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Professional cycling team rankings and Basque cycling shifts

Overview

Professional cycling teams are competing for UCI points to secure WorldTour licenses and wildcard invitations for major Grand Tours. Euskaltel-Euskadi improved its ranking to 28th following successful races in Panama, while TotalEnergies secured automatic entry into major races through strong performances in Japan. Conversely, Unibet Rose Rocketts failed to reach the top three in Pro Tour rankings, leaving them dependent on wildcard selections.

In the Basque region, the cycling landscape is undergoing a reconstruction phase following the retirements of Ion Izagirre and Pello Bilbao. While the region’s WorldTour hierarchy is shifting, several riders from the Kern Pharma project are expected to move to top-tier teams by 2027 and 2028, including Ibon Ruiz to Bahrain Victorious and Diego Uriarte to Movistar. Other notable movements include Urko Berrade potentially joining Astana and Markel Beloki expected to join Ineos in 2027.

Entities

Euskaltel-Euskadi · Unibet Rose Rocketts · Kern Pharma · Ion Izagirre · TotalEnergies

Timeline

  1. [SPORTS] 2 sources
    Basque cycling enters reconstruction phase in WorldTour

    Basque cycling faces a period of rebuilding as key riders like Pello Bilbao and Ion Izagirre retire, making way for new talents from Kern Pharma to join WorldTour teams like Movistar and Bahrain Victorious.

  2. [SPORTS] 2 sources
    Cycling teams battle for UCI points to secure Grand Tour entries

    Cycling teams are aggressively pursuing UCI points to secure WorldTour licenses and Grand Tour wildcard entries, with Euskaltel-Euskadi and TotalEnergies making significant moves in Panama and Japan.

Sources

deia.eus · indeleiderstrui.nl · noticiasdeNavarra.com · wielerkrant.be