Good day, and thank you for opening this week's Wheel Talk Newsletter. Today: more transfer updates, some news about the Worlds start list, thoughts on the Simac Ladies Tour and more.
First things first: Transfer news
Over the last week, a few more transfers have trickled in. Here are the big ones:
Letizia Borghesi from EF Education-Oatly to AG Insurance-Soudal. This one was a bit of a surprise, given the success Borghesi had with the American team in her four years there, especially after she got second at Paris-Roubaix Femmes avec Zwift last spring. But perhaps the Italian was keen to try her luck in pastures new. She's signed a two-year deal with AG Insurance-Soudal and adds to the team's growing Classics squad. They excelled at stage races this year, but when it comes to the Spring Classics, Borghesi will be a fantastic addition.
On Tuesday, EF Education-Oatly announced its first new signing for the 2026 season – Alice Towers. The former British road national champion joins the American team after three seasons with Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto and will add her domestiqueing strength to EF's Grand Tour ambitions with Cédrine Kerbaol and Noemi Rüegg.
Uno-X Mobility announced the signing of two Italians to their team – Alessia Vigilia and Laura Tomasi. Tomasi joins from Laboral Kutxa-Fundacíon Euskadi, and Vigilia joins from FDJ-Suez.
Another of the Ceratizit riders has found a home at Cofidis – Kristýna Burlová. The Czech national champion had some good finishes in lower-level one-day races this year, including fifth at Ronde de Mouscron and sixth at Festival Elsy Jacobs à Garnich.
Other notable news separate from transfers: Lotte Kopecky will skip the World Championships. After two years of seeing Kopecky in rainbows, the jersey will pass to new shoulders, and Kopecky will wear her standard SD Worx-Protime kit in 2026. That will be a weird sight to see, but maybe in June she'll reclaim the Belgian national champion's jersey from Justine Ghekiere.
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