Max Schachmann won't enjoy racing with a Red Bull logo on his jersey for too long as his services at Ralph Denk's team are no longer as valued as both sides would have liked.
But it's not a massive surprise at all. Schachmann's best years in Bora were in the first three years after making a move from Quick-Step at the end of 2018. Among the 30-year-old's greatest success from the period are two overall triumphs at Paris-Nice, podium at Liege-Bastogne-Liege and two German champion titles.
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Recent years were a bit more modest for Schachmann who was often struggling with injuries and illnesses. However 2024 saw a slight rise in his performances, as witnessed at the Giro d'Italia where Schachmann finished second in the opening stage, adding a fifth place from a time trial - his other great weapon.
After six seasons, the collaboration between Schachmann and Red Bull -BORA - hansgrohe is coming to an end. Multiple sources confirm to WielerFlits that Schachmann is on his way to Jayco AlUla. The Australian formation will take over a second rider from their German counterpart as reports suggest Patrick Gamper will also make a move to Jayco.
Schachmann is the next German top rider to leave Ralph Denk's team. Emanuel Buchmann, who's been on bad terms with Denk since non-nomination for Giro d'Italia in spring, won't continue with the team. In addition Lennard Kämna is linked to Lidl-Trek. Thus the globalization of the formerly strictly German formation continues as their new deal with Red Bull sees their goal to settle on top of the cycling world take priority over the sense of "national pride".
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Ondřej Zhasil is a cycling journalist at CyclingUpToDate and has been part of the team since 2023. He is based in Ostrava, the third-largest city in the Czech Republic, and covers professional cycling across the main UCI competitions, including the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, and La Vuelta a España. A key focus of his work is startlist analysis and pre-race coverage, where he examines team selections, rider line-ups, and tactical scenarios ahead of major events.
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- 36 and Ineos have bought a rider on the downward slope. Bring back Dave and Rob who could manage the team. How are Ineos going to win a grand tour with people past their sell by date.paultryan200214-11-2026
- Mmmm would he be making these comments when he was on the richest team when riding. I think not i suspect. If we want money put into the sport we need sponsors who are prepared to put the money in. No disrespect but his team are 2nd or 3rd div in football terms with riders over the hill or 2nd string riders. If i was a sponsor i would be looking at what publicity am i getting back and Tudor really are just making up the numbers really.paultryan200214-11-2026
- I see (elsewhere) that Alaphilippe had more to say than what got relayed in this stub. Me: he was very good early but his latter third trajectory was the pits. His old boss did what he could (huffed and puffed) but Julian couldn't get his greatness back. Sometimes I wonder if crashes that didn't look like much changed the course of the rider.flyer14-11-2026
- I wouldn't classify it as a gift because the nasty consequences of taking it from Sepp would have been great and would persist and he knew it.flyer14-11-2026
- Ok. Tratnik's good and Red Bull's better so Tratnik may get what he wants.flyer14-11-2026
- Ok. So just saying he wasn't enjoying racing anymore is some kind of explanation? Me saying I don't enjoy his explanation is more explaining than he did.flyer14-11-2026
- Buitrago, was he their best rider in 2026? He's the chief loss for them and Martinez and Tiberi (especially) have to step up or they will be overtaken by Bahrain's younger riders like Omrzel. I'm still somewhat high on Martinez but Tiberi, after showing signs of promise, has fizzled. Bahrain still has a good team but they need to improve and exceed expectations. I'd be happy if Mohoric could manage to return to his better form for maybe one last year at least.flyer14-11-2026
- Hmmm, "... I just gained 30 seconds purely off the bike. Because it's really a big, big improvement compared to the previous bike". Is that marketing for Specialized or serious valid hype, or something in between? Very likely the former.flyer14-11-2026
- Nothing revelatory or controversial. Why do we have to report on Bruyneel's or Armstrong's thinking. It's a shame and enough that the Move's on TV and that people watch it .flyer14-11-2026
- Makes sense that training from home is a big asset or advantage but it's still remarkable that he can put in three quality majors and not pay some heavy price for the exertion. I wish he would have won that tour stage that his crash while leading allowed Carapaz the win. He's a darn good rider and teammate.flyer14-11-2026
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Info @Gazzetta_it - According to our sources @MaxSchachmann now with @RBH_ProCycling will change team next year, he's likely to join @GreenEDGEteam @cycling_podcast
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