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Retired World Tour and Pro Continental riders in 2018
| Name | Age | Team | Best result of the season |
| Simone Andreetta | 25 | Bardiani-CSF | 8th in Giro dell’Appennino |
| Jesse Anthony | 33 | Rally Cycling | 97th in Tour of Yorkshire stage 1 |
| Igor Anton | 35 | Dimension Data | 4th at Vuelta a Burgos |
| Miguel Benito | 25 | Caja Rural | 19th in Circuito de Getxo |
| Guillaume Bonnafond | 31 | Cofidis | 24th in Volta a Catalunya stage 5 |
| Matteo Bono | 34 | UAE Team Emirates | 17th in Amstel Gold Race |
| Raffaello Bonusi | 26 | Androni Giocattoli | 2nd in Vuelta al Tachira stage 5 |
| Borut Bozic | 38 | Bahrain-Merida | 14th in Tour of Slovenia stage 2 |
| Matthew Brammeier | 33 | Aqua Blue Sport | 59th in Handzame Classic |
| Sylvain Chavanel | 39 | Direct Energie | 2nd overall at Tour Poitou-Charentes |
| Stef Clement | 36 | LottoNL-Jumbo | 3rd in Ruta del Sol stage 5 |
| Marco Coledan | 30 | Wilier Triestina | Won Tour of Maroc stage 8 |
| Erwann Corbel | 27 | Vital Concept | 4th in Boucles de la Mayenne stage 2 |
| Damiano Cunego | 36 | Nippo-Vini Fantini | 16th in Tour of the Alps stage 3 |
| Roy Curvers | 38 | Sunweb | 24th in Giro d’Italia stage 13 |
| Philip Deignan | 35 | Sky | 17th in Tour of Norway GC |
| Sébastien Delfosse | 35 | WB Aqua Protect | 21st in Tour de Luxembourg prologue |
| Rémy Di Gregorio | 33 | Delko Marseille Provence | Won Tour La Provence stage 2 |
| Laurent Didier | 34 | Trek-Segafredo | 4th at National Championships ITT |
| Daniel Eaton | 25 | UnitedHeatlhcare | 12th at National Championships ITT |
| Armindo Fonseca | 28 | Willier-Selle Italia | 3rd in Tour de Langkawi |
| Arnaud Gerard | 34 | Fortuneo-Samsic | 26th in Chrono des Nations |
| Simon Gerrans | 38 | BMC | 5th in Cadel Evans Road Race |
| Adrian Gonzales | 26 | Burgos-BH | 6th in Tour of Taihu Lake stage 6 |
| Gregory Habeaux | 35 | WB Aqua Protect | ––––––– |
| Lucas Sebastian Haedo | 35 | UnitedHealthcare | 2nd in Tour of Taiwan stage 5 |
| Bradley Huff | 39 | Rally Cycling | 8th in Tour of the Gila stage 4 |
| Robert Kiserlovski | 32 | Katusha-Alpecin | 4th in Tour of Yorkshire GC |
| Michal Kolar | 25 | Bora-hansgrohe | 3rd at National Championships RR |
| Truls Korsaeth | 24 | Astana | 33rd in Paris-Roubaix |
| Ilia Koshevoy | 27 | Wilier Triestina | 2nd in Tropicale Amissa Bongo stage 4 |
| Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev | 26 | Astana | 9th at National Championships RR |
| Luis Lemus | 26 | Israel Cycling Academy | 2nd at National Championships ITT |
| David Lopez | 37 | Sky | 21st in Route d’Occitanie stage 3 |
| Julien Loubet | 33 | Euskadi-Murias | Won Route du Sud stage 1 |
| Alan Marangoni | 34 | Nippo-Vini Fantini | Won Tour of Okinawa |
| Przemysław Niemiec | 38 | UAE Team Emirates | 30th in Tour of Slovenia stage 3 |
| Danny Pate | 39 | Rally Cycling | 29th in Tour of the Gila stage 4 |
| Franco Pellizotti | 40 | Bahrain-Merida | 3 rd in Vuelta a España stage 11 |
| Filippo Pozzato | 37 | Wilier Triestina | 13th at Dubai Tour GC |
| Gregory Rast | 38 | Trek-Segafredo | 18th at National Championships RR |
| Jérémy Roy | 35 | Groupama-FDJ | 7th at Chrono des Nations |
| Tom Stamsnijder | 33 | Sunweb | 56th in Tour of Oman stage 5 |
| Julien Stassen | 30 | WB Aqua Protect | 22nd in 4 Jours de Dunkerque stage 3 |
| Bram Tankink | 39 | LottoNL-Jumbo | 14th at Scheldeprijs |
| David Tanner | 34 | Verandas Willems-Crelan | 87th in Belgium Tour GC |
| Ruslan Tleubayev | 31 | Astana | 3rd at Tour de Langkawi stage 7 |
| Beñat Txoperena | 26 | Euskadi-Murias | 20th at National Championships ITT |
| Tanguy Turgis | 20 | Vital Concept | 8th in Handzame Classic |
| Alex Turrin | 26 | Wilier Triestina | 5th in Tour of Taiwan stage 4 |
