Cycling's off-season, and the winter, is an important time in the world of transfers, as riders start to wrap up their time with their old team and head to training camps with their new one, laying out goals and plans for the season.
However, as well as the rider transfer market, which has been rumbling on since August 1 and is still seeing the final moves made, there's another world of transfers that can be almost as influential as the riders themselves. We're talking about team staff, and the shuffle of sports directors and senior managers that happens every off-season.
