Alpecin-Deceuninck introduced the addition of six riders to their WorldTour squad for the approaching season to finish a roster of 29 riders.
Bahrain Victorious additionally finalised a group of 30 riders for the 2025 season by including three neo-pros and signing Mathijs Paasschens from Lotto Dstny.
Alpecin-Deceuninck says goodbye to seven riders on the finish of 2024, with Jason Osborne and Ramon Sinkeldam retiring. Søren Kragh Andersen strikes to Lidl-Trek, Nicola Conci to Astana and Axel Laurance to Ineos Grenadiers.
The six new riders are the one additions, with 4 coming from the group’s growth squad and two from exterior the organisation. Left with no contract have been Maurice Ballerstedt and Senne Leysen.
Gal Glivar signed after racing with UAE Crew Emirates’ growth group. Simon Dehairs, Ramses Debruyne, Emiel Verstrynge and Tibor Del Grosso – all of whom have been a part of the Alpecin-Deceuninck Growth Crew – raced choose occasions this 12 months with the WorldTour group. They may step as much as full-time in 2025, all on two-year contracts.
The group additionally signed former under-23 time trial world champion Johan Worth-Pejtersen from Bahrain Victorious.
Worth-Pejtersen stated, “Alpecin-Deceuninck has clearly established itself as a dominant drive in biking in recent times, with a robust successful tradition and an uncompromising dedication to efficiency. It is precisely the form of atmosphere I wish to be part of.”
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Glivar, who received the Tour of Sharaj this season, has a watch on a future Tour de France participation. “I am a rider with capacities for brief, explosive climbs and I am not gradual in a small group dash. My short-term purpose is to make a easy begin within the WorldTour,” Glivar stated. “My long-term purpose is to win some huge races and take part within the Tour de France.”
Alpecin-Deceuninck additionally renewed with Stan Van Tricht to finish their 29-man group for 2025.
In the meantime, Bahrain Victorious signed Mathijs Paasschens from Lotto Dstny and added neo-pros Afonso Eulálio, Roman Ermakov, and Oliver Stockwell.
“Over the previous years I have been attempting to enhance myself step-by-step,” Paasschens stated. “I am wanting ahead to this subsequent step in my profession and consider that the skilled atmosphere and ambitions throughout the group will assist me in creating myself even additional.
“I wish to show myself as a invaluable rider who the group can depend on. I can not wait to fulfill the entire group at coaching camp in December.”
Bahrain Victorious added 9 new riders for 2025 along with the 4 introduced on Wednesday. Žak Eržen, Daniel Skerl and Max van der Meulen signed from the CTF Victorious devo group, whereas Vlad Van Mechelen from DSM’s devo group.
The group’s greatest addition is Lenny Martinez from Groupama-FDJ.
The completion of the group leaves Yukiya Arashiro, Ahmed Madan, Dušan Rajković, Cameron Scott and Łukasz Wiśniowski heading for pastures new.
Wout Poels left for Astana, Worth Pejtersen to Alpecin and Jasha Sütterlin heads to Jayco-AlUla.
Alpecin-Deceuninck for 2025
- Tobias Bayer
- Lars Boven
- Ramses Debruyne
- Simon Dehairs
- Tibor del Grosso
- Silvan Dillier
- Samuel Gaze
- Robbe Ghys
- Gal Glivar
- Michael Gogl
- Kaden Groves
- Quinten Hermans
- Juri Hollmann
- Jimmy Janssens
- Timo Kielich
- Xandro Meurisse
- Jasper Philipsen
- Edward Planckaert
- Jensen Plowright
- Johan Worth-Pejtersen
- Jonas Rickaert
- Oscar Riesebeek
- Henri Uhlig
- Fabio van den Bossche
- Mathieu van der Poel
- Stan van Tricht
- Luca Vergallito
- Gianni Vermeersch
- Emiel Verstrynge
Bahrain Victorious for 2025
- Nikias Arndt
- Phil Bauhaus
- Pello Bilbao
- Alberto Bruttomesso
- Santiago Buitrago
- Nicolò Buratti
- Damiano Caruso
- Roman Ermakov
- Žak Eržen
- Afonso Eulálio
- Matevž Govekar
- Kamil Gradek
- Jack Haig
- Rainer Kepplinger
- Lenny Martinez
- Fran Miholjević
- Matej Mohorič
- Mathijs Paasschens
- Andrea Pasqualon
- Finlay Pickering
- Daniel Skerl
- Robert Stannard
- Oliver Stockwell
- Antonio Tiberi
- Torstein Træen
- Sergio Tu
- Max van der Meulen
- Vlad van Mechelen
- Fred Wright
- Edoardo Zambanini
