Intermarché-Wanty riders move on to new teams ahead of merger with Lotto

STRIJLAND, BELGIUM - SEPTEMBER 21: Gerben Thijssen of Belgium and Team Intermarche - Wanty on third place poses on the podium ceremony after the 22nd Gooikse Pijl 2025 a 195.8km one day race from Roosdaal to Strijland on September 21, 2025 in Strijland, Belgium. (Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty Images).

The Lotto-Intermarché merger is finally drawing to a conclusion as riders – largely from Intermarché-Wanty – are finding employment elsewhere for next season.

Several of the Belgian team's riders, including Louis Meintjes, Adrien Petit, and Simone Petilli, are retiring at the end of the season, while Laurenz Rex is on his way to Soudal-QuickStep.