It is worrying times for plenty former World Tour riders who have now entered 2026 and are officially without a contract. The list is not small either, as over 20 of them still have not officially retired but do not have a team for the time being. Adding to that, outside the World Tour, the likes of Derek Gee and Chris Froome for example do not yet know what is to be of their future. 

Out of the 24 riders, it can be given as a certain that Juri Hollmann will remain in Alpecin-Deceuninck as a coach and staff member, but aside from that news are vague on the rest. Samuel Gaze is certain to continue his focus on mountain biking whilst likely departing the Belgian team. 

The list includes Oier Lazkano who was provisionally suspended by the UCI, however is not forbidden from being signed by other teams. Movistar has both Ruben Guerreiro and Antonio Pedrero in positions of doubt on whether their careers continue; EF Education-EasyPost have said nothing on Hugh Carthy whilst the former Vuelta podium finisher is also in silence; Visma’s Julien Vermote wasn’t able to complete his goal of finding a new team at the tme being and the list also includes riders who have ultimately found themselves in trouble after the Lotto-Intermarché merger such as Dion Smith, Gijs van Hoecke and Kevin Colleoni.


On the ProTeam side things remain rather the same with no big moves announced recently. Derek Gee continues to not have a contract publicly, although in December it was rumoured that he was staying with Lidl-Trek during their training camp and this week it was also reported that it may be announced this coming week. Chris Froome remains on this list as he enters 2026 not having yet announced his retirement from the sport. 2025 World Tour riders without a contract for 2026

1  PASQUALON Andrea Bahrain – Victorious 38 56 4332 2  CARTHY Hugh EF Education – EasyPost 31 10 3713 3  GUERREIRO Ruben Movistar Team 31 161 3115 4  SMITH Dion Intermarché – Wanty 32 132 2413 5  VERMOTE Julien Team Visma | Lease a Bike 36 40 1650 6  PEDRERO Antonio Movistar Team 34 77 1285 7  LAZKANO Oier Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe 26 15 1173 8  COMBAUD Romain Team Picnic PostNL 34 50 1004 9  VAN HOECKE Gijs Intermarché – Wanty 34 55 979 10  WALLS Matthew Groupama – FDJ 27 114 460 11  MACIEJUK Filip Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe 26 92 458 12  COLLEONI Kevin Intermarché – Wanty 26 50 450 13  RIES Michel Arkéa – B&B Hotels 27 36 410 14  HOLLMANN Juri Alpecin – Deceuninck 26 15 268 15  HUBY Antoine Soudal Quick-Step 24 116 265 16  BERHE Welay Hagos Team Jayco AlUla 24 2 241 17  STEWART Campbell Team Jayco AlUla 27 17 210 18  DAVY Clément Groupama – FDJ 27 50 196 19  ROOTKIN-GRAY Jack EF Education – EasyPost 23 30 151 20  PALZER Anton Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe 32 15 145 21  EPIS Giosuè Arkéa – B&B Hotels 23 70 121 22  LE HUITOUZE Eddy Groupama – FDJ 22 34 111 23  EDDY Patrick Team Picnic PostNL 23 67 104 24  GAZE Samuel Alpecin – Deceuninck 30 15 47

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Derek Gee enters 2026 without a contract being made public yet

ProTeam riders without a contract for 2026 

1  FROOME Chris Israel – Premier Tech 40 10 14655 2  ABERASTURI Jon Euskaltel – Euskadi 36 76 2319 3  GEE-WEST Derek Israel – Premier Tech 28 731 1918 4  JANSEN Amund Grøndahl Uno-X Mobility 31 5 1560 5  TIZZA Marco Wagner Bazin WB 33 39 1231 6  DE TIER Floris Wagner Bazin WB 33 31 1007 7  VAN ROOY Kenneth Wagner Bazin WB 32 13 978 8  CARBONI Giovanni Unibet Tietema Rockets 30 215 954 9  SCHWARZMANN Michael Israel – Premier Tech 34 15 789 10  ERIKSSON Lucas Tudor Pro Cycling Team 29 58 689 11  WEEMAES Sasha Wagner Bazin WB 27 27 570 12  TSARENKO Kyrylo Team Solution Tech – Vini Fantini 25 393 496 13  VAN DE PAAR Jarne Lotto 25 476 14  CURRIE Logan Lotto 24 108 409 15  VIVIANI Attilio Team Solution Tech – Vini Fantini 29 13 397 16  REYNDERS Jens Wagner Bazin WB 27 29 396 17  VAN POUCKE Aaron Team Flanders – Baloise 27 313 18  BABOR Daniel Caja Rural – Seguros RGA 26 5 286 19  ANGULO Antonio Burgos Burpellet BH 33 41 233 20  FERNÁNDEZ Miguel Ángel Equipo Kern Pharma 28 49 188 21  SCALCO Matteo VF Group – Bardiani CSF – Faizanè 21 105 134 22  INKELAAR Kevin Unibet Tietema Rockets 28 5 118 23  VILLA Giacomo Wagner Bazin WB 23 43 98 24  CLYNHENS Toon Team Flanders – Baloise 24 9 43 25  BIAGINI Federico VF Group – Bardiani CSF – Faizanè 22 10 38 26  MATTHYS Louka Wagner Bazin WB 26 27 27  AZPARREN Enekoitz Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team 23 23 28  DELGADO David Burgos Burpellet BH 25 10 17 29  KULSET Magnus Uno-X Mobility 25 8 30  PHIPPEN Logan Team Novo Nordisk 33 0 31  PERCRULE Doriand Team Novo Nordisk 26 0