UCI WorldTour 2022: Men's team-by-team guide to the season, full calendar and results

What to expect from each team this season, moments of 2021, most important transfers, full squad details and WorldTour calendar and results

UCI WorldTour 2022 Men's team-by-team guide, calendar details and results for the season

The WorldTour, the top tier of professional men's road cycling, comprises 18 teams from 12 different countries and five continents.

With three grand tours up for grabs – Giro d'Italia, Tour de France and Vuelta a España, each featuring 21 stages – five monuments – Milan-Sanremo, Tour of Flanders, Paris-Roubaix, Liège-Bastogne-Liège and Il Lombardia – there is plenty to race for throughout the season for both teams and riders. In addition, there are 11 week-long stage races and 14 one-day races of varying historical importance.

Following the cancellations of the Tour Down Under and the one-day Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race, this year's WorldTour gets under way on February 20 with the fourth edition of the UAE Tour.

Comprising a total of 31 events from one-day races through to the three-week grand tours – jewels in the crown of men's cycling – the WorldTour is contested across three continents, culminating in Italy on October 8 at Il Lombardia.

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Team-by-team guide to the WorldTour season

Ag2r-citroën.

Nationality​: France General manager: Vincent Lavenu Title sponsors: Personal insurance and French automobile manufacturer

The French squad that was founded by Vincent Lavenu may be celebrating its third decade in the top tier of professional cycling in 2022, but the Massif Central-based team has yet to take home a winners' jersey from any of the three grand tours. Under its various guises – including Chazal, Petit Casino, Casino-Ag2r Prévoyance, Ag2r Prévoyance and Ag2r-La Mondiale – Ag2r-Citroën have, however, amassed 20 stages in their home race, the Tour de France, between 1998 (Jacky Durand) and 2021 (Ben O'Connor). Alongside Cofidis and Groupama-FDJ, they are one of three French WorldTour teams.

Best moment or victory of 2021

Clément Champoussin's stage win at the Vuelta may have come on one of the most enthralling days of the season – in grand tour racing, at least – but it was Ben O'Connor's victory at the Tour that made most take notice. The Australian outlier claimed one of the toughest stages with an audacious attack that saw him gain nine minutes on the road to Tignes, before eventually crossing the line 6min 2sec ahead of race leader Tadej Pogacar. O'Connor eventually finished fourth on general classification, his stage win laying the foundation on which he will hope to build in 2022.

Biggest transfer of the close season

Felix Gall, who beat the likes of Marc Hirschi and Gino Mäder en route to winning the junior world road race title in Richmond in 2015, appears to be the strongest of the new arrivals at the French squad. The Austrian may have little impact in 2022, but following three retirees and the departures of François Bidard (Cofidis), Tony Gallopin (Trek-Segafredo) and Alexis Gougeard (B&B Hotels-KTM), the 23-year-old may get opportunities sooner than he might think.

Astana Qazaqstan

Nationality: Kazakhstan General manager:  Alexandre Vinokourov Title sponsors:  Kazakh consortium

Having survived 15 years of scandal and internal power struggles one would assume nothing could derail Astana Qazaqstan's preparations. However, the team that has won all three grand tours with four different riders (Alberto Contador, Alexandre Vinokourov, Fabio Aru and Vincenzo Nibali) as well as three editions of Liège-Bastogne-Liège, goes into the season under a cloud of political and financial uncertainty. The team's future may rest as heavily on the shoulders of the leaders of the state-sponsored team's government as its general manager Vinokourov and new signings, including the returning Nibali and Miguel Ángel López along with Gianni Moscon.

Best moments or victories of 2021

When Alex Aranburu pounced to land the second stage of Itzulia Basque Country in April ahead of team-mate and fellow Basque Omar Fraile, few will have predicted these would have been the highlights of the season for the team. A further stage win from another regional favourite Ion Izagirre further bolstered their belief, but just one more win – an individual time trial at Paris-Nice for Alexey Lutsenko – followed. It was a disappointing season for the team that included the now departed two-time monument winner Jakob Fuglsang and general classification hope Aleksandr Vlasov.

The returns of headline acts López and Nibali may be the signings the team need to get their mojo back, but it is the arrival of Italian bad boy Moscon that may be their most inspired acquisition. Despite having yet to win a WorldTour race on European soil, Moscon clearly has what it takes to land a race like Paris-Roubaix – which he may have won were it not for a stroke of mechanical misfortune during last year's wet and muddy edition.

