{"id":392265,"date":"2026-01-05T02:46:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T02:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/392265\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T02:46:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T02:46:11","slug":"the-list-thins-down-but-over-20-former-world-tour-riders-remain-without-a-contract-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/392265\/","title":{"rendered":"The list thins down, but over 20 former World Tour riders remain without a contract for 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is worrying times for plenty former World Tour riders who have now entered 2026 and are officially without a contract. The list is not small either, as over 20 of them still have not officially retired but do not have a team for the time being. Adding to that, outside the World Tour, the likes of Derek Gee and Chris Froome for example do not yet know what is to be of their future.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Out of the 24 riders, it can be given as a certain that Juri Hollmann will remain in Alpecin-Deceuninck as a coach and staff member, but aside from that news are vague on the rest. Samuel Gaze is certain to continue his focus on mountain biking whilst likely departing the Belgian team.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The list includes Oier Lazkano who was provisionally suspended by the UCI, however is not forbidden from being signed by other teams. Movistar has both Ruben Guerreiro and Antonio Pedrero in positions of doubt on whether their careers continue; EF Education-EasyPost have said nothing on Hugh Carthy whilst the former Vuelta podium finisher is also in silence; Visma’s Julien Vermote wasn’t able to complete his goal of finding a new team at the tme being and the list also includes riders who have ultimately found themselves in trouble after the Lotto-Intermarch\u00e9 merger such as Dion Smith, Gijs van Hoecke and Kevin Colleoni.<\/p>\n


\nOn the ProTeam side things remain rather the same with no big moves announced recently. Derek Gee continues to not have a contract publicly, although in December it was rumoured that he was staying with Lidl-Trek during their training camp and this week it was also reported that it may be announced this coming week<\/a>. Chris Froome remains on this list as he enters 2026 not having yet announced his retirement from the sport.\u00a02025 World Tour riders without a contract for 20261\u00a0PASQUALON AndreaBahrain – Victorious385643322\u00a0CARTHY HughEF Education – EasyPost311037133\u00a0GUERREIRO RubenMovistar Team3116131154\u00a0SMITH DionIntermarch\u00e9 – Wanty3213224135\u00a0VERMOTE JulienTeam Visma | Lease a Bike364016506\u00a0PEDRERO AntonioMovistar Team347712857\u00a0LAZKANO OierRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe261511738\u00a0COMBAUD RomainTeam Picnic PostNL345010049\u00a0VAN HOECKE GijsIntermarch\u00e9 – Wanty345597910\u00a0WALLS MatthewGroupama – FDJ2711446011\u00a0MACIEJUK FilipRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe269245812\u00a0COLLEONI KevinIntermarch\u00e9 – Wanty265045013\u00a0RIES MichelArk\u00e9a – B&B Hotels273641014\u00a0HOLLMANN JuriAlpecin – Deceuninck261526815\u00a0HUBY AntoineSoudal Quick-Step2411626516\u00a0BERHE Welay HagosTeam Jayco AlUla24224117\u00a0STEWART CampbellTeam Jayco AlUla271721018\u00a0DAVY Cl\u00e9mentGroupama – FDJ275019619\u00a0ROOTKIN-GRAY JackEF Education – EasyPost233015120\u00a0PALZER AntonRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe321514521\u00a0EPIS Giosu\u00e8Ark\u00e9a – B&B Hotels237012122\u00a0LE HUITOUZE EddyGroupama – FDJ223411123\u00a0EDDY PatrickTeam Picnic PostNL236710424\u00a0GAZE SamuelAlpecin – Deceuninck301547\"derekgee\"\/<\/p>\n

Derek Gee enters 2026 without a contract being made public yet<\/p>\n

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