieuwe Westa (Wanty-Groupe Gobert).
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BAHRAIN-MERIDA (debut season in 2017)

Ins: Vincenzo Nibali (Astana), Giovanni Visconti (Movistar), Manuele Boaro (Tinkoff), Kanstantsin Siutsou (Dimension Data), Borut Bozic (Astana), Sonny Colbrelli (Bardiani-CSF), Heinrich Haussler (IAM Cycling), Grega Bole (Nippo-Vini Fantini), Niccolo Bonifazio (Trek-Segafredo), Enrico Gasparotto (Wanty-Groupe Gobert), Ivan Garcia Cortina (Klein Constantia), Ramunas Navardauskas (Cannondale-Drapac), Yukiya Arashiro (Lampre-Merida), Tsgabu Grmay (Lampre-Merida), Luka Pibernik (Lampre-Merida), Chun Kai Feng (Lampre-Merida), Javier Moreno (Movistar), Ion Izagirre (Movistar), Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha), Meiyin Wang (Hengxiang Cycling Team), Antonio Nibali (Nippo-Vini Fantini), Janez Brajkovic (UnitedHealthcare).
Outs: N/A.
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BMC RACING

Ins: Nicolas Roche (Team Sky), Fran Ventoso (Movistar), Martin Elmiger (IAM Cycling), Miles Scotson (Team Illuminate).
Outs: Philippe Gilbert (Etixx - Quick-Step), Marcus Burghardt (Bora-Hansgrohe), Rick Zabel (Katusha), Darwin Atapuma (Project TJ Sport), Taylor Phinney (Cannondale-Drapac).
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BORA-ARGON 18 / BORA-HANSGROHE

Ins: Peter Sagan (Tinkoff), Maciej Bodnar (Tinkoff), Michael Kolar (Tinkoff), Erik Baska (Tinkoff), Juraj Sagan (Tinkoff), Marcus Burghardt (BMC Racing), Pascal Ackermann (Rad-Net Rose Team), Rafal Majka (Tinkoff), Pawel Poljanski (Tinkoff), Leopold Konig (Team Sky), Aleksejs Saramotins (IAM Cycling), Matteo Pelucchi (IAM Cycling), Jay McCarthy (Tinkoff).
Outs: Phil Bauhaus (Team Sunweb).
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CANNONDALE-DRAPAC

Ins: Hugh Carthy (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA), Sep Vanmarcke (LottoNL-Jumbo), Taylor Phinney (BMC Racing), William Clarke (Drapac Professional Cycling), Tom Scully (Drapac Professional Cycling), Brendan Canty (Drapac Professional Cycling).
Outs: Moreno Moser (Astana), Jack Bauer (Etixx - Quick-Step), Ramunas Navardauskas (Bahrain-Merida), Matti Breschel (Astana), Ben King (Dimension Data), Kristoffer Skjerping (Team Joker).
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DIMENSION DATA

Ins: Ben King (Cannondale-Drapac), Scott Thwaites (Bora-Argon 18), Lachlan Morton (Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis).
Outs: Kanstantsin Siutsou (Bahrain-Merida), Cameron Meyer (retired), Matthew Brammeier (Acque Blue).
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ETIXX – QUICK-STEP / QUICK-STEP FLOORS

Ins: Dries Devenyns (IAM Cycling), Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing), Eros Capecchi (Astana), Tim Declercq (Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise), Jack Bauer (Cannondale-Garmin), Remi Cavagna (Klein Constantia), Enric Mas (Klein Constantia), Maximilian Schachmann (Klein Constantia).
Outs: Carlos Verona (Orica-BikeExchange, joined July 30), Stijn Vandenbergh (Ag2r-La Mondiale), Nikolas Maes (Lotto Soudal), Tony Martin (Katusha), Lukasz Wisniowski (Team Sky), Gianni Meersman (Fortuneo-Vital Concept), Maxime Bouet (Fortuneo-Vital Concept), Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Wanty-Groupe Gobert).
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FDJ.FR

Ins: Tobias Ludvigsson (Giant-Alpecin), Jacopo Guarnieri (Katusha), Rudy Molard (Cofidis), David Gaudu, Davide Cimolai (Lampre-Merida).
Outs: Alexandre Geniez (Ag2r-La Mondiale), Laurent Pichon (Fortuneo-Vital Concept), Sebastien Chavanel (retiring), Kenny Elissonde (Team Sky).
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GIANT-ALPECIN / TEAM SUNWEB

Ins: Michael Matthews (Orica-BikeExchange), Lennard Kamna (Stolting Service Group), Phil Bauhaus (Bora-Argon 18), Lennard Hofstede (Rabobank Development Team), Chris Hamilton (Avanti IsoWhey Sport), Wilco Kelderman (LottoNL-Jumbo), Mike Teunissen (LottoNL-Jumbo).
Outs: Tobias Ludvigsson (FDJ.fr), Lars van der Haar (Telenet-Fidea), John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo), Carter Jones (retired).
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IAM CYCLING (folding at the end of 2016)

Ins: N/A.
Outs: Roger Kluge (Orica-BikeExchange), Oliver Naesen (Ag2r-La Mondiale), Sondre Holst Enger (Ag2r-La Mondiale), Dries Devenyns (Etixx - Quick-Step), Mathias Frank (Ag2r-La Mondiale), Jarlinson Pantano (Trek-Segafredo), Clement Chevrier (Ag2r-La Mondiale), Matthias Brandle (Trek-Segafredo), Stef Clement (LottoNL-Jumbo), Heinrich Haussler (Bahrain-Merida), Jonas Vangenechten (Cofidis), Jerome Coppel (retiring), Reto Hollenstein (Katusha), Vegard Stake Laengen (Project TJ Sport), Martin Elmiger (BMC Racing), Aleksejs Saramotins (Bora-Hansgrohe), Matteo Pelucchi (Bora-Hansgrohe), Larry Warbasse (Acqua Blue).

