Was there ever a real chance that Johannes H\u00f8sflot Kl\u00e6bo would trade his skis for a racing bike? After an amaaaaazing Olympic Winter Games in Italy, where he stormed to six gold medals and became the undisputed star of the Olympics, speculation flared up once again. What could possibly be next for a man who has already done it all, in his sport, basically?<\/p>\n
Cycling fans started wondering, including moi. Here\u2019s a guy with the crazy acceleration of Mathieu van der Poel, the lungs of Tadej Poga\u010dar and the top-end speed of Jonathan Milan. Kl\u00e6bo\u2019s uphill charge that went viral seemed to blend all three traits into one crazy, short effort.<\/p>\n
Ce sprint devenu l\u00e9gendaire de Johannes Kl\u00e6bo \ud83e\udd2f<\/p>\n
On rappelle ses r\u00e9sultats \u00e0 @milanocortina26<\/a> : \ud83e\udd47\ud83e\udd47\ud83e\udd47\ud83e\udd47\ud83e\udd47\ud83e\udd47#JeuxOlympiques<\/a> #MilanoCortina2026<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/qVwT5g140q<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Jeux Olympiques (@jeuxolympiques) February 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n A social media post last summer didn\u2019t help either. Kl\u00e6bo appeared as a guest with Uno-X during the Tour de France and posted a cryptic Instagram video. \u201cFirst I have to do the Olympics, then we\u2019ll see,\u201d he said. \u201cAfter that I\u2019ll really start thinking about what I want to do. Maybe signing with Uno-X could be the next goal.\u201d<\/p>\n He\u2019s in the team kit\u2013but that\u2019s also because he has a sponsorship deal with the fuel station. He was never officially on the squad, nor has he even ridden a race.<\/p>\n Still, that was enough to ignite the rumour mill. (Including the minions at Canadian Cycling Magazine, it seems\u2026<\/a>)<\/p>\n But according to Sporza<\/a>, those whispers can be put to rest. Gino Van Oudenhove, a DS at Uno-X, said:<\/p>\n \u201cSocial media is social media. If something like that happens, we\u2019ll jump on it. But it is absolutely not the intention that he\u2019s going to race.\u201d<\/p>\n The fact that Kl\u00e6bo has been sponsored by Uno-X for years\u2013the brand, not the team, didn\u2019t help. And he\u2019s even trained with the team on several occasions, which only fuelled the speculation. Yet behind the scenes, there appears to be no concrete plan for a transition to professional cycling. It was all just a bunch of social media \u201cfun.\u201d<\/p>\n Johannes Kl\u00e6bo, Oude Kwaremont. pic.twitter.com\/CqNrptHAI3<\/a><\/p>\n