Change is afoot at the men’s Uno-X Mobility, as it looks ahead to a step up to the WorldTour next season when it will have three Grand Tours on the agenda rather than one.
As a result the Scandinavian set-up, which started as a development team in 2016, stepped up to ProTeam level in 2020 and then took on its first Tour de France in 2023, is bolstering its ranks for the next step.
“We know it’s going to be a big challenge with even more WorldTour races,” said the head of sports at the men’s team Gabriel Rasch. “But with the strong group of coaches and performance staff we have around our riders, we believe we can support them to achieve their dreams and goals — together.”
Michael Blaudzun and Asbjørn Kragh Andersen are set to join the team as sports directors, each bringing different strengths to the table. Just 33, Kragh Andersen retired from the WorldTour at the end of the 2022 season, and is a rider the Uno-X Mobility expects to provide a closer connection with the current generation, particularly given he has raced with many of them.
“We wanted Michael to give us the extra depth in the Grand Tours, but also the week-long stage races we haven’t done before,” said Rasch. “He has the experience as a rider and also from all aspects of running his own team in the past.”
The team has delivered some big milestones in 2025, from its first Tour de France victory with Jonas Abrahamsen and Tobias Halland Johannessen also came sixth overall, while its other WorldTour wins also included Søren Wærenskjold’s Omloop Het Nieuwsblad victory.
“It’s a big step for us to do three Grand Tours, but that doesn’t mean we aren’t ambitious,” said Rasch. “It’s…
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