Roglic, Yates, Bernal, Healy… – The top riders that enter the final years of their current contract

The 2026 season has started and this means that a new set of riders are entering the market. With the transfer season virtually complete, now begins a new year of racing where many will rise, many will fall, and many will change colours at the end of the year. Here are the top riders whose contracts are ending in 2026. 

At Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe there is the notable presence of Primoz Roglic, who might be ending his career, or potentially change teams. Perhaps even stay, much will depend on how the year goes, but the Slovenian is putting his main focus on the Vuelta a España this year and looks certain to miss the other two Grand Tours. 

Simon Yates, the Giro d’Italia’s defending champion, could also be on the market if Visma don’t play their cards early on, as are former Giro winners such as Richard Carapaz, Jai Hindley and Egan Bernal. Tao Geoghegan Hart and Nairo Quintana are no longer racing at the same level, but are also in contract year, meaning Tadej Pogacar is the only rider who has ever won the Giro who has a publicly known contract into 2027 at the time being. 

The list features Ben Healy as a major figure, the Irishman was a podium finisher at the World Championships, stage winner and yellow jersey wearer at the Tour de France, and much more this year. Jhonatan Narváez, who was crucial to Tadej Pogacar’s success in 2025 is on the list, as is Arnaud de Lie who will be the ultimate leader at Lotto – Intermarché, which poses a risk to the team. 

On the climber’s side we’ve also got the likes of Felix Gall, Santiago Buitrago, Ben O’Connor, Lennet van Eetvelt, Mikel Landa and more present; Sprinters such as Jordi Meeus, Soren Waerenskjold, Pavel Bittner and Kaden Groves are here; whilst classics specialists such as Christophe Laporte, Thibau Nys, Sam Watson, Magnus Sheffield, Quinn Simmons and Kasper Asgreen could change teams. 

Top World Tour riders without a contract for 2027

*Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe often does not disclose contract durations. Hence several of their riders do not belong on this list. 

OrderNameTeamAge1 EVENEPOEL RemcoRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe252 DE LIE ArnaudLotto Intermarché233 HEALY BenEF Education – EasyPost254 GALL FelixDecathlon CMA CGM Team275 ROGLIČ PrimožRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe366 NARVÁEZ JhonatanUAE Team Emirates – XRG287 STRONG CorbinNSN Cycling Team258 YATES SimonTeam Visma | Lease a Bike339 MEEUS JordiRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe2710 WÆRENSKJOLD SørenUno-X Mobility2511 BERNAL EganINEOS Grenadiers2812 BILBAO PelloBahrain – Victorious3513 CARAPAZ RichardEF Education – EasyPost3214 BITTNER PavelTeam Picnic PostNL2315 PRODHOMME NicolasDecathlon CMA CGM Team2816 JOHANNESSEN Tobias HallandUno-X Mobility2617 BUITRAGO SantiagoBahrain – Victorious2618 HINDLEY JaiRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe2919 CHAMPOUSSIN ClémentXDS Astana Team2720 SCHMID MauroTeam Jayco AlUla2621 SIVAKOV PavelUAE Team Emirates – XRG2822 O’CONNOR BenTeam Jayco AlUla3023 WATSON SamuelINEOS Grenadiers2424 GROVES KadenAlpecin-Premier Tech2725 MARTIN GuillaumeGroupama – FDJ United3226 ULISSI DiegoXDS Astana Team3627 LECERF JuniorSoudal Quick-Step2328 SHEFFIELD MagnusINEOS Grenadiers2329 TEJADA HaroldXDS Astana Team2830 SKUJIŅŠ TomsLidl – Trek3431 BAGIOLI AndreaLidl – Trek2632 TEUNISSEN MikeXDS Astana Team3333 SIMMONS QuinnLidl – Trek2434 VERMEERSCH FlorianUAE Team Emirates – XRG2635 JOHANNESSEN Anders HallandUno-X Mobility2636 DOUBLE PaulTeam Jayco AlUla2937 VAN POPPEL DannyRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe3238 CORT MagnusUno-X Mobility3239 FISHER-BLACK FinnRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe2440 LANDA MikelSoudal Quick-Step3641 LAURANCE AxelINEOS Grenadiers2442 MENTEN MilanLotto Intermarché2943 PENHOËT PaulGroupama – FDJ United2444 SCHACHMANN MaximilianSoudal Quick-Step3145 TURNER BenINEOS Grenadiers2646 ZAMBANINI EdoardoBahrain – Victorious2447 LANGELLOTTI VictorINEOS Grenadiers3048 VAN DEN BERG MarijnEF Education – EasyPost2649 FRIGO MarcoNSN Cycling Team2550 MOLANO Juan SebastiánUAE Team Emirates – XRG3151 NYS ThibauLidl – Trek2352 VERNON EthanNSN Cycling Team2553 RUBIO EinerMovistar Team2754 MADOUAS ValentinGroupama – FDJ United2955 BALLERINI DavideXDS Astana Team3156 DVERSNES FredrikUno-X Mobility2857 HOELGAARD MarkusUno-X Mobility3158 RODRÍGUEZ CristiánXDS Astana Team3059 SHEEHAN RileyNSN Cycling Team2560 PARET-PEINTRE ValentinSoudal Quick-Step2461 FEDOROV YevgeniyXDS Astana Team2562 VAN EETVELT LennertLotto Intermarché2463 HAYTER EthanSoudal Quick-Step2764 LEKNESSUND AndreasUno-X Mobility2665 VAN DEN BROEK FrankTeam Picnic PostNL2566 TEUTENBERG Tim TornLidl – Trek2367 MIHKELS MadisEF Education – EasyPost2268 HIGUITA SergioXDS Astana Team2869 EEKHOFF NilsTeam Picnic PostNL2770 TESFATSION NatnaelMovistar Team2671 VERMEERSCH GianniRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe3372 OLIVEIRA IvoUAE Team Emirates – XRG2973 BLACKMORE JosephNSN Cycling Team2274 LAPORTE ChristopheTeam Visma | Lease a Bike3375 GARCÍA CORTINA IvánMovistar Team3076 BAUDIN AlexEF Education – EasyPost2477 DE PLUS LaurensINEOS Grenadiers3078 ZIMMERMANN GeorgLotto Intermarché2879 LAMPERTI LukeEF Education – EasyPost2380 BISSEGGER StefanDecathlon CMA CGM Team2781 ARRIETA IgorUAE Team Emirates – XRG2382 DENZ NicoRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe3183 ROCHAS RémyGroupama – FDJ United2984 GEOGHEGAN HART TaoLidl – Trek3085 MÜHLBERGER GregorDecathlon CMA CGM Team3186 EULÁLIO AfonsoBahrain – Victorious2487 KOGUT OdedNSN Cycling Team2488 MILESI LorenzoMovistar Team2389 DEHAIRS SimonAlpecin-Premier Tech2490 FORMOLO DavideMovistar Team3391 VAN UDEN CasperTeam Picnic PostNL2492 NERURKAR LukasEF Education – EasyPost2293 LIVYNS ArjenXDS Astana Team3194 FOSS TobiasINEOS Grenadiers2895 VAN BOVEN LucaLotto Intermarché2596 EENKHOORN PascalSoudal Quick-Step2897 AFFINI EdoardoTeam Visma | Lease a Bike2998 ASGREEN KasperEF Education – EasyPost3099 ZWIEHOFF BenRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe31100 RUTSCH JonasLotto Intermarché27