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We’ll start with Picnic PostNL. They’ve been linked to David Gaudu and Dorian Godon over the past few months, but Gaudu has extended his contract at Groupama-FDJ, and it increasingly looks likely that French national champion Godon will race in Ineos Grenadiers colours next season.
One rider set to join Picnic PostNL is Dillon Corkery from St Michel - Preference Home - Auber93. He might not be on your radar, but the 26-year-old Irish cyclist is an exciting prospect. He has been working on building sites while trying to establish a career as a professional rider, but he will be joining the WorldTour on a two-year deal in 2026. He has achieved a series of decent results in France over the past couple of years and finished second at the Irish nationals in 2024. He appears to be an innovative and relatively affordable option who could fit into the early phase of the team’s lead-out train.
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For now, it doesn’t seem like the team will sign a replacement for Romain Bardet, but there will still be a few climbers available on the market in the second half of the season.
At Jayco AlUla, the team is still taking stock and not signing riders. They definitely have space at the moment with Chris Harper, Dylan Groenewegen, Eddie Dunbar, Welay Hagos Berhe, and Filippo Zana among those expected to leave. They’re not signing a big-name sprinter and seem to be going through a transition phase and reset after Matt White’s departure in May.