In a surprise move on Friday, Dutch sprinter Charlotte Kool made a mid-season transfer from Picnic-PostNL to Fenix Deceuninck, an arrangement worked out between both teams and announced "with immediate effect".
Both teams confirmed the transfer with afternoon statements, Fenix-Deceuninck stating that the contract took effect on August 15 and will run through the end of 2028. The news comes three weeks after Kool withdrew from the Tour de France Femmes, not continuing after the opening stage as she was struggling with lingering effects from a hard crash at the Baloise Ladies Tour on July 20.
