Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe have additional strengthened their squad for the 2025 season, finalising the long-rumoured signing of aggressive Basque all-rounder Oier Lazkano from Movistar.
The former Spanish nationwide champion burst onto the scene in 2023 with a collection of robust shows within the spring Classics, together with a second place on the Dwars door Vlaanderen, following a transfer from Caja Rural-Seguros RGA.
A solo win forward of Juan Ayuso within the Spanish National Championships street race adopted, whereas Lazkano additionally gained the Boucles de la Mayenne and the mountainous stage 4 on the Vuelta a Burgos. Lazkano’s progress continued this season with a solo win from the day-long breakaway on the Clásica Jaén Paraíso Interior, a podium at Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne, and a prime 10 total end on the Critérium du Dauphiné.
This summer season he was one of the crucial lively riders on the Tour de France, racing in six breakaway strikes, whereas he just lately helped Enric Mas to a podium spot on the Vuelta a España.
“I’m very excited to affix Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe,” Lazkano stated upon affirmation of his signing.
“I feel it will likely be an enormous step ahead in my profession. I’m very grateful to the workforce for his or her confidence in me, working with the largest names within the sport is a tremendous alternative.”
24-year-old Lazkano is the sixth confirmed signing for Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe for 2025 because the workforce flexes its newly discovered monetary muscle. The workforce has reportedly tried to signal Remco Evenepoel however the Belgian has just lately indicated he’ll respect his contract with Soudal Quick-Step in 2025.
Lazkano joins Italian climber Giulio Pellizzari (VSF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè), gifted New Zealanders Laurence Pithie (Groupama-FDJ) and Finn Fisher-Black (UAE Team Emirates), and the Dutch Classics specialists, Visma-Lease A Bike brothers Tim and Mick van Dijke, in signing up for subsequent season.
“Oier remains to be younger however has already made a reputation for himself together with his pure energy,” stated workforce CEO Ralph Denk.
“His fashion stands out in trendy biking: assault instinctively and pull via powerfully. It typically appears old skool, however it’s profitable and evokes me.
“We could make good use of this energy within the classics, and with Oier we now have much more choices for the stage races.”