Contador Foundation, to reorganise its cycling team structure in 2025

With the determination to adjust the reality and evolution of cycling to the structure of the Contador Foundation, next season will serve as a transition year to turn the junior team into an international benchmark while the under-23 team will not continue its work, integrating talent into the professional team.

The Contador Foundation wants to promote an U19 team that is capable of attracting international talent, offering a top-level European calendar and directly promoting the best riders to the professional team.”

“It is a strategic decision, not an economic one. These changes do not mean any savings, on the contrary. What they allow us to do is to use the resources in the way we believe is most appropriate to guarantee the future of the project in the face of the WorldTeam squads and the reality of cycling today.”

“In a professional team like Polti Kometa, the UCI classification points are crucial. On this score, our invitation to a Grand Tour depends. And taking part in a race like the Giro d’Italia allows us to justify our support to our sponsors. That’s why we are going to use the resources that were dedicated to the under-23 team to expand the professional team. It will have 24-25 riders, which is more than the 20 required by the UCI. These ‘extra’ riders will be U23 riders coming from the U19 project or from other projects”.

“I am sad to leave the U23 category next year, where we have been present since 2014. Where we have achieved enormous success and where we have had cyclists who have reached the top, such as Juan Pedro López. But we have to guarantee the future of the structure, and it is a necessary step”.

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