It was one of the moves that had been rumored for some time and now it is official: Shirin van Anrooij, after seven years, will leave Lidl-Trek, the team with which she turned professional in 2020, and will join Canyon Sram. The 24-year-old Dutch rider has signed a three-year agreement and will wear her new colors from November 1st alongside Zoe Bäckstedt in cyclocross races.

A versatile athlete, Shirin can boast on the road the victory at the Trofeo Binda 2023, the podium finish at the Ronde van Vlaanderen and the one at the Amstel Gold Race, as well as the placements achieved at the Strade Bianche; a dozen victories in cyclocross and among these stands out the world title in the team relay at Hulst last January when with the Dutch national team she beat the Italians.

A change of colors is also coming for another road and cyclocross rider from the Netherlands: Yara Kastelijn. Winner of the Rodez stage at the Tour de France Femmes 2023 and the Vuelta Burgos this year, the 29-year-old athlete is leaving Fenix Premier Tech and will join Human Powered Health, which over the next two years will rely on her to be competitive in stage races.

Continuing to follow the Dutch thread, the transfer of Eline Jansen from VolkerWessels to SD Worx Protime is official: two-year contract. The 24-year-old cyclist has particularly distinguished herself this year by winning the Grand Prix du Morbihan and the third stage of the Tour Féminin des Pyrénées ahead of Curinier and Quagliotto.

Another Dutch team, Picnic PostNL, is preparing to say goodbye to Pfeiffer Georgi. The three-time British national champion, third at the Paris-Roubaix Femmes 2024, has reached an agreement with UAE Team L'IMAD and starting next January, and until the end of 2029, will wear the colors of the Emirati team.

We close this roundup of transfer market moves with Sandra Alonso. The 28-year-old Spanish rider, currently competing at the Giro di Toscana with the club team Eneicat - Be Call, in 2027 will be an athlete of Laboral Kutxa - Fundación Euskadi, which has officially announced her signing for one season.