| Quentin Valognes | 22 | Novo Nordisk | 49th in Dubai Tour stage 3 |
| Antoine Warnier | 25 | WB Aqua Protect | 7th in Volta Limburg Classic |
| Calvin Watson | 25 | Aqua Blue Sport | 37th in Herald Sun Tour stage 2 |
| Aviv Yechezkel | 24 | Israel Cycling Academy | 69th in Colombia Oro y Paz stage 1 |
Barnabás Peák: Knocking at World Tour’s door
It’s been some time since Hungary has had a pro rider at the biggest level, but things look like they are about to change, and that’s thanks to Barnabás Peák; hailing from Budapest, this talented all-rounder has steadily moved through the ranks with perseverance in just a few years, showcasing his potential, big engine and catching the eye of many teams.
Since bursting onto the U23 scene in 2017, Barnabás has forged his own path, building a palmares that after just two seasons includes both Elite National Championships titles, Beograd-Banjaluka, GP Kranj and a string of top 10 overall results at the Tour of Hungary, Vuelta al Bidasoa (where he also took a stage after an explosive finish), Paris-Arras Tour and the Tour of Serbia, many of these results being made even more impressive by the fact they came against seasoned riders and professional teams.
Currently racing at the Tour de l’Avenir, arguably the most prestigious multi-stage event for amateur riders, the 19-year-old will fly afterwards from France to Belgium to join World Tour team leader Quick-Step Floors – the most successful squad of 2018 – for which he’ll ride as a stagiaire in the closing weeks of the season, a chance he is ready to grab with both hands and show what he is really made of.
Before that happens, I got to interview Barnabás and find out more about his background and the expectations he nurtures.
– Barnabás, how did you start cycling?
It all began in the winter of 2014, at the age of 16, so my first season was as a junior. Chris Froome’s ride at the Vuelta a España inspired me a lot that year, I decided to pick up cycling because of him and his performance. In the meantime, cycling has become more and more popular in my country, we have some good teams now, people begin appreciating the results you get and have a real interest in cycling, and that motivated me as well.
– How did you end up at the World Cycling Center team?
We had our first contact in January last year, and I raced for them ever since in some really important events and got to learn a lot, but things have changed lately there and I am looking forward to change the scenery next season.
– In 2017, you had a breakthrough season, with several wins and podium finishes.
Yes, it was a good season for me, I gained a lot of confidence and developed my skills, but since then I came to realize that the level of the races where I was prominent wasn’t so high at it should have been, so I am happy that I could improve since then and be more competitive at the harder races this year.
– You also came very close to winning the Tour of Hungary, missing out on the overall victory for a mere two seconds, but in some special circumstances.
Indeed, I broke my collarbone during stage 3, so holding onto my second place in the general classification and taking home the best young rider jersey felt like a win.
– This season brought you victories in one-day races, stage races and at the National Championships. Which of these was the most important?
I’d say the Nationals, winning both the road race and the individual time trial gave me great satisfaction. It wasn’t easy, as I had a big target on my back and some pressure compared to last year, and that’s why I rate these victories as the most important so far.
– After two U23 seasons, what would you say that are your main strengths and what is it that you would still like to improve?
