WorldTour transfer rumours 2020: Richie Porte to Ineos? Plus the early August done deals

Welcome! The transfer merry-go-round is once again open for business

Richie Porte (Photo by Daniel Kalisz/Getty Images)

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Hear that? Listen closely and you might just pick out the tiny pitter-patter of cycling agents, scurrying around trying to get the best deals for their riders ahead of the 2021 season. Of course, they've probably been shopping athletes around for a while as well as taking enquiries from potential suitors, a process that has likely been complicated by the small matter of a global pandemic.

Teams budgets were plunged into jeopardy, with some outfits still floundering from the financial difficulties created by the coronavirus, while many riders took wage cuts and support staff were temporarily laid off to keep organisations afloat during the lack of racing over the past few months.

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