Bicycle transfers: Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert hires Belgian talent Ron Hergodts and Arne Marit | Cycling

Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert is not sitting still in the transfer market. And it announced earlier the arrival of the Dutchman Mike Teunissen, the Portuguese Rui Costa, the Belgians Tom Bakut and Lorenz Rex.

Our young compatriots Ron Hergodts (24) and Arne Marit (23) are also getting a chance with Team Heller van der Schuern. Both riders switch from Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise.

Mariette is a talented runner of the cobblestone classics. Herregodts – a medical student – is an expert on time and gunpowder. This year, Herregodts have already triumphed in the opening stages of the Ruta del Sol and the Tour of the Czech Republic.

Bob Jungles, stage winner of the Tour de France, has moved from AG2R-Citroën to Bora Hansgrohe. Luxembourger signs a multi-year contract with the German cycling team.

“I find it very exciting,” he says. “I’m looking forward to playing a big role in the team’s victories next season. I’m sure I can improve even more and I’m ready to work hard for it. This feels like the beginning of something big.”

Ethan Hayter has extended his contract with Ineos Grenadiers until the end of 2024. Fantastic bonus after his overall victory in the Tour of Poland. Hayter won his first stage race at the WorldTour on Sunday.

Hayter turned pro at Ineos in 2020 and has since racked up 16 wins. He is also a successful cyclist. Hayter, for example, won the silver medal in the Olympic team sprint last year and became the world champion in the omnibus.

Team BikeExchange-Jayco strengthens its roster with European Under-23 champion Felix Engelhart. He signs a two-year contract with the Australian cycling team.

Englehart, 21, won the European title last month in Nadia, Portugal. He was the fastest among a small group. In June he placed sixth in the Giro’s Baby.

The German comes from Tyrol KTM, an Austrian continental team. So now he’s taking a step into the WorldTour.

EF Education – EasyPost has recruited 21-year-old Andrea Piccolo. The Italian is a former European Champion in the Junior Time Tests, in 2019. A year earlier, he won the bronze medal in the World Against the Clock, with Remco Evenepoel being the best.

Piccolo comes from the Italian procontinental drone – Androni Giocatotoli with immediate effect.

Top talent Juan Ayuso, 19, is extending his contract with the UAE team Emirates for another six years, until 2028.

Ayuso has been leading the formation from the United Arab Emirates since June 2021. According to the team, his first contract was part of their “goal to develop talented young riders.”

Last year he won the Italian U-23 Grand Prix, where he also took home the mountain jersey, points jersey and best youngster jersey. At the European Under-23 Championship, which was won by Thibault Nice, he took the bronze medal.

Jacopo Guarnieri (34) will move from France’s Groupama-FDJ to Lotto-Soudal next season. The Italian has signed a two-year contract with the team that will be called Lotto Dstny from 2023.

With his coaching experience, Guarnieri should provide additional support to runners Caleb Ewan and Arnaud De Lie.

“This is a team with a long history of top sprinters and sprinters,” Guarnieri said in his presentation. “The team is completely focused on winning a bunch of sprints and with Caleb Ewan and Arnaud de Lee there are two very fast riders I can work for.” ..

Laurenz Rex and Tom Paquot make the transition from Bingoal-Pauwels to Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert sauces. “Moving them is part of our strategy to develop Belgian talent,” says Aike Visbeek.

Rex emerged in the spring with, among other things, 16th place in Gent-Wevelgem and 18th place in Kuurne. Paquot, like 22-year-old Rex, finished third in last year’s Tour de Doubs.