While North American riders aren’t the most numerous in the men’s or women’s WorldTour, they make up for any shortage in quantity with quality. This past season, young riders from Canada and Mexico blasted to the forefront of the world stage with signature victories. Talent from the United States made progress at prominent UCI events in Europe as well.
Isaac del Toro (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) was the most recognisable North American in 2025, finishing the season as the third-best rider in the world. The 22-year-old Mexican star called it a “crazy good” season with 16 victories, including Milano-Torino, and second overall at the Giro d’Italia.
US riders on the WorldTour are becoming seasoned veterans. Matteo Jorgenson (Visma-Lease a Bike) won Paris-Nice, Neilson Powless (EF Education-EasyPost) scored a momentous win at Dwars door Vlaanderen, and Quinn Simmons (Lidl-Trek) won stages of the Tour de Suisse and Volta a Catalunya. However, Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) was the top US rider of the year, winning the Tour de Pologne, GP de Montréal, Tour of Luxembourg and the CRO Race.
Although embroiled in a legal battle after an early departure from Israel-Premier Tech, Derek Gee-West is another huge talent from North America, sure to capitalise on his talent with whichever new team he ends up at. With top 10s in the Tour de France and Giro d’Italia and a stage win in the Dauphiné, the Canadian is coming into his prime at age 28.
On the women’s side, Canadian women had a big year, led by Magdeleine Vallieres (EF Education-Oatly) soaring to great heights at the Rwanda World Championships as the surprise elite road race world champion at the age of 24. Compatriots Sarah van Dam (Ceratizit Pro) and Maggie Coles-Lyster (Human Powered Health) posted a wave of top 10s – Van Dam taking 17 in all and Coles-Lyster three. Van Dam earned a three-year deal at Visma-Lease a Bike while Coles-Lyster looked to reboost her fitness after recovery from Iliac artery surgery. There’s also the huge multi-discipline talent Isabella Holmgren (Lidl-Trek), who at just 20 already took her first pro road win at Durango Durango Emakumeen Saria, so expect more from her in the coming year.
Proven US riders Chloé Dygert (Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto), Ruth Edwards, Lily Williams (both Human Powered Health) and Kristen Faulkner (EF Education-Oatly) had sporadic success throughout this past season on the world stage. Many of the most successful North American women this…
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