{"id":653565,"date":"2025-12-25T05:58:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T05:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/653565\/"},"modified":"2025-12-25T05:58:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T05:58:17","slug":"gee-froome-carhy-lazkano-the-pro-riders-who-do-not-yet-have-a-contract-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/653565\/","title":{"rendered":"Gee, Froome, Carhy, Lazkano… – The pro riders who do not yet have a contract for 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

2026 starts within a week and there are still over 60 World Tour and ProTeam riders without a contract for the next season. This includes some pretty big names, whose future remains in the unknown. The likes of Derek Gee<\/a>, Chris Froome<\/a>, Hugh Carthy<\/a> and Oier Lazkano are some of the most sounding names on this list.<\/p>\n

In the World Tour there are 30 riders who are still without a contract. There are many different reasons as to why this is. Several riders are certain to retire, perhaps most on the list even. Figures such as Hugh Carthy, Ruben Guerreiro and Michael Hepburn, names with a lot of success in the past, are not rumoured to be heading to any team and might see a premature end to their career.<\/p>\n

Louis Barr\u00e9 of Intermarch\u00e9 – Wanty has been strongly rumoured to be joining Team Visma | Lease a Bike and has trained with the team too in Spain throughout December<\/a>, but his signing has not yet been made official. The same can be said of Derek Gee (not World Tour, but similar situation) who was reported to have travelled to Spain to join the Lidl-Trek camp, but on site CyclingUpToDate wasn’t able to confirm this.<\/p>\n

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Oier Lazkano, on paper, is also part of this list. The Spaniard was provisionally suspended due to his biological passport anomalies, but the truth is he is free to be signed and although unlikely, he can potentially be allowed to race next year.<\/p>\n

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There’s been lots of speculation over Derek Gee’s future in recent months, but his future is not yet secured. @Sirotti<\/p>\n

The British Matthew Walls and Jack Rootkin-Gray are on this list, as is the case with off-road specialists such as Sam Gaze (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and Gerben Kuypers (Intermarch\u00e9 – Wanty) who used the road to complement their MTB and cyclocross schedules. Red Bull athlete Anton Palzer of Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe is also without a contract, after not fulfilling the potential that the German team hoped of him.<\/p>\n

In the ProTeam ranks there is the obvious case of Chris Froome right at the top, who has not confirmed he will retire from the sport, but the announcement appears imminent. The four-time Tour de France winner has not performed at a high level for several years and his contract with Israel – Premier Tech has now ended. With major injuries suffered in a crash months ago, any chances of continuing in the pro peloton have diminished.<\/p>\n

Iv\u00e1n Sosa of Equipo Kern Pharma is a relative surprise on this list, however perhaps justified by his diagnosis of endofibrosis in July. This summer, he finished third to Cristi\u00e1n Rodr\u00edguez and Jos\u00e9 Felix Parra, showcasing his climbing talent is still present. The likes of sprinters Job Aberasturi, Attilio Viviani, Daniel Babor and Davide Bomboi and Sasha Weemaes; and Uno-X Mobility riders Amund Jansen and Magnus Kulset are also still looking for a contract.<\/p>\n

World Tour riders without contract for 2026<\/p>\n\n\nRider<\/td>\nTeam<\/td>\nAge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n1<\/td>\n\u00a0PASQUALON Andrea<\/td>\nBahrain – Victorious<\/td>\n37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2<\/td>\n\u00a0CARTHY Hugh<\/td>\nEF Education – EasyPost<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n3<\/td>\n\u00a0GUERREIRO Ruben<\/td>\nMovistar Team<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n4<\/td>\n\u00a0SMITH Dion<\/td>\nIntermarch\u00e9 – Wanty<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n5<\/td>\n\u00a0VERMOTE Julien<\/td>\nTeam Visma | Lease a Bike<\/td>\n36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n6<\/td>\n\u00a0HEPBURN Michael<\/td>\nTeam Jayco AlUla<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n7<\/td>\n\u00a0PEDRERO Antonio<\/td>\nMovistar Team<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n8<\/td>\n\u00a0LAZKANO Oier<\/td>\nRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe<\/td>\n26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n9<\/td>\n\u00a0COMBAUD Romain<\/td>\nTeam Picnic PostNL<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n10<\/td>\n\u00a0BARR\u00c9 Louis<\/td>\nIntermarch\u00e9 – Wanty<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n11<\/td>\n\u00a0VAN HOECKE Gijs<\/td>\nIntermarch\u00e9 – Wanty<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n12<\/td>\n\u00a0EDMONDSON Alex<\/td>\nTeam Picnic PostNL<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n13<\/td>\n\u00a0GOOSSENS Kobe<\/td>\nIntermarch\u00e9 – Wanty<\/td>\n29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n14<\/td>\n\u00a0SCOTSON Miles<\/td>\nArk\u00e9a – B&B Hotels<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n15<\/td>\n\u00a0WALLS Matthew<\/td>\nGroupama – FDJ<\/td>\n27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n16<\/td>\n\u00a0MACIEJUK Filip<\/td>\nRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe<\/td>\n26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n17<\/td>\n\u00a0COLLEONI Kevin<\/td>\nIntermarch\u00e9 – Wanty<\/td>\n26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n18<\/td>\n\u00a0RIES Michel<\/td>\nArk\u00e9a – B&B Hotels<\/td>\n27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n19<\/td>\n\u00a0HOLLMANN Juri<\/td>\nAlpecin – Deceuninck<\/td>\n26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n20<\/td>\n\u00a0HUBY Antoine<\/td>\nSoudal Quick-Step<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n21<\/td>\n\u00a0BERHE Welay Hagos<\/td>\nTeam Jayco AlUla<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n22<\/td>\n\u00a0STEWART Campbell<\/td>\nTeam Jayco AlUla<\/td>\n27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n23<\/td>\n\u00a0DAVY Cl\u00e9ment<\/td>\nGroupama – FDJ<\/td>\n27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n24<\/td>\n\u00a0ROOTKIN-GRAY Jack<\/td>\nEF Education – EasyPost<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n25<\/td>\n\u00a0PALZER Anton<\/td>\nRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n26<\/td>\n\u00a0EPIS Giosu\u00e8<\/td>\nArk\u00e9a – B&B Hotels<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n27<\/td>\n\u00a0LE HUITOUZE Eddy<\/td>\nGroupama – FDJ<\/td>\n22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n28<\/td>\n\u00a0EDDY Patrick<\/td>\nTeam Picnic PostNL<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n29<\/td>\n\u00a0GAZE Samuel<\/td>\nAlpecin – Deceuninck<\/td>\n30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n30<\/td>\n\u00a0KUYPERS Gerben<\/td>\nIntermarch\u00e9 – Wanty<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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