I feel that I have a lot of power now, but still lack skills to get results, which is frustrating. I have a good power peak for my weight, but despite this, I am far from the best in the decisive moments of the races, so there’s still plenty of work to be done.
– This week you are lining up at the start of the prestigious Tour de l’Avenir. What are your goals?
I am looking forward to it, but I don’t know what to expect. The course is again mountainous, especially in the second part, but before reaching the climbs I will try hard to seize any opportunity I’ll get.
– You joined Quick-Step Floors last winter for their first training camp in Calpe, and after L’Avenir, you’ll race with their jersey for the remainder of the season. What are your expectations?
Having the chance to train with them was a great experience and I really enjoyed their professionalism and the high level and attention for every single detail. I can’t wait to pin a number on the Quick-Step Floors jersey and to be in a very good shape for the races I will do with the squad. My dream is to win a Classic as a pro, preferably arriving solo. I think my characteristics match those of the team and there is no better place to learn how to race than as part of the Quick-Step Floors squad.
2018/19 Confirmed Transfers
AG2R
In: Geoffrey Bouchard, Dorian Godon, Aurélien Paret-Peintre, Larry Warbasse.
Out: Jan Bakelants, Rudy Barbier, Cyril Gautier, Matteo Montaguti.
Androni Giocattoli
In: Matteo Busato, Julian Cardona, Miguel Florez, Matteo Montaguti, Daniel Muñoz, Josip Rumac, Matteo Pelucchi, Mattia Viel.
Out: Davide Ballerini, Raffaello Bonusi (retired), Luca Chirico, Matteo Malucelli, Ivan Sosa, Rodolfo Torres.
Aqua Blue Sport
Out: Shane Archbold, Adam Blythe, Matthew Brammeier (retired), Mark Christian, Stefan Denifl, Eddie Dunbar, Conor Dunne, Andrew Fenn, Aaron Gate, Lasse Norman Hansen, Peter Koning, Michel Kreder, Dan Pearson, Casper Pedersen, Larry Warbasse, Calvin Watson (retired).
Arkea-Samsic
In: André Greipel, Thibault Guernalec, Alan Riou, Robert Wagner.
Out: Michael Carbel, Armindo Fonseca (retired), Arnaud Gerard (retired), Sindre Lunke, Pierre-Luc Périchon.
Astana
In: Davide Ballerini, Manuele Boaro, Hernando Bohorquez, Rodrigo Contreras, Jonas Gregaard, Merhawi Kudus, Gorka Izagirre, Ion Izagirre, Yuriy Natarov.
Out: Sergey Chernetsky, Oscar Gatto, Andriy Grivko, Jesper Hansen, Tanel Kangert, Truls Korsaeth (retired), Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev (retired), Riccardo Minali, Moreno Moser, Ruslan Tleubayev (retired), Michael Valgren.
Bahrain-Merida
In: Phil Bauhaus, Damiano Caruso, Rohan Dennis, Andrea Garosio, Marcel Sieberg, Dylan Teuns, Jan Tratnik, Stephen Williams.
Out: Manuele Boaro, Niccolo Bonifazio, Borut Bozic (retired), Enrico Gasparotto, Gorka Izagirre, Ion Izagirre, Ramunas Navardauskas, Franco Pellizotti (retired), David Per, Kanstantsin Sioutsou (fired after testing positive), Giovanni Visconti.
Bardiani-CSF
In: Luca Covili, Alessandro Pessot, Francesco Romano.
Out: Simone Andreetta (retired), Giulio Ciccone, Simone Sterbini.
Bora-hansgrohe
In: Jean-Pierre Drucker, Oscar Gatto, Maximilian Schachmann.
Out: Matteo Pelucchi, Michal Kolar (retired), Aleksejs Saramotins.
Burgos-BH
In: Jetse Bol, Matthew Gibson, Jose Fernandes, Angel Madrazo, Manuel Peñalver, Jaume Sureda, Ricardo Vilela.
Out: Adrian Gonzales (retired), Matvey Mamykin, Ibai Salas (fired after testing positive), Jordi Simon, Pablo Torres.
Caja Rural
In: Jon Aberasturi, Alan Banaszek, Xavi Cañellas, Sergey Chernetsky, David Gonzales, Domingos Gonçalves, Matteo Malucelli.
