What does the cycluminati talk about once racing has petered out? Transfers, mostly: who’s headed where and what that might mean for next season.That, and how our heroes (or at least, the top riders) are spending their season: vacationing, visiting sponsors, accidentally crushing KOMs…And longing for the start to the season.THE THURSDAY THREETransfers Confirmed and PossibleRemco’s Accidental KOMHow Long Until the Season Starts?AND…WHAT’S ON MIKE’S MINDWhat About Cyclocross?MIKE’S RIDE OF THE WEEKFoxy’s Fall Century (Northern California)PEZ VIDEO OF THE WEEKTour de France 2027 Route – Full PresentationTopic #1: Transfers Confirmed and Possible‘Tis the season for inter-team transfers, where we see riders seeking advantages financial, performance-oriented, and personal by switching teams.Not that every rider of note is changing teams: We also see contract extensions this time of year, as with Jay Vine‘s re-up with UAE Team Emirates, where he’ll try to avoid kangaroos, support Tadej Pogaar, and hopefully win a race or two.This season’s blockbusters so far happened last week: Richard Carapaz left EF for NSN, Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney moved to Lidl-Trek and Filippo Ganna switched from NetCompanyINEOS to the men’s Lidl-Trek squad. Since then, the most notable transfer is Lucinda Brand‘s decision to slide into Niewiadoma-Phinney’s spot at Canyon-SRAM, where she’ll end her career, including both road and cyclocross, in 2028.Other transfers of note:Giulio Ciccone leaves Lidl-Trek for Pinarello Q36.5.Arnaud De Lie goes from Lotto-Intermarch to Tudor Pro Cycling, through 2030.Mikel Landa is returning to Euskaltel-Euskadi, where he began his career, after three years at Soudal Quick-Step.Valentin Madouas is leaving Groupama-FDJ…
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