Bahrain Victorious

Nationality: Bahrain General manager:  Brent Copeland Title sponsor:  Kingdom of Bahrain

Having last year added the suffix 'Victorious' to its name following the departure of co-sponsor McLaren, the team was subjected to a few below-the-belt digs from columnists and podcasters alike. It was the first team from the Middle East to compete at WorldTour level, however, who had the last laugh. Stage wins in all three grand tours, including runner-up spot for Damiano Caruso at the Giro d'Italia and third at the Vuelta a España for Jack Haig preceded the squad's maiden monument for Sonny Colbrelli at Paris-Roubaix .

With a myriad of wins over all terrains it is an almighty hard one to call, but in the end it is difficult to see beyond Caruso's penultimate-day stage win at the Giro and his compatriot Colbrelli's victory at Paris-Roubaix. The then 33-year-old Caruso won his first WorldTour race with a brave escape ahead of Egan Bernal, a result that ultimately sealed second on general classification for the Italian gregario. Colbrelli, meanwhile, rode a canny race before outsmarting Florian Vermeersch and Mathieu van der Poel to claim top spot – and all in his debut outing – at the 'Queen of the Classics'.

Biggest transfers of the close season

The arrivals of promising youngsters Filip Maciejuk (22), Alejandro Osorio (23), Edoardo Zambanini (20), along with Under-23 world time trial champion Johan Price-Pejtersen (22), is balanced out by the additions of Jasha Sütterlin (29) and Luis León Sánchez (39) to the squad. Sütterlin can expect to be deployed in the spring classics, while Sánchez will bring almost two decades of experience to a squad still in search of its maiden grand tour victory.

BikeExchange-Jayco

Nationality: Australia General manager: Shayne Bannan Title sponsor: Australian cycling retailer

Launched in 2012, the Australian squad has won four of cycling’s five monuments – Milan-Sanremo (Simon Gerrans, 2014), Liège-Bastogne-Liège (Gerrans, 2014), Paris-Roubaix (Mathew Hayman, 2016) and Il Lombardia (Esteban Chaves, 2016) – and one grand tour – Vuelta a España (Simon Yates, 2018). The squad, however, appears to have lost some of its direction in recent years and goes into the 2022 season with just three WorldTour teams – Movistar, Israel-Premier Tech and Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux – with fewer UCI points. Face a very real need for race wins and, potentially more important for its long-term survival, UCI points.

In what was a largely disappointing season for BikeExchange, Simon Yates's stage victory at the Giro represented the highlight of the year for the team that claimed just two WorldTour wins (Esteban Chaves at the Volta a Catalunya being the other). Having arrived hoping to challenge for the general classification, the Briton in the end had to settle for third behind Egan Bernal and Damiano Caruso, but was able to raise his arms in celebration atop Alpe di Mera on stage 19 . Although Yates ultimately failed to crack the resolute Bernal in the final two days, his mountain-top win all but sealed third spot.

In the absence of a world-class sprinter, the capture of Dylan Groenewegen was an astute signing – arguably the best of the close season. Although 2021 was largely a year of rediscovery for the Dutchman following his return from suspension, Groenewegen managed to land three UCI races. Groenewegen should give his team some WorldTour wins, while also taking the pressure off Matthews allowing him to target the punchier finales.

Bora-Hansgrohe

Nationality: Germany General manager:  Ralph Denk Title sponsors: Manufacturers of kitchen appliances & bathroom products

Since forming in 2010, Ralph Denk's squad developed organically before peaking in 2018 and 2019 when finishing third in the end-of-year UCI rankings. Since reaching those heights, though, the team's number of WorldTour wins took a considerable dip, registering 10 in 2020 and just eight the following year – versus 22 in 2018, 31 in 2019. Having largely targeted the classics and the green jersey at the Tour de France with the now departed Peter Sagan, they are expected to shift their focus towards the general classification, while the return of Sam Bennett will provide very good options in the sprint stages.

Sagan may have benefited following one of the most perfectly executed team efforts of the season to win stage 10 of the Giro last May, but it was team-mate Nils Politt who landed one of the best individual WorldTour wins for the squad in 2021. Proving too strong for breakaway colleagues Imanol Erviti and Harry Sweeny during stage 12 of the Tour , Politt rode away to win solo from 11.5km out as if to underline why Telegraph Sport suggested he was one of Bora-Hansgrohe's signings of the close season in 2020.