Out: Miguel Benito (retired), Danilo Celano, Fabricio Ferrari, Lluis Mas, Justin Oien, Rafael Reis, Joaquim Silva, Nick Schultz, Yannis Yssaad, Josu Zabala.
CCC
In: Amaro Antunes, William Barta, Pawel Bernas, Josef Cerny, Victor de la Parte, Simon Geschke, Kamil Gradek, Jakub Mareczko, Łukasz Owsian, Serge Pauwels, Szymon Sajnok, Laurens ten Dam, Gijs Van Hoecke, Guillaume Van Keirsbulck, Lukasz Wisniowski, Riccardo Zoidl.
Out: Alan Banaszek, Alberto Bettiol, Tom Bohli, Brent Bookwalter, Piotr Brozyna, Damiano Caruso, Pawel Cieslik, Rohan Dennis, Jean-Pierre Drucker, Pawel Franczak, Kilian Frankiny, Simon Gerrans (retired), Marco Kump, Stefan Küng, Adrian Kurek, Kamil Malecki, Michal Paluta, Leszek Plucinski, Richie Porte, Nicolas Roche, Jürgen Roelandts, Michal Schlegel, Miles Scotson, Frantisek Sisr, Patrik Stosz, Mateusz Taciak, Dylan Teuns, Tejay van Garderen, Loïc Vliegen, Danilo Wyss.
Cofidis
In: Darwin Atapuma, Natnael Berhane, Filippo Fortin, Jesper Hansen, Victor Lafay, Marco Mathis, Emmanuel Morin, Pierre-Luc Périchon, Damien Touzé, Zico Waeytens.
Out: Guillaume Bonnafond (retired), Dorian Godon, Daniel Navarro, Daniel Teklehaimanot, Anthony Turgis, Jimmy Turgis, Michael Van Staeyen.
Corendon-Circus
In: Dries De Bondt, Stijn Devolder, Petter Fagerhaug, Lasse Norman Hansen, Roy Jans, Jimmy Janssens, Jonas Rickaert, Loris Rouiller, Joeri Stallaert, Maarten van Trijp, Otto Vergaerde, Philipp Walsleben.
Out: Wietse Bosmans, Stijn Caluwe, Kevin Cant, Jens Dekker, Timo Kielich, Valentijn Lauwers, Gert Smets, Adam Toupalik, Ben Turner, Toon Vandebosch, Pieter-jan Vliegen.
Deceuninck – Quick-Step
In: Remco Evenepoel, Mikkel Honoré.
Out: Laurens De Plus, Fernando Gaviria, Jhonatan Narvaez, Maximilian Schachmann, Niki Terpstra.
Delko Marseille
In: Alessandro Fedelli, Eduard Grosu, Alexis Guerin, Ramunas Navardauskas, Rémy Rochas, Fabien Schmidt.
Out: Rémy Di Gregorio (retired), Yannick Martinez, John Anderson Rodriguez.
Dimension Data
In: Lars Bak, Stefan De Bod, Enrico Gasparotto, Roman Kreuziger, Gino Mader, Giacomo Nizzolo, Rasmus Tiller, Michael Valgren, Danilo Wyss.
Out: Igor Anton (retired), Natnael Berhane, Mekseb Debesay, Nicolas Dougall, Merhawi Kudus, Lachlan Morton, Serge Pauwels, Scott Thwaites, Johann van Zyl.
Direct Energie
In: Niccolo Bonifazio, Mathieu Burgaudeau, Pim Ligthart, Niki Terpstra, Anthony Turgis.
Out: Sylvain Chavanel (retired), Jérémy Cornu.
EF Education First
In: Sean Bennett, Alberto Bettiol, Jonathan Caicedo, Sergio Higuita, Moreno Hofland, Tanel Kangert, Lachlan Morton, Julius van den Berg, Tejay van Garderen, Luis Villalobos, James Whelan.
Out: Brendan Canty, Julian Cardona, William Clarke, Kim Magnusson, Daniel Moreno, Pierre Rolland, Tom Van Asbroeck.
