If you follow training camp photos\u2013you\u2019ve seen it. A rider, like, say, Remco Evenepoel, riding with his Red Bull Hansgrohe squad on a new team bike. But, with his Soudal Quick-Step kit. That\u2019s because until Jan. 1, he\u2019s still contracted to the Belgian team\u2013which means he has to sport the kit. Teams have been generally forgiving with swapping out bikes since it can take time to get used to it.<\/p>\n
Time trial training today for Remco Evenepoel. \u23f1\ufe0f<\/p>\n
I understood the design for the road bike, but I expected so much more from the TT bike design, very dissapointed. \ud83d\ude1e<\/p>\n
Spotted by Mirko Fanke. pic.twitter.com\/724I2BwdKm<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Luk\u00e1\u0161 Ronald Luk\u00e1cs (@lucasaganronald) December 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Well, usually. Back in November of 2021, a video went viral of Sergio Higuita and Dani Martinez, clad in their respective EF Education-Nippo and Ineos Grenadiers kit, blasting by local cyclists in the Giro de Rigo, a gran fondo organized by Higuita\u2019s teammate Rigoberto Uran.<\/p>\n Martinez was climbing on his team\u2019s Pinarello bike, but Higuita wasn\u2019t riding an EF Education First Cannondale. Instead, he was on the machine of his soon-to-be 2022 squad (then) Bora-Hansgrohe, a Specialized.<\/p>\n Watch how much faster a WorldTour rider is than a regular cyclist<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Jonathan Vaughters\u2019 EF team said that although riding a non-team bike toward the end of the year is understandable, it is not allowed at a large public event. And, quite controversially, The Colombian was promptly dismissed with two months remaining in his contract. After quite a bit of outcry on social media\u2013including by Vaughters\u2019 former DS on US Postal, Johan Bruyneel<\/a>, the team announced they would reverse the decision, following Higuita\u2019s apology.<\/p>\n But since then, there haven\u2019t been any such incidents, but still. And, with some new regulations, it seems there may never be some again. According to Belgian outlet, Knack<\/a>, the UCI is working on changing things. \u201cWe are working on it with the AIGCP and the CPA. The regulation change will definitely be happening, with contracts starting on Nov. 1,\u201d the UCI\u2019s Peter Van den Abeele, said. \u201cThe starting year is yet to be determined in consultation with all of our stakeholders.\u201d<\/p>\n Make sense. If they can ride the new bikes, why not use the new kit too? Although it is always fun to see a motley crew of jerseys when there are several new transfers on a team<\/p>\n