The dust has barely settled on the 2013 road racing season, and teams are already dotting ‘i’s and crossing ‘t’s on their plans for next year.
And of course, a big part of those plans is the signing of new riders for the new season, with former riders retiring, teams folding and others looking to target new ambitions in 2014.
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This time last year saw a number of high profile movers and shakers, not least Mark Cavendish opting to join Omega Pharma-Quickstep and Vincenzo Nibali making the switch to Astana.
But which are the key transfers of this winter? We have rounded up five of the best on the following pages.