It's August 1st and the UCI transfer period is now open, though some moves won't be announced until after the Olympics. Teams and riders can reveal all the deals they have been negotiating behind the scenes. The big rich teams (UAE, Visma, Bora Red Bull) will undoubtedly sign up a lot of the talent to boost their grand tour aspirations, meanwhile the smaller teams will likely looking to pick up some reliable points scorers as the next UCI relegation period looms on the horizon.
Some moves announced already:
Ben O'Connor from Decathlon to Jayco
Jhonatan Narvaez from Ineos to UAE
Dylan Teuns from IPT to Cofidis
Axel Zingle from Cofidis to Visma
Guillaume Martin from Cofidis to FDJ
Other heavily rumoured moves include Lenny Martinez from FDJ to Bahrain.
Add any new announcements in the comments.