The departure of Sagan – along with his posse of support staff and riders, including brother Juraj – will give the squad a very different feel in 2022. Fortunately, though, the team appears to have invested wisely by bringing in proven winner and former employee Bennett, while the arrivals of Sergio Higuita, Aleksandr Vlasov, Jai Hindley and Belgian tyro Cian Uijtdebroeks would suggest the team are taking a shift in direction, focusing more on the hillier stage races.

Nationality: France General manager:  Cédric Vasseur Title sponsor:  Money-lending company

Now in its third successive year at WorldTour level, the French squad that was founded in 1997 by Cyrille Guimard, the legendary directeur sportif, remains something of an enigma. Instantly recognisable, both in name having been sponsored by money-lending company Cofidis for almost a quarter of a century, and in jersey design, the squad feels part of the very fabric that make up the peloton. Despite that familiarity, however, their results fall short of what may be expected. Have not won a stage at the Tour de France since 2008 (Sylvain Chavanel) and managed just one WorldTour win all season in 2021 (Victor Lafay, Giro d'Italia – stage eight).

There may have been a handful of wins for the now departed Christophe Laporte (Jumbo-Visma) and Elia Viviani (Ineos Grenadiers), but just one was in the WorldTour. "I cannot believe it, I have just won a stage at the Giro," Lafay said after landing the first win of his career which came after timing his move to perfection towards the end of the lumpy eighth stage. With Victor Campenaerts and stage leader Giovanni Carboni acting as proverbial carrots, Lafay reeled each in before going solo all the way to the line.

The signings of climber Ion Izagirre and sprinters Bryan Coquard and Davide Cimolai should, in theory, add some firepower to a squad that looked a little thin following the departures of Laporte and Elia Viviani. Whether or not they can bring those all important wins, however, remains an unknown. All three, though, have proved consistent recently and should pick up enough WorldTour points that may make the difference if Cofidis want to avoid the drop.

Nationality: Germany General manager: Iwan Spekenbrink Title sponsor: Dutch multinational

The German-registered team that was founded in 2005 has, over the years, proven to be a fine breeding ground for young talent. Unfortunately, though, that talent more often than not soon moves on to pastures new and the departures of Tiesj Benoot, Jai Hindley and Michael Storer have done little to halt that trend. Suffered a drop off in results last year with five WorldTour wins, though coming off the back of their best year yet (nine WorldTour wins) was hardly surprising. The arrival of four neo-pros from their development squad will, one suspects, keep that treadmill of talent rolling.

Spain proved a happy hunting ground for Roman Bardet as he won the first races of his career outside of France, while team-mate Storer added two Vuelta a España stages to his own list of wins. It was Bardet's, though, that was perhaps the most impressive coming as it did over a week after his general classification hopes ended in a crash. The win may have surprised few, but nobody was able to match the Frenchman as he rolled back the years with a trademark attack around six kilometres from the summit of Pico Villuercas.

Having signed eight new riders in the close season – including four from DSM's development team, two from Norwegian squad Uno-X and the 26-year-old Aussie sprinter Sam Welsford – one stands out more than most: John Degenkolb. His best years may be behind him, but it will be interesting to see how the two-time monument winner fares in the team where he first made his name. If nothing else, the 33-year-old who arrived on a three-year deal has bucked the trend and returned, rather than departed, the tightly run DSM ship.

EF Education-EasyPost

Nationality: US General manager: Jonathan Vaughters Title sponsors: International education company and American shipping firm

Formed 19 years ago – EF Education-EasyPost has almost as many iterations as it has years in the sport – Jonathan Vaughters' squad has quietly become a reliable outfit capable of landing victories across all terrain. With 11 WorldTour wins, including four stages at the Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España, 2021 was the team's best return for a decade. General classification riders Hugh Carthy and Rigoberto Urán may have fallen short, but breakthrough wins for Stefan Bissegger and Neilson Powless, along with confidence boosting victories from Magnus Cort and a late-season flourish from Michael Valgren suggest the foundations are in place for further successes.

Cort's trio of wins at the Vuelta were mightily impressive, particularly his second on stage 12, but Alberto Bettiol's stage win at the Giro was a thing of beauty. On what was considered a 'transition' stage, Bettiol timed his move to perfection when after several attacks he finally broke the resolve of fellow breakaway rider Nicholas Roche. Having caught lone leader Rémi Cavagna on the final short but steep climb, Bettiol powered away to take only the third win of his career and his first at WorldTour level since the Tour of Flanders in 2019. Little wonder the Italian's celebrated enthusiastically ss he crossed the line in Stradella solo.