Euskadi-Murias
In: Urko Berrade, Juan Antonio Lopez-Cozar, Mario Gonzales, Beñat Intxausti, Jose Daniel Viejo.
Out: Jon Aberasturi, Julien Loubet (retired), Eduard Prades, Beñat Txoperena (retired).
Gazprom-RusVelo
In: Alexander Evtushenko, Vladislav Kulikov, Alexander Kulikovskiy, Denis Nekrasov, Petr Rikunov, Mamyr Stash, Anton Vorobyev.
Out: Alexander Foliforov, Dmitry Kozontchuk, Sergey Lagutin, Roman Maikin, Nikolay Trusov.
Groupama-FDJ
In: Kilian Frankiny, Stefan Küng, Miles Scotson.
Out: Davide Cimolai, Jérémy Roy (retired), Arthur Vichot.
Hagens Berman Axeon
In: André Carvalho, Jacob Egholm, Liam Holowesko, Sean Quinn, Karel Vacek, Kevin Vermaerke.
Out: William Barta, Sean Bennett, Christopher Blevins, Ivo Oliveira, Rui Oliveira, Jasper Philipsen, Michael Rice.
Israel Cycling Academy
In: Rudy Barbier, Matthias Brändle, Clément Carisey, Alexander Cataford, Davide Cimolai, Conor Dunne, Riccardo Minali, Tom Van Asbroeck.
Out: Jose Manuel Diaz, Luis Lemus (retired), Aviv Yechezkel (retired), Tyler Williams.
Jumbo-Visma
In: Laurens De Plus, Lennard Hofstede, Tony Martin, Mike Teunissen, Wout van Aert, Taco van der Hoorn, Jonas Vingegaard.
Out: Enrico Battaglin, Lars Boom, Stef Clement (retired), Bram Tankink (retired), Gijs Van Hoecke, Robert Wagner.
Katusha-Alpecin
In: Enrico Battaglin, Jens Debusschere, Ruben Guerreiro, Daniel Navarro, Dmitry Strakhov, Harry Tanfield.
Out: Maxim Belkov, Robert Kiserlovski (retired), Maurits Lammertink, Tiago Machado, Tony Martin, Marco Mathis, Baptiste Planckaert, Jhonatan Restrepo.
Lotto-Soudal
In: Adam Blythe, Stan Dewulf, Caleb Ewan, Carl Fredrik Hagen, Rasmus Iversen, Roger Kluge, Brian van Goethem, Harm Vanhoucke.
Out: Lars Bak, Jens Debusschere, André Greipel, Moreno Hofland, James Shaw, Marcel Sieberg, Robert Wagner.
Manzana Postobon
In: Brayan Gomez, Luis Carlos Chia, Daniel Jaramillo, Omar Mendoza, Diego Ochoa, Carlos Quintero, Jhonatan Restrepo.
Out: Hernan Aguirre, Hernando Bohorquez, Jetse Bol, Sergio Higuita, Juan Sebastian Molano, Fernando Orjuela, Ricardo Vilela, Juan Pablo Villegas.
Mitchelton-Scott
In: Edoardo Affini, Brent Bookwalter, Tsgabu Grmay, Callum Scotson, Nick Schultz, Dion Smith, Robert Stannard.
Out: Caleb Ewan, Roger Kluge, Roman Kreuziger, Robert Power, Svein Tuft, Carlos Verona.
Movistar
In: Lluis Mas, Eduard Prades, Jürgen Roelandts, Carlos Verona.
Out: Nuno Bico, Victor de la Parte.
Neri Sottoli – Selle Italia
In: Francesco Manuel Bongiorno, Lorenzo Fortunato, Davide Gaburro, Moreno Marchetti, Umberto Marengo, Dayer Quintana, Sebastian Schönberger, Etienne Van Empel, Giovanni Visconti.
Out: Matteo Busato, Marco Coledan (retired), Miguel Florez, Giuseppe Fonzi, Ilia Koshevoy (retired), Jakub Mareczko, Jacopo Mosca, Flippo Pozzato (retired), Alex Turrin (retired), Eugert Zhupa.
Nippo-Vini Fantini Faizanè
In: Ruben Acosta, Juan Jose Lobato, Giovanni Lonardi, Moreno Moser, Alejandro Osorio.
