Mattia Cattaneo will be one of the protagonists of the 2026 Cycling Market. After spending the last six seasons at Soudal - Quick-Step the Italian is currently without a contract for next season and, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport, has already attracted the attention of several WorldTour teams.
According to the latest rumors reported by Gazzetta, there are three teams that have shown the greatest interest in the 1990-born rider, suggesting that it will be a struggle to convince him to choose a specific team for the future of his career.
First of all, Soudal - Quick-Step is definitely interested to keep the strong timetrialist and climber on board for year(s) to come, seeing how he has become a reliable support piece for Remco Evenepoel. Not just that - Cattaneo can also deliver decent results himself like he proved at the recent Tirreno-Adriatico when he snuck into the final top-10 of general classification.
In the other corner, Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe and Movistar will try to convince the 34-year-old to change colours in 2026. The two teams are currently in the front running for Cattaneo's services, although definitely not the only ones. There are still several months until August and some teams will definitely need to accept some loses, bringing them to Cattaneo's door.
Ondrej ZhasilCycling Journalist
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.
Alongside WorldTour coverage, Ondřej has developed specific expertise in junior cycling and in racing across East Asia, including competitions in China and Japan. He also maintains a broad working knowledge of other disciplines and levels, including cyclocross, while continuing to expand his understanding of mountain bike racing.
Ondřej holds a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and Physics, which supports his analytical, data-driven approach to performance and race analysis. In his reporting, he regularly uses ProCyclingStats for results, statistics, and historical context. He places strong emphasis on careful sourcing, editorial accuracy, and updating articles promptly when new, verified information becomes available.
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- exactly, he had an amazing season, but with these overstatements they don‘t do him good.Ketterechts08-11-2026
- More to the point, it isn't his remaining goal.Renz08-11-2026
- lol yeahmij08-11-2026
- I know, their headlines can be so misleading. Pidcock had a great season with 5 wins. and some solid 2nds. no reason to take away from that with a fake headline.mij08-11-2026
- You can clearly see the the posture change from slightly sitting to again out of the saddle while changing of gears in the video of the sprintabstractengineer08-11-2026
- He has already beaten Pogi twice in the TDF. the achievement is over. He cannot beat Pogi now and he only has a few years left at the top. Win Giro and compete in the TDF, maximise palmares.abstractengineer08-11-2026
- Just looked again at the photo. Yeah I stand by that. If MS had fallen over in Brands direction I don’t even think she would have hit her. You must be a UCI race commissioner. I’ll be sure to check my sock height should I ever see you on a ride. Looks like everyone else on here sees what I see.mij08-11-2026
- I said looking at the photo it doesn’t appear she deviated. Chill out, not stating my word is the final judgement. Just commenting that based on the photo I don’t see it. And BTW the Dutch coach even said she didn’t impede her.mij08-11-2026
- Blah Blah Blah !frieders308-11-2026
- MS said she was changing gears so that caused her slight deviation. Nothing was intentional.frieders308-11-2026
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