It is worrying times for plenty former World Tour riders who have now entered 2026 and are officially without a contract. The list is not small either, as over 20 of them still have not officially retired but do not have a team for the time being. Adding to that, outside the World Tour, the likes of Derek Gee and Chris Froome for example do not yet know what is to be of their future.
Out of the 24 riders, it can be given as a certain that Juri Hollmann will remain in Alpecin-Deceuninck as a coach and staff member, but aside from that news are vague on the rest. Samuel Gaze is certain to continue his focus on mountain biking whilst likely departing the Belgian team.
The list includes Oier Lazkano who was provisionally suspended by the UCI, however is not forbidden from being signed by other teams. Movistar has both Ruben Guerreiro and Antonio Pedrero in positions of doubt on whether their careers continue; EF Education-EasyPost have said nothing on Hugh Carthy whilst the former Vuelta podium finisher is also in silence; Visma's Julien Vermote wasn't able to complete his goal of finding a new team at the tme being and the list also includes riders who have ultimately found themselves in trouble after the Lotto-Intermarché merger such as Dion Smith, Gijs van Hoecke and Kevin Colleoni.
On the ProTeam side things remain rather the same with no big moves announced recently. Derek Gee continues to not have a contract publicly, although in December it was rumoured that he was staying with Lidl-Trek during their training camp and this week it was also reported that it may be announced this coming week. Chris Froome remains on this list as he enters 2026 not having yet announced his retirement from the sport.
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2025 World Tour riders without a contract for 2026
| 1 | PASQUALON Andrea | Bahrain - Victorious | 38 | 56 | 4332 |
| 2 | CARTHY Hugh | EF Education - EasyPost | 31 | 10 | 3713 |
| 3 | GUERREIRO Ruben | Movistar Team | 31 | 161 | 3115 |
| 4 | SMITH Dion | Intermarché - Wanty | 32 | 132 | 2413 |
| 5 | VERMOTE Julien | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 36 | 40 | 1650 |
| 6 | PEDRERO Antonio | Movistar Team | 34 | 77 | 1285 |
| 7 | LAZKANO Oier | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 26 | 15 | 1173 |
| 8 | COMBAUD Romain | Team Picnic PostNL | 34 | 50 | 1004 |
| 9 | VAN HOECKE Gijs | Intermarché - Wanty | 34 | 55 | 979 |
| 10 | WALLS Matthew | Groupama - FDJ | 27 | 114 | 460 |
| 11 | MACIEJUK Filip | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 26 | 92 | 458 |
| 12 | COLLEONI Kevin | Intermarché - Wanty | 26 | 50 | 450 |
| 13 | RIES Michel | Arkéa - B&B Hotels | 27 | 36 | 410 |
| 14 | HOLLMANN Juri | Alpecin - Deceuninck | 26 | 15 | 268 |
| 15 | HUBY Antoine | Soudal Quick-Step | 24 | 116 | 265 |
| 16 | BERHE Welay Hagos | Team Jayco AlUla | 24 | 2 | 241 |
| 17 | STEWART Campbell | Team Jayco AlUla | 27 | 17 | 210 |
| 18 | DAVY Clément | Groupama - FDJ | 27 | 50 | 196 |
| 19 | ROOTKIN-GRAY Jack | EF Education - EasyPost | 23 | 30 | 151 |
| 20 | PALZER Anton | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 32 | 15 | 145 |
| 21 | EPIS Giosuè | Arkéa - B&B Hotels | 23 | 70 | 121 |
| 22 | LE HUITOUZE Eddy | Groupama - FDJ | 22 | 34 | 111 |
| 23 | EDDY Patrick | Team Picnic PostNL | 23 | 67 | 104 |
| 24 | GAZE Samuel | Alpecin - Deceuninck | 30 | 15 | 47 |
Derek Gee enters 2026 without a contract being made public yet
ProTeam riders without a contract for 2026
| 1 | FROOME Chris | Israel - Premier Tech | 40 | 10 | 14655 |
| 2 | ABERASTURI Jon | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 36 | 76 | 2319 |
| 3 | GEE-WEST Derek | Israel - Premier Tech | 28 | 731 | 1918 |
| 4 | JANSEN Amund Grøndahl | Uno-X Mobility | 31 | 5 | 1560 |
| 5 | TIZZA Marco | Wagner Bazin WB | 33 | 39 | 1231 |
| 6 | DE TIER Floris | Wagner Bazin WB | 33 | 31 | 1007 |
| 7 | VAN ROOY Kenneth | Wagner Bazin WB | 32 | 13 | 978 |
| 8 | CARBONI Giovanni | Unibet Tietema Rockets | 30 | 215 | 954 |
| 9 | SCHWARZMANN Michael | Israel - Premier Tech | 34 | 15 | 789 |
| 10 | ERIKSSON Lucas | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 29 | 58 | 689 |
| 11 | WEEMAES Sasha | Wagner Bazin WB | 27 | 27 | 570 |
| 12 | TSARENKO Kyrylo | Team Solution Tech - Vini Fantini | 25 | 393 | 496 |
| 13 | VAN DE PAAR Jarne | Lotto | 25 | 476 | |
| 14 | CURRIE Logan | Lotto | 24 | 108 | 409 |
| 15 | VIVIANI Attilio | Team Solution Tech - Vini Fantini | 29 | 13 | 397 |
| 16 | REYNDERS Jens | Wagner Bazin WB | 27 | 29 | 396 |
| 17 | VAN POUCKE Aaron | Team Flanders - Baloise | 27 | 313 | |
| 18 | BABOR Daniel | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 26 | 5 | 286 |
| 19 | ANGULO Antonio | Burgos Burpellet BH | 33 | 41 | 233 |
| 20 | FERNÁNDEZ Miguel Ángel | Equipo Kern Pharma | 28 | 49 | 188 |
| 21 | SCALCO Matteo | VF Group - Bardiani CSF - Faizanè | 21 | 105 | 134 |
| 22 | INKELAAR Kevin | Unibet Tietema Rockets | 28 | 5 | 118 |
| 23 | VILLA Giacomo | Wagner Bazin WB | 23 | 43 | 98 |
| 24 | CLYNHENS Toon | Team Flanders - Baloise | 24 | 9 | 43 |
| 25 | BIAGINI Federico | VF Group - Bardiani CSF - Faizanè | 22 | 10 | 38 |
| 26 | MATTHYS Louka | Wagner Bazin WB | 26 | 27 | |
| 27 | AZPARREN Enekoitz | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 23 | 23 | |
| 28 | DELGADO David | Burgos Burpellet BH | 25 | 10 | 17 |
| 29 | KULSET Magnus | Uno-X Mobility | 25 | 8 | |
| 30 | PHIPPEN Logan | Team Novo Nordisk | 33 | 0 | |
| 31 | PERCRULE Doriand | Team Novo Nordisk | 26 | 0 |
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