
The young talent market is very active, with several WorldTour teams working proactively for their Development teams. Excellence is demonstrated by the junior category, as evidenced by examples from Lidl Trek, which first secured British world champion Harry Hudson, German Benedict Benz, and Spanish Enaut Urkaregi. Three substantial elements on which it is more than legitimate to pin future ambitions.
Visma Lease a Bike has focused on the American second-generation rider Ashlin Barry, British Henry Hobbs, and Czech Matej Pitak. Team Picnic Post NL also made moves, signing British Matthew Peace (fifth at the world championship) brother of Oliver, and Finn O'Brien (2nd at Ghisallo) from Zappi Racing Team. Groupama FDJ Continental has placed trust in French riders Johan Blanc (two stages at Lunigiana and silver at the world road championship) and Soan Ruesche.
Spanish talent Benjamin Noval will join Ineos Grenadiers, Belgian Eduard Claisse will be with Wanty NIPPO ReUz, French Luc Royer with Soudal Quick Step, and time trial world champion and European champion Michael Mouris with Red Bull Bora Hansgrohe Rookies. Amid this movement, Movistar has also inserted its newly formed Academy, which includes promising Spanish riders Cubillas, Villate, and Igual. Costa Rican Castro Castro, who made a name for himself in Italy with Team General System this year, will also be part of the team.
The major teams have also recruited in Italy, focusing on our best talents. For example, Fabio Segatta and Francesco Baruzzi will race for Visma Lease a Bike, Gabriele Scagliola for Lidl Trek, Riccardo Colombo for Hagens Berman Jayco, Mattia Agostinacchio for EF Education EasyPost, and Giacomo Rosato for Bahrain Victorious. The young promises are preparing for new challenges.