George Hincapie, a former US Professional street nationwide champion and Tour de France stage winner, and his brother Wealthy Hincapie are amongst a collaboration of pals who plan to make a return to the peloton in 2026 with a males’s street crew, with the intent to register as a UCI ProTeam for worldwide competitors.
In a single week a proper announcement will verify particulars concerning the new US males’s professional street crew that has enter from the Hincapie duo, who final owned and operated the Continental-level Hincapie Sportswear squad in 2020.
Cyclingnews has discovered from crew management {that a} trio of present and former US street execs – Alex Howes, Ty Magner and Joey Rosskopf – will co-direct the crew, and have already been concerned in deciding on the primary 11 riders on a projected squad of 20.
A multi-year dedication from a title sponsor is anticipated to be confirmed subsequent week, which is able to help the crew for the following a number of years because it builds towards a transfer to the WorldTour degree.
The crew has a singular setup with Rosskopf, Magner and Howes sharing administration duties together with interviewing potential riders and making last choices. The rider roster is underneath growth, and Cyclingnews understands that not less than half the squad might be comprised of US riders, with the names confirmed at a later date.
Rosskopf, a former US Professional street champion, is presently a crew director with Venture Echelon Racing. Each Magner and Howes are each actively racing, Magner racing a last street season with L39ION of Los Angeles and Howes competes on an off-road calendar with help from Cannondale.
The crew crew identify, together with title sponsor, and key employees might be revealed June 18 with a press launch. The crew is anticipated to be primarily based in Girona, Spain, so it was not recognized presently if the squad could be registered within the US or in Spain.
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