Israel-Premier Tech have confirmed the 30-man roster for the 2025 season that may tackle their ultimate yr in pursuit of returning to WorldTour standing
This was confirmed with the extension of veteran Michael Schwarzmann’s contract on Monday. Schwarzmann is one among 15 riders over 30 on IPT’s roster for subsequent yr, with skilled heads Chris Froome, Jakob Fuglsang and Michael Woods all contracted till the top of 2025.
It is more likely to be the ultimate yr for Froome after the four-time Tour de France winner joined from Ineos in 2021. With Woods, Fuglsang and Simon Clarke all additionally being over 38, IPT would welcome a brand new period in 2026 in the event that they efficiently return to the UCI WorldTour.
After getting relegated from biking’s prime division on the finish of 2022, Israel-Premier Tech have climbed rapidly again up the factors ladder throughout the 2023-2025 three-year cycle and ended this previous season 4 positions above what would be the required 18th place to earn a WT licence.
“IPT had a profitable season this yr. We had been persistently scoring victories and good outcomes all through the season all the best way to the top,” stated crew normal supervisor Kjell Carlström within the crew’s season evaluate.
“This places us in an excellent place for the ultimate yr of the UCI WorldTour license cycle to safe the license. Though we nonetheless must do an excellent season in 2025, we’re heading in the right direction.”
They appear primed to return to the WorldTour in 2026, alongside Lotto Dstny who additionally obtained relegated in 2022, with their 21,745 factors giving them a near-6,000 level buffer over Arkéa-B&B Lodges in nineteenth who would return right down to ProTeam stage because it stands.
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Nonetheless, they must proceed on the nice work completed by the likes of Stephen Williams, Corbin Sturdy and Derek Gee, their three prime factors scorers in 2024, to substantiate their place again within the prime division.
Williams specifically had nice success with general victory on the Tour Down Beneath and an enormous one-day end in Fléche Wallonne the place he conquered the Mur de Huy to take the win.
“It has been a very good season, one I may have solely dreamed of this time final yr,” stated Williams in IPT’s season evaluate.
“Taking the most important victories of my profession is extraordinarily particular, however the best way I’ve stepped up this yr has been fantastic. I’m trying ahead to bettering much more and making an attempt to win some good races once more in 2025.”
Their confirmed roster additionally consists of three new signings Alexey Lutsenko, Jan Hirt and Matis Louvel, with Pier-André Côté stepping up from the event crew to the senior squad.
Israel-Premier Tech’s confirmed 2025 roster
- Pascal Ackermann (GER)
- George Bennett (NZL)
- Joseph Blackmore (GBR)
- Guillaume Boivin (CAN)
- Simon Clarke (AUS)
- Pier-André Côté (CAN)
- Itamar Einhorn (ISR)
- Marco Frigo (ITA)
- Chris Froome (GBR)
- Jakob Fuglsang (DEN)
- Derek Gee (CAN)
- Jan Hirt (CZE)
- Hugo Hofstetter (FRA)
- Hugo Houle (CAN)
- Oded Kogut (ISR)
- Matîs Louvel (FRA)
- Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ)
- Krists Neilands (LAT)
- Riley Pickrell (CAN)
- Nadav Raisberg (ISR)
- Matthew Riccitello (USA)
- Nick Schultz (AUS)
- Michael Schwarzmann (GER)
- Riley Sheehan (USA)
- Jake Stewart (GBR)
- Corbin Sturdy (NZL)
- Tom Van Asbroeck (BEL)
- Ethan Vernon (GBR)
- Stephen Williams (GBR)
- Michael Woods (CAN)
