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Wednesday, December 10, 2025
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Upcoming racing:
- December 14: World Cup Namur
- December 23: Superprestige Heusden-Zolder
- December 26: World Cup Gavere
- December 29: Trofee Loenhout-Azencross
- December 30: Superprestige Diegem
- January 1: GP Sven Nys
Latest completed racing:
- November 16: Trofee Hamme-Flandriencross
- November 1: Trofee Oudenaarde-Koppenbergcross
- October 26: Superprestige Overijse-Vlaamse Druivencross
- October 14 - 19: Tour of Guangxi
- October 14 - 19: Tour of Holland
- October 19: Veneto Classic
- October 19: Japan Cup
- October 19: Chrono des Nations
- October 15: Giro del Veneto
- October 12: Paris-Tours
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Here’s the team’s announcement:
Team Picnic PostNL are thrilled to reveal that Alexy Faure-Prost will join their Men’s program next season, with Faure-Prost set to wear the two-striped jersey through 2026.
An exciting French talent who had a strong junior career, Faure-Prost made the step up to U23 racing in 2023 and had a stand-out season. Clearly at home when the road heads upwards, he took the win in a few early-season Belgian national races and delivered promising performances elsewhere before building for the middle part of the year. A battle to the line on the famous Passo del Stelvio saw him fight to second place, a result which saw him end the Giro d’Italia Next Gen in fifth place overall and the winner of the best young rider.
Alexy Faure-Prost
Proving not to be a flash in the pan, a very consistent week of racing saw Faure-Prost secure second overall at the equally challenging Valle d’Aosta, before going on to win the French U23 road race. Those results saw the youngster make the step-up to WorldTour in 2024, which started promisingly with tenth overall at the Tour of Oman. Since then, Faure-Prost has been plying his trade in service of his teammates, gaining experience; or more recently in 2025 overcoming an early season training incident which hindered his second year at the top level.
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Faure-Prost said: “I’m looking forward to starting a new chapter with Team Picnic PostNL. From the outside the team seems to work in a structure that I like, and that was solidified in my talks with them; I think they can get the best out of me. After a few tough years with injuries and some health problems, I am back to feeling good again and motivated for this fresh start. Cycling is my passion and luckily for me it is also my job, so I want to give 100 percent every day to be the best version of myself; whether that be going for a result or helping one of the guys in the team to a win. Off the bike I think I’m quite a calm, composed and driven person and I hope to be able to bring that to the group as well. In the next years I want to be back to the top level again and be competitive in races, like in my first year in U23. Being active and an animator in how the day plays out is really motivating to me, so with Team Picnic PostNL I would love to get back to doing that in the elite peloton.”
Team Picnic PostNL head coach Rudi Kemna added: “Alexy is an exceptional climbing and GC talent and is someone that we’ve been following for quite some time. We already had our eyes on him while he was in the junior categories and since then he’s developed very quickly. Alexy has had a few setbacks in recent years, but he’s got a strong character, and now he can get a fresh start with us. He’s still very young but we truly believe in his potential, and we want to help him rebuild toward becoming a top rider. This first year will be about steady growth, supporting our top climbing finishers in the big races, while also getting his own chances in smaller stage races to see how far he can go.”
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Here’s the post from Team NSN (formerly Team Israel-Premier Tech):
Introducing our 2026 jersey, inspired by NSN’s home city of Barcelona. Its design blends geometry, color blocks, and patterns reminiscent of contemporary BCN. This is a city that never stands still, where tradition meets modernity, movement becomes identity, and where people dare to dream big.
Here's Corbin Strong in the new jersey.
We’re also proud to celebrate the globality of our team, including our ongoing Racing for Change project in Africa, by featuring the Rwanda Imigongo artform on this stunning design. In 2026, riders from 15 different countries will race on the team.
Our jersey was designed by Stijn Dossche of stycle.design and produced by Ekoï. It will make its debut in the UCI WorldTour at the Tour Down Under (Tuesday 20 – Sunday 25 January) in Australia.
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