Can Red Bull-BORA Hansgrohe find another Lorenzo Finn? - Team unveils its next powerhouse U23 squad for 2027 cycling season
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Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe has announced its under-23 team for the 2027 season. The German squad’s development programme enters its third year with a 14-rider roster and the major challenge of maintaining its level after an exceptional 2026 campaign, when it topped the UCI ranking in its category.
The Rookies dominated much of the under-23 calendar last season and also became the category’s most successful team in terms of wins. Their standout results included overall victories at the Giro Next Gen and the Tour de l’Avenir, two of the most important stage races on the international calendar for young talents.
The success brought a major reward for the project: four riders will step up to Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe’s WorldTour team in 2027. Austrian Sebastian Putz and Italians Davide Donati, Lorenzo Finn and Alessio Magagnotti will leave the development squad to join the elite of professional cycling.
The four promotions mean the Rookies must refresh part of their leadership group. They face a transitional season with a different generation of riders and a tactical approach that will also need to adapt to the squad’s new characteristics.
Team development director Tim Meeusen explained: “In 2026, we had riders who were clear winners; in 2027, we’ll be much more versatile, which will also affect our tactical approach in races.”
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Four promotions from the junior team and three new signings
The 2027 roster includes seven riders who raced with the Rookies last season: Danish rider Noah Lindholm Møller Andersen; Frenchman Gustave Blanc; Germans Max Bock and Paul Fietzke; Austrian Anatol Friedl; and Dutchmen Michiel Mouris and Gijs Schoonvelde.
They will be joined by four young riders from grenke – Auto Eder, the organisation’s junior team: Julius Birkedal (Denmark), Karl Herzog (Germany), Enzo Hincapie (United States) and Georgs Tjumins (Latvia).
The squad has also added three new riders: Italian Enrico Andrea Balliana, Swiss rider Nicolas Ginter and German Owen Kings.
Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe is once again underlining the importance of its development programme, which links the junior team, the under-23 squad and the WorldTour team. The aim is to guide young riders through their progression and prepare them to step up to the highest level.
Meeusen also reflected on the four riders’ promotion to the first team and the new chapter for the development squad: “Seeing four of our riders step up to the WorldTour this winter is a great recognition of our project and a sign that our approach is working. However, the departures of Donati, Finn, Magagnotti and Putz also mark a turning point for the Rookies.”
The development director stressed that, despite the changes to the roster, the mission remains the same: to develop riders capable of reaching the WorldTour. In fact, seven former Rookies will be part of Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe’s first-team roster in 2027.
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Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe Rookies roster for 2027
| Rider | Nationality | Age |
| Enrico Andrea Balliana | Italy | 18 |
| Julius Birkedal | Denmark | 17 |
| Gustave Blanc | France | 19 |
| Max Bock | Germany | 21 |
| Paul Fietzke | Germany | 20 |
| Anatol Friedl | Austria | 19 |
| Nicolas Ginter | Switzerland | 20 |
| Karl Herzog | Germany | 18 |
| Enzo Hincapie | United States | 18 |
| Owen Kings | Germany | 18 |
| Noah Lindholm Møller Andersen | Denmark | 19 |
| Michiel Mouris | Netherlands | 19 |
| Gijs Schoonvelde | Netherlands | 19 |
| Georgs Tjumins | Latvia | 18 |
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