Out: Damiano Cunego (retired), Eduard Grosu, Marino Kobayashi, Alan Marangoni (retired), Simone Ponzi, Ivan Santaromita, Marco Tizza, Kohei Uchima.
Novo Nordisk
In: Oliver Behringer, Declan Irvine, Peter Kusztor, Samuel Munday, Ulugbek Saidov.
Out: Roman Gioux, Andrea Peron, Umberto Poli, Quentin Valognes (retired), Rik van Ijzendoorn, Christopher Wiliams.
Rally Cycling
In: Pier-André Coté, Gavin Mannion, John Murphy, Svein Tuft.
Out: Jesse Anthony (retired), Bradley Huff (retired), Danny Pate (retired), Eric Young.
Riwal Readynez
In: Nicolai Brøchner, Lucas Eriksson, Krister Hagen, Alexander Kamp, Sindre Lunke, Kim Magnusson, Rasmus Quaade, Torkil Veyhe, Emil Vinjebo. Rasmus Wallin.
Out: Patrick Clausen, Stefan Djurhuus, Jonas Gregaard, Peter Haslund, Sebastian Lander, Martin Mortensen, Jesper Mørkøv, Søren Siggaard, Chris Anker Sørensen (retired).
Roompot-Charles
In: Lars Boom, Sean De Bie, Mathias De Witte, Huub Duijn, Maurits Lammertink, Sanne Leysen, Arjen Livyns, Stijn Steels, Justin Timmermans, Boy Van Poppel, Michael Van Staeyen.
Out: Tim Ariesen, Martijn Budding, Luuc Bugter, Robbert De Greef, Floris Gerts, Stan Godrie, Michael Goolaerts (deceased), Pim Ligthart, Tim Merlier, Guillaume Seye, David Tanner (retired), Wout van Aert, Elias Van Breussegem, Taco van der Hoorn, Etienne Van Empel, Brian van Goethem, Coen Vermeltfoort, Zico Waeytens, Wouter Wippert.
Sky
In: Eddie Dunbar, Filippo Ganna, Jhonatan Narvaez, Ivan Sosa, Ben Swift.
Out: Philip Deignan (retired), Jonathan Dibben, Sergio Henao, Beñat Intxausti, David Lopez (retired), Lukasz Wisniowski.
Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise
In: Aaron Van Poucke, Sasha Weemaes, Thimo Willems.
Out: Aimé De Gendt, Maxime Farazijn, Jonas Rickaert, Dries Van Gestel.
Sunweb
In: Jan Bakelants, Cees Bol, Marc Hirschi, Max Kanter, Asbjørn Kragh Andersen, Joris Nieuwenhuis, Casper Pedersen, Robert Power, Nicolas Roche.
Out: Phil Bauhaus, Roy Curvers (retired), Simon Geschke, Lennard Hofstede, Tom Stamsnijder (retired), Laurens ten Dam, Mike Teunissen, Edward Theuns.
Trek-Segafredo
In: Giulio Ciccone, William Clarke, Alex Kirsch, Matteo Moschetti, Richie Porte, Edward Theuns.
Out: Eugenio Alafaci, Matthias Brändle, Greg Daniel, Laurent Didier (retired), Tsgabu Grmay, Ruben Guerreiro, Giacomo Nizzolo, Gregory Rast (retired), Boy Van Poppel.
UAE Team Emirates
In: Tom Bohli, Alessandro Covi, Fernando Gaviria, Sergio Henao, Ivo Oliveira, Rui Oliveira, Juan Sebastian Molano, Cristian Muñoz, Jasper Philipsen, Tadej Pogacar.
Out: Darwin Atapuma, Matteo Bono (retired), Filippo Ganna, Przemysław Niemiec (retired), Ben Swift.
UnitedHealthcare
Out: Janier Acevedo, Carlos Alzate, Alexander Cataford, Jonathan Clarke, Daniel Eaton (retired), Lucas Sebastian Haedo (retired), Adrian Hegyvary, Daniel Jaramillo, Luke Keough, Gavin Mannion, Eric Marcotte, Travis McCabe, Lachlan Norris, Tanner Putt, Serghei Tvetcov, Hugo Velazquez.
