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Our first confirmed signing of the 2026 transfer window is Sergey Luchshenko. The 32 year old Kazakh joins us on a 50,000 contract.

He is a punchy sprinter with equal strengths on shorter hills and in sprints. It's an archetype Evonik relied on heavily in the past with Simon Geschke and Michael Van Stayen and we are excited to finally have one again. While he might not be a traditional PT leader, he will surely lead us in lots of sprint stages across the different stage races. But he will also fill in as a valuable domestique in hilly classics.

Kobe Gooseens joins us on a minimum wage contract. He might not be a flashy signing but he is a very solid allrounder with skills on many terrains. Strengths on the flat, long and short climbs and we think he can play a factor on the flemish cobblestones as well. We expect him to quickly be a trusted team mate for almost all of our leaders.

Our third signing of the first night of transfers is Joshua Gayral from Antigua and Barbuda who also signs a 50,000€ contract with us.

Joshua is a versatile classic specialist who can be an asset on cobbles and in the hills. His punch in reduced group sprints also makes him an interesting break rider for the flatter stages.

And the fourth free agent signing of the first day of transfers is Adne Holter. Just like the previous trio, he signed a 50,000 contract.

Adne is a young rouleur who prefers long classics over stage races. He is a fairly capable climber as well. We want him to develop his climbing ability further to see him as a domestique with strengths on climbs and on the flats. We think that this will also lead to good breakaway opportunities once developed. We are excited to see his future and believe that he will be useful for the team from day 1.

We continue adding late developing talent to our roster as Arthur Kluckers signed a 50,000 contract.

Klucker is another rouleur who can ride fast over shorter hills but can also help out in cobbled races. We want to sharpen this skillset and further improve his power on the flat as well as his classics abilities. Despite his relative inexperience, we think he will be a valuable help already now.