The 2025 season is now over and it is possible to make the math of the riders who have raced the most this year. Often unsung heroes, these are not usually the riders who take the big wins, but usually work horses or riders who love the Grand Tours and race a heavy calendar all-year long. The one who has raced the most accumulated a total of 91 race days…

This was Julius Johansen of UAE Team Emirates – XRG, signed to be a workhorse and having fulfilled his job. The Dane did not race a single grand tour but has had a stacked calendar from January to October with little breaks. He filled gaps for the world’s top team, and worked as an efficient domestique.

Johansen has raced in Australia, Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Switzerland, Denmark, Austria, Poland, Belgium, Great Britain, Croatia and China throughout the past few months. Not a schedule that any rider can follow.. He had 91 races days, aided by the likely lack of illnesses and injuries. Closely behind are a few riders, the gaps are small between all other riders.

Nicola Conci of XDS Astana Team raced 89 days and with 88 is Cofidis’ Sergio Samitier. The riders outside the World Tour who have raced the most were Bardiani’s Enrico Zanoncello and Burgos’ Mario Aparicio, both with 84 race days – although both did benefit from racing the Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a España respectively; Whilst the rider at continental level who has raced the most was Terengganu Cycling Team’s Adne van Engelen who had 32 race days, fully in Asia.

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Julius Johansen was the rider who raced the most in 2025. And he did not ride a single Grand Tour. @Sirotti

Riders with the most race days in 2025 

Rider Team Race Days 1  JOHANSEN Julius UAE Team Emirates – XRG 91 2  CONCI Nicola XDS Astana Team 89 3  SAMITIER Sergio Cofidis 88 4  SEPÚLVEDA Eduardo Lotto 87 5  GARCÍA CORTINA Iván Movistar Team 87 6  THOMAS Benjamin Cofidis 86 7  RICKAERT Jonas Alpecin – Deceuninck 84 8  MAAS Jan Cofidis 84 9  ZANONCELLO Enrico VF Group – Bardiani CSF – Faizanè 84 10  APARICIO Mario Burgos Burpellet BH 84 11  VAN UDEN Casper Team Picnic PostNL 84 12  BILBAO Pello Bahrain – Victorious 83 13  GROßSCHARTNER Felix UAE Team Emirates – XRG 83 14  VAN ENGELEN Adne Terengganu Cycling Team 83 15  FORTUNATO Lorenzo XDS Astana Team 83 16  ARMIRAIL Bruno Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team 83 17  VINOKUROV Nicolas XDS Astana Team 83 18  BUCHMANN Emanuel Cofidis 82 19  SOLER Marc UAE Team Emirates – XRG 82 20  TURNER Ben INEOS Grenadiers 82