It’s that time of year again when we start to see riders moving teams, with it being the start of the next Olympic cycle & the WHOOP UCI MTB World Cup team changes we expect to see lots of riders moving around.
2025 XC MTB Team Rumours
Tom Schellekens
Tom joins Bart Brentjens KMC Ridley MTB Team for 2025, he leaves Team Visma’s road team to concentrate on MTB for 2025 – Confirmed
Thomus Maxon
Thomus Maxon has announced they will continue their partnership for the next Olympic 4-year cycle.
Luca Schaetti
Luca joins the Bixs Performance Race Team for 2025 – Confirmed
Yana Belomoyna
Yana will leave Bart Brentjens KMC Ridley MTB Team – Confirmed
Alan Hatherly
Alan will move to team Jayco AlUla to race on the road in 2025 & 2026 – Confirmed
Santa Cruz RockShox
The Santa Cruz RockShox team will no longer exist next year, which means Martina Berta, Luca Braidot, Nadir Colledani will be looking for a new team for 2025.
Jenny Rissveds
Jenny is rumoured to be joining Canyon for 2025, could she be Loana Lecomte’s replacement if she leaves Canyon? – Unconfirmed
Jolanda Neff
We’ve seen rumours she could be joining the Cannondale Factory Racing Team for 2025 – Unconfirmed
SCOTT-SRAM
Nino Schurter, Kate Courtney, Fillipo Colombo & Andri Frischknecht’s contracts all end at the end of 2024, with no confirmation yet on who will or won’t continue into 2025 with them. We are however sure Nino will continue with SCOTT-SRAM. An announcement should be coming soon from them! – Unconfirmed
Ella Maclean-Howell
Ella joins the Cube Factory Racing XC Team for 2025 after a stellar performance in 2024 including racing for Team GB at the Paris Olympics this is well deserved! – Confirmed
Maxime Marotte & Mathis Azzaro
Maxime could start his own MTB team in 2025 with his first signing rumoured to be Mathis Azzaro – Unconfirmed
Loana Lecomte
Loana is rumoured to be moving from Canyon CLLCTV to team BMC for 2025 – Unconfirmed
Savilia Blunk
Savilia Blunk has extended her contract with Decathlon Ford until 2026 – Confirmed
Trek Future Racing
Bjorn Riley, Emily Johnston & Tobia Lilleund will leave Trek Future Racing as they will be moving upto the Elite ranks – Confirmed
David Valero
Has signed with BH Coloma team for a further 2 years until 2026 – Confirmed
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