Vital Concept
In: Maxime Cam, Cyril Gautier, Pierre Rolland, Jimmy Turgis, Arthur Vichot.
Out: Erwann Corbel (retired), Tanguy Turgis (retired).
W52/FC Porto
In: Francisco Campos, Jorge Magalhães, Daniel Mestre, Edgar Pinto, Rafael Reis, Joaquim Silva.
Out: Jose Fernandes, Daniel Freitas.
Wanty-Groupe Gobert
In: Aimé De Gendt, Alfdan De Decker, Ludwig De Winter, Loïc Vliegen.
Out: Simone Antonini, Mark McNally, Dion Smith, Guillaume Van Keirsbulck.
WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic
In: Emils Liepins, Kenny Molly, Aksel Nõmmela, Baptiste Planckaert, Lionel Taminiaux, Tom Wirtgen.
Out: Sébastien Delfosse (retired), Thomas Deruette, Gregory Habeaux (retired), Alex Kirsch, Christophe Masson, Julien Stassen (retired), Antoine Warnier (retired).
2018 Stagiaires
AG2R
Geoffrey Bouchard, Clément Champoussin, Nicolas Prodhomme
Androni Giocattoli
Seid Lizde, Mattia Viel
Astana
Jonas Gregaard
Bahrain-Merida
Andrea Garosio, Maxim Pirard, Stephen Williams
BMC
Alex Evans, Freddy Ovett
Bora-hansgrohe
Johannes Schinnagel
Burgos-BH
Angel Fuentes, Gabriel Pons
Cofidis
Emmanuel Morin, Antonio Puppio, Anders Skaarseth
Delko Marseille
Alessandro Fedeli, Robin Meyer, Rémy Rochas
Dimension Data
Kent Main, Matteo Sobrero, Conner Swift
Direct Energie
Marlon Gaillard, Clément Orceau, David Rivière
EF Education First
Cyrus Monk, José Neves, James Whelan
Gazprom-RusVelo
Vladislav Kulikov, Alexandr Kulikovskiy, Denis Nekrasov
Groupama-FDJ
Alexys Brunel, Clément Davy, Jimmy Raibaud
Fortuneo-Samsic
Thibault Guernalec, Karl-Patrick Lauk, Florentin Lecamus-Lambert
Israel Cycling Academy
Matteo Badilatti, Clement Carisey, Itamar Einhorn
LottoNL-Jumbo
Jan Maas
Lotto-Soudal
Stan Dewulf, Gerben Thijssen, Brent Van Moer
Katusha-Alpecin
Kenny Nijssen Dmitry Strakhov
Mitchelton-Scott
Brayan Chaves, Sun Xiaolong
Nippo-Vini Fantini
Miguel Angel Reyes
Novo Nordisk
Oliver Behringer, Declan Irvine
Quick-Step Floors
Mikkel Honoré, Barnabás Peák
Roompot
Kevin Inkelaar
Sky
Mark Donovan, Ethan Hayter
Sunweb
Cees Bol, Nils Eekhoff, Max Kanter
Trek-Segafredo
Matteo Moschetti, Michel Ries
UAE Team Emirates
Andrea Bagioli, Allesandro Covi, Nicolas Tivani
Veranda’s Willems-Crelan
Luuc Bugter, Gil D’Heygere, Guillaume Seye
Vital Concept
Maxime Chevalier, Gaëtan Lemoine
Wanty-Groupe Gobert
Alfdan De Decker, Pierre Goebeert
WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect
Kenny Molly, Lionel Taminiaux, Tom Wirtgen
Willier Triestina
Moreno Marchetti, Maxence Moncassin, Nicholas Rinaldi
2018/2019 Transfer Rumours
Androni Giocattoli
Leonardo Fedrigo
AG2R
Jaakko Hänninen
Astana
Mikel Landa
Bahrain-Merida
Mark Cavendish, Bernhard Eisel, Richard Holec
Bora-hansgrohe
Bauke Mollema, Maximilian Johannes Schinnagel
CCC
Laurens De Vreese, Sebastian Henao, Rafal Majka, Pawel Poljanski, Filippo Pozzato, Michal Schlegel
Cofidis
Alexis Gougeard, Eliot Lietaer, Jonas Rickaert