KATUSHA / KATUSHA-ALPECIN

Ins: Tony Martin (Etixx - Quick-Step), Maurits Lammertink (Roompot Oranje Peloton), Jose Goncalves (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA), Baptiste Planckaert (Wallonie Bruxelles-Group Protect), Mads Wurtz Schmidt (Team Trefor), Rick Zabel (BMC Racing), Jenthe Biermans (SEG Racing Academy), Robert Kiserlovski (Tinkoff), Reto Hollenstein (IAM Cycling), Marco Mathis (Rad-Net Rose Team).
Outs: Joaquim Rodriguez (Bahrain-Merida), Jacopo Guarnieri (FDJ.fr), Jurgen Van Den Broeck (LottoNL-Jumbo), Dmitriy Kozontchuk (Gazprom-RusVelo), Sergey Chernetskiy (Astana), Alexander Porsev (Gazprom-RusVelo), Sergey Lagutin (Gazprom-RusVelo), Alexey Tsatevich (Gazprom-RusVelo).
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LAMPRE-MERIDA / PROJECT TJ SPORT

Ins: Ben Swift (Team Sky), Darwin Atapuma (BMC Racing), Edward Ravasi (Team Colpack), Vegard Stake Laengen (IAM Cycling).
Outs: Yukiya Arashiro (Bahrain-Merida), Tsgabu Grmay (Bahrain-Merida), Luka Pibernik (Bahrain-Merida), Chun Kai Feng (Bahrain-Merida), Davide Cimolai (FDJ.fr).
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LOTTONL-JUMBO

Ins: Juan Jose Lobato (Movistar), Lars Boom (Astana), Antwan Tolhoek (Roompot Oranje Peloton), Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Katusha), Stef Clement (IAM Cycling), Floris De Tier (Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise), Daan Olivier, Gijs van Hoecke (Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise).
Outs: Sep Vanmarcke (Cannondale-Drapac), Wilco Kelderman (Team Sunweb), Mike Teunissen (Team Sunweb), Moreno Hofland (Lotto Soudal).
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LOTTO SOUDAL

Ins: Nikolas Maes (Etixx - Quick-Step), Moreno Hofland (LottoNL-Jumbo).
Outs: Pim Ligthart (Roompot Oranje Peloton), Greg Henderson (United Healthcare).
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MOVISTAR

Ins: Daniele Bennati (Tinkoff), Carlos Barbero (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA), Victor de la Parte (CCC Sprandi Polkowice), Richard Carapaz (Strongman-Campagnolo Wilier).
Outs: Juan Jose Lobato (LottoNL-Jumbo), Giovanni Visconti (Bahrain-Merida), Fran Ventoso (BMC Racing), Javier Moreno (Bahrain-Merida), Ion Izagirre (Bahrain-Merida).
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ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE

Ins: Carlos Verona (Etixx – Quick-Step, joined July 30), Roman Kreuziger (Tinkoff), Roger Kluge (IAM Cycling).
Outs: Michael Matthews (Team Sunweb), Christian Meier (retiring).
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TEAM SKY

Ins: Owain Doull (WIGGINS), Tao Geoghegan Hart (Axeon Hagens Berman), Lukasz Wisniowski (Etixx - Quick-Step), Diego Rosa (Astana), Kenny Elissonde (FDJ.fr), Jon Dibben (WIGGINS).
Outs: Nicolas Roche (BMC Racing), Leopold Konig (Bora-Hansgrohe), Ben Swift (Project TJ Sport), Lars Petter Nordhaug (Acque Blue), Andy Fenn (Acqua Blue).
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TINKOFF (folding at the end of 2016)

Ins: N/A.
Outs: Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe), Maciej Bodnar (Bora-Hansgrohe), Michael Kolar (Bora-Hansgrohe), Erik Baska (Bora-Hansgrohe), Juraj Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe), Roman Kreuziger (Orica-BikeExchange), Oscar Gatto (Astana), Jesper Hansen (Astana), Michael Valgren (Astana), Manuele Boaro (Bahrain-Merida), Daniele Bennati (Movistar), Ivan Rovny (Gazprom-RusVelo), Rafal Majka (Bora-Hansgrohe), Pawel Poljanski (Bora-Hansgrohe), Nikolai Trusov (Gazprom-RusVelo), Robert Kiserlovski (Katusha), Alberto Contador (Trek-Segafredo), Jesus Hernandez (Trek-Segafredo), Michael Gogl (Trek-Segafredo), Jay McCarthy (Bora-Hansgrohe), Adam Blythe (Acqua Blue), Pavel Brutt (Gazprom-Risvelo), Yuri Trofimov (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA), Sergio Paulinho (Efapel).

TREK-SEGAFREDO

Ins: Mads Pedersen (Stölting Service Group), Ruben Guerreiro (Axeon Hagens Berman), John Degenkolb (Giant-Alpecin), Jarlinson Pantano (IAM Cycling), Matthias Brandle (IAM Cycling), Gregory Daniel (Axeon Hagens Berman), Alberto Contador (Tinkoff), Jesus Hernandez (Tinkoff), Michael Gogl (Tinkoff).
Outs: Fabian Cancellara (retiring), Ryder Hesjedal (retiring), Frank Schleck (retiring), Niccolo Bonifazio (Bahrain-Merida), Julian Arredondo (Nippo-Vini Fantini).
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