Professional Cycling Teams
WorldTeams. ProTeams. Rosters. Equipment. Results.Explore professional cycling teams through permanent profiles covering rosters, team leaders, equipment, transfers, development programmes, season results, rankings and the structures behind the modern peloton.
How Professional Teams Are Structured
The road peloton is built around UCI WorldTeams, UCI ProTeams, development squads and specialist programmes operating across the international calendar.
Inside the Modern Cycling Team
Each team profile can bring together riders, management, nationality, sponsors, bicycles, components, team leaders, Grand Tour ambitions, season victories and transfer activity in one permanent reference page.
WorldTour Teams
The leading professional teams contesting the highest level of men's road cycling.
UAE Team Emirates XRG
Grand Tour leadership, climbing depth and one of the strongest rosters in modern cycling.
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
Stage racing, Classics and performance systems built around elite depth.
Red Bull Bora Hansgrohe
A major international structure combining Grand Tour ambitions and rider development.
Lidl Trek
Strong across Classics, sprinting and stage racing.
INEOS Grenadiers
A team with a deep Grand Tour history and high performance infrastructure.
Soudal Quick Step
One of professional cycling's most recognisable Classics and stage winning structures.
Alpecin Premier Tech
Elite one day racing, sprinting and multidisciplinary talent.
Decathlon CMA CGM
A growing French WorldTour structure with stage race and Classics ambitions.
Groupama FDJ
French professional cycling tradition with a strong development pathway.
Movistar Team
One of the longest standing structures in the professional peloton.
EF Education EasyPost
International stage racing and one day racing programme.
Bahrain Victorious
Stage racing, climbing and Grand Tour depth.
Intermarché Wanty
Belgian WorldTour racing across Classics and stage races.
Picnic PostNL
Development focused structure competing across the WorldTour calendar.
Jayco AlUla
Australian WorldTour team with sprinting and stage racing depth.
Astana Qazaqstan Team
Longstanding Grand Tour and international stage race history.
Professional Continental Teams
Teams competing across the ProSeries, Continental calendars and selected WorldTour events.
Israel Premier Tech
International ProTeam structure.
Lotto
Belgian racing and development tradition.
Uno X Mobility
Scandinavian road racing programme.
Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
International ProTeam with stage race ambitions.
Tudor Pro Cycling Team
Swiss professional development structure.
Burgos Burpellet BH
Spanish ProTeam racing across stage events.
Euskaltel Euskadi
Basque professional cycling tradition.
Caja Rural Seguros RGA
Spanish ProTeam and development pathway.
What Each Team Page Covers
Every team hub can function as a permanent reference page updated throughout the season.
Team Identity
Country, licence, sponsors, management, history and season objectives.
2026 Roster
Complete rider list with nationalities, specialities and rider profile links.
Season Results
Victories, podiums, Grand Tour results and major classification achievements.
Equipment
Bikes, groupsets, wheels, tyres, clothing and technical partners.
Team Leaders
Grand Tour contenders, Classics specialists, sprinters and key domestiques.
Transfers
Arrivals, departures, contract renewals and development promotions.
Rankings
UCI team ranking, season points and performance trajectory.
Latest Stories
Automatic feed of Open Chronicle reports and analysis related to the team.
Team Equipment
The technology, brands and race equipment behind professional team performance.
Race Bikes
Frames, aero bikes, climbing bikes and time trial machines.
Groupsets
Drivetrains, electronic shifting and braking systems.
Wheels and Tyres
Wheel depth, tubeless systems and race specific tyre choices.
Clothing and Aero
Helmets, skinsuits, race clothing and aerodynamic optimisation.
Transfers and Contracts
Follow roster changes, contract renewals and team building across the professional peloton.
Incoming Riders
New signings joining WorldTeams and ProTeams for the next season.
View Transfers →Team Changes
Riders leaving teams, changing programmes or moving to new structures.
View Departures →Renewals and Extensions
Long term contracts, leadership commitments and development promotions.
View Contracts →Team Rankings and Season Results
Compare team performance across points, victories and major race results.
World Team Ranking
Follow the highest scoring professional teams throughout the season.
View Ranking →Season Win Table
Compare team victories across WorldTour, ProSeries and championship racing.
View Victories →Major Race Performance
Track stage wins, classifications and overall results in the biggest races.
Explore Results →Development Teams
Feeder structures and academy programmes connecting junior and under 23 racing to the WorldTour.
Development Squads
Teams created to prepare young riders for professional racing.
Talent Identification
Recruitment through national teams, Continental races and youth competitions.
Rider Progression
Training, nutrition, race exposure and technical development.
From Academy to WorldTour
Track the riders who progress into elite professional contracts.
Latest Team Stories
Transfers, roster updates, equipment, results and analysis from the professional peloton.
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Professional Team Analysis
How roster construction, leadership, budgets and race strategy shape team performance.
Roster Construction
Balancing leaders, domestiques, sprinters, climbers and young talent.
02Grand Tour Strategy
Eight rider selection, stage ambitions and general classification support.
03Classics Depth
Multiple leaders, tactical numbers and race specific specialists.
04Team Economics
Sponsorship, budgets, equipment partnerships and long term sustainability.
The Story of Professional Cycling Teams
From trade teams and national structures to the modern WorldTour.
From Trade Teams to the WorldTour
Explore how professional cycling teams evolved through sponsorship, internationalisation, new licensing systems and increasingly specialised performance structures.
Greatest Teams
The structures that dominated different eras of professional cycling.
Sponsorship History
How commercial sponsorship shaped the identity of professional teams.
WorldTour Era
The evolution of modern top tier professional cycling.
Equipment Evolution
From steel bikes to aerodynamic carbon race machines.
Records and Milestones
Victories, Grand Tours and historic team achievements.
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