Deceuninck – Quick-Step
Joao Almeida, Edvald Boasson Hagen, Alessandro De Marchi
Dimension Data
Alessandro De Marchi, Michael Schär
EF Education First
Alessandro De Marchi
Jumbo-Visma
Shane Archbold
Katusha-Alpecin
Anatoliy Budyak
Lotto-Soudal
Luka Mezgec, Gerben Thijssen
Mitchelton-Scott
Patrick Bevin, Imanol Erviti
Roompot-Crelan
Quinten Hermans, Stijn Steels
Sky
Marc Soler
Sunweb
Joe Dombrowski
Trek-Segafredo
Piet Allegaert
UAE Team Emirates
Carlos Betancur, Nicolas Tivani
Vital Concept
Nacer Bouhanni
2019 World Tour Calendar
15.01-20.01 – Tour Down Under
27.01 – Cadel Evans Road Race
25.02-02.03 – UAE Tour
02.03 – Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
09.03 – Strade Bianche
10.03-17.03 – Paris-Nice
13.03-19.03 – Tirreno-Adriatico
23.03 – Milano-Sanremo
25.03-31.03 – Volta a Catalunya
29.03 – E3 Harelbeke
31.03 – Gent-Wevelgem
03.04 – Dwars door Vlaanderen
07.04 – Ronde van Vlaanderen
08.04-13.04 – Vuelta al Pais Vasco
14.04 – Paris-Roubaix
21.04 – Amstel Gold Race
24.04 – Flèche Wallonne
28.04 – Liège-Bastogne-Liège
30.04-05.05 – Tour de Romandie
01.05 – Eschborn-Frankfurt
11.05-02.06 – Giro d’Italia
12.05-18.05 – Tour of California
09.06-16.06 – Critérium du Dauphiné
15.06-23.06 – Tour de Suisse
06.07-28.07 – Tour de France
03.08 – Clasica San Sebastian
03.08-09.08 – Tour de Pologne
04.08 – RideLondon Classic
12.08-18.08 – BinckBank Tour
24.08-15.09 – Vuelta a España
25.08 – Cyclassics Hamburg
01.09 – Bretagne Classic – Ouest-France
13.09 – Grand Prix de Québec
15.09 – Grand Prix de Montréal
12.10 – Il Lombardia
15.10-20.10 – Tour of Guangxi
22.10-27.10 – Tour of Turkey
A short history of the Tour de France pavé stages (past 38 years)
| Year | Stage | First | Second | Third | Yellow jersey before the stage | Yellow jersey after the stage |
| 1980 | Liège – Lille | Bernard Hinault | Hennie Kuiper | Ludo Delcroix | Rudy Pevenage | Rudy Pevenage |
| 1980 | Lille – Compiègne | Jean-Louis Gauthier | Gery Verlinden | Bernard Bourreau | Rudy Pevenage | Rudy Pevenage |
| 1983 | Valenciennes – Roubaix | Rudy Matthijs | Kim Andersen | Pascal Poisson | Jean-Louis Gauthier | Kim Andersen |
| 1985 | Neufchâtel-en-Bray – Roubaix | Henri Manders | Sean Kelly | Phil Anderson | Kim Andersen | Kim Andersen |
| 2004 | Waterloo – Wasquehal | Jean-Patrick Nazon | Erik Zabel | Robbie McEwen | Thor Hushovd | Robbie McEwen |
| 2010 | Wanze – Arenberg-Porte du Hainaut | Thor Hushovd | Geraint Thomas | Cadel Evans | Sylvain Chavanel | Fabian Cancellara |
| 2014 | Ypres – Arenberg Porte du Hainaut | Lars Boom | Jakob Fuglsang | Vincenzo Nibali | Vincenzo Nibali | Vincenzo Nibali |
| 2015 | Seraing – Cambrai | Tony Martin | John Degenkolb | Peter Sagan | Chris Froome | Tony Martin |
| 2018 | Arras – Roubaix | John Degenkolb | Greg Van Avermaet | Yves Lampaert | Greg Van Avermaet | Greg Van Avermaet |