With no fewer than 11 new faces at EF Education-EasyPost following the retirements of five riders and the transfers of, among others, Sergio Higuita (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Lawson Craddock (BikeExchange-Jayco) the American squad will have a fresh feel throughout 2022. Odd Christian Eiking, who spent seven days in the leader's red jersey at last year's Vuelta while at Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux, and Mark Padun, winner of back-to-back stages at the Critérium du Dauphiné with Bahrain Victorious, appear the most promising signings in the short term, while a handful of youngsters from US and European development squads suggest that Vaughters and his team are planning for the long-term future, too.

Groupama-FDJ

Nationality: France General manager: Marc Madiot Title sponsor: French national lottery

Founded back in 1997, the squad that is essentially a state-sponsored vehicle to advertise the French national lottery is yet to win a grand tour. Marc Madiot's team has, however, taken home points and young rider jerseys from all three – Baden Cooke (Tour de France, 2003 – points), Nacer Bouhanni (Giro d'Italia, 2014 – points), Thibaut Pinot (Tour, 2014 – youth), Arnaud Démare (Giro, 2020 – points). Have a promising squad, including young Briton Jake Stewart who will be hoping to build on a promising debut classics campaign , while much will be expected from Pinot, Démare and David Gaudu, the latter of whom may consider a tilt at the Ardennes races.

Despite winning a hatful of UCI races, just two came in the WorldTour: Gaudu's stage at Itzulia Basque Country and Stefan Küng's individual time trial victory at the Tour de Suisse. Gaudu's win came at the end of a breathtaking day of racing when Primoz Roglic sealed the general classification, while underlining why many have been tipping the young Frenchman for great things over the last few years. Unfortunately for Gaudu, the 25-year-old is once again expected to return to the Tour where he will be deployed as a domestique for the hugely popular, but erratic team leader Pinot.

The capture of the 24-year Michael Storer from DSM is a huge coup for Madiot and his Groupama-FDJ squad. Two stage wins and the mountains classification at last year's Vuelta a España, suggest the Australian could be an heir apparent to Pinot or his loyal lieutenant Gaudu. Whatever the hierarchy at Groupama-FDJ, particularly at the Tour, Storer's arrival should shake things up a little for the squad that has endured a disappointing few years in their home race.

Ineos Grenadiers

Nationality: Great Britain General manager: Sir Dave Brailsford Title sponsor: Multinational chemicals company

The British WorldTour squad may have failed to win the Tour de France for two years now, but in 2021 enjoyed their best year since 2018 in terms of race victories en route to finishing second in the UCI rankings. Stacked with four grand tour winners – Egan Bernal, Richard Carapaz, Tao Geoghegan Hart and Geraint Thomas – and an increasingly strong classics team featuring Tom Pidcock and Ethan Hayter, Ineos Grenadiers possess a wealth of talent. The addition of youngsters Ben Tulett, Kim Heiduk, Ben Turner, and Magnus Sheffield suggests the team is very much planning for the long-term. A career-threatening crash involving Colombia's Bernal, however, cast a dark shadow over the squad's pre-season preparations.

Four stage wins (two apiece for Filippo Ganna and Bernal) and two jerseys – including the fabled maglia rosa – in Italy ensured it was back-to-back wins at the Giro d'Italia for after the Colombian followed in the pedal strokes of Geoghegan Hart to take home both the general and youth classifications. Bernal's stage wins were impressive, but arguably one of the most memorable moments in the race came when, while struggling and under pressure, Bernal was willed on by team-mate Daniel Martínez who played a key role in his compatriot's second grand tour triumph.

Tulett, still just 20, is a rider that has impressed in recent years both on the road and in the fields of cyclo-cross. A two-time junior world cyclo-cross champion, rode alongside Mathieu van der Poel at Alepcin-Fenix for two years where again he did enough to attract the attention of Ineos Grenadiers. The climber from Sevenoaks finished 17th at Amstel Gold and 12th at Flèche Wallonne in 2021, enough to suggest he could line up alongside Tom Pidcock in the Ardennes, and may make his grand tour debut at the Giro d'Italia riding in support of Richard Carapaz. A hugely talented acquisition.

Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux

Nationality: Belgium General manager: Jean-François Bourlart Title sponsors: Belgian food retailer and engineering companies

Founded in 2008, the Belgian squad under its various guises successfully operated in the Pro-Continental ranks until when, towards the end of 2020, they acquired their top-tier status having taken a WorldTour licence from the CCC squad. After making a slow start to their debut season in the WorldTour, landed a huge stage win at the Giro d'Italia through breakaway specialist Taco van der Hoorn , before later in the season veteran Rein Taaramae went into the leader's jersey at the Vuelta a España after he, too, added a stage to the team's collective palmarès. Further success came in Spain where Odd Christian Eiking spent seven more days in the red jersey.

Few who had been paying attention to the early part of the season will have been surprised to see Van der Hoorn get himself into the eight-man breakaway at the beginning of the 190km stage from Biella to Canale. However, with Bora-Hansgrohe in hot pursuit it was little wonder the Dutchman described the biggest win of his career as "'unbelievable". After riding Simon Pellaud off his wheel around 7km from the line, Van der Hoorn remained the last man standing before holding on against the odds all the way for the win.

The captures of Alexander Kristoff and his lead-out man Sven Erik Bystrom are undoubtedly the biggest signings of the close season for Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux. While the 34-year-old Kristoff may be slowing – certainly in terms of race wins – the Norwegian may benefit from riding in a team happy to stage hunt following four seasons at UAE Team Emirates who have, in recent years, realigned their focus on the general classification. Belgians Kobe Goossens and Gerben Thijssen, who joined from Lotto-Soudal, should also provide outlets in stage races and the one-day classics.

Israel-Premier Tech

Nationality: Israel General manager: Kjell Carlstrom Title sponsor: Tel Aviv-based non-profit organisation and Canadian biotechnology company

Founded in 2015, Israel-Premier Tech made its WorldTour debut in 2020 when they finished bottom of the end-of-year rankings. Although the team that is bankrolled by Canadian billionaire property developer Sylvan Adams improved slightly in 2021, it remains worryingly close to the drop zone with just Cofidis and Lotto-Soudal below them in the UCI rankings. Despite their struggles in the top tier of cycling, have won stages in both the Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España, while the close season additions should add further experience and much-needed firepower to the squad.

Racing the Giro for the first time since crashing out in the opening team time trial in Belfast back in 2014, Dan Martin completed the set of stage wins in all three grand tours on the steep slopes of the Sega di Ala . While the key protagonists in the race for the pink jersey battled it out behind the Irishman, Martin held on all the way to the line, finishing 13sec ahead of Joao Almeida. "I couldn't quite believe it was happening," Martin said. "That's what I came here for." It was the last win of a fine career for the then 34-year-old.

A year after adding old timers Chris Froome, Daryl Impey, Sep Vanmarcke and Michael Woods to their roster, Israel-Premier Tech signed Simon Clarke (35), Hugo Houle (31), Giacomo Nizzolo (33) and Jakob Fuglsang (36) alongside 21-year-old Australian neo-pro Corbin Strong. While there is no doubting the squad lacks experience, the capture of Nizzolo, who is something of a late bloomer with the biggest and best wins of his career coming in the last two years, appears the best of the bunch. Signed on a three-year deal, Fuglsang has not won a race since 2020, but may yet roll back the years.

Jumbo-Visma

Nationality: Netherlands General manager: Richard Plugge Title sponsors: Business software provider and supermarket chain

The Dutch squad that will be competing at the top level for the 38th successive season in 2022 – only Movistar have been around longer – have quietly become one of the superpowers of the sport. Three successive Vuelta a España titles for Primoz Roglic, a runners-up spot at last year's Tour de France for Jonas Vingegaard and, arguably, the best all-rounder in the bunch in Wout van Aert: whether targeting the grand tours or spring classics, Jumbo-Visma have it covered. But can they land the holy grail this summer and win their first ever Tour title following the addition of youth and experience to their squad, or once again play second fiddle to UAE Team Emirates?

When Van Aert crested the summit of Mont Ventoux alone en route to his first stage win at the Tour onlookers were stunned by the climbing ability of the classics specialist. On the penultimate day the Belgian won a second stage with a dominant ride on a time trial leading to some openly asking if Van Aert could transform himself into a general classification contender. But when he outsprinted Mark Cavendish et al on the Champs-Élysées the following day, the then 26-year-old cemented his place as the greatest all-rounder in the world with this trio of stage wins for the ages. 

Rohan Dennis' move during the close season certainly raised a few eyebrows, especially after claiming Jumbo-Visma was technically "a better team" than Ineos Grenadiers where he had spent the previous two seasons. But will the former world time trial champion walk the walk in the same cocksure manner that he talks the talk? Having last ridden a grand tour in 2020 as a key cog in the machine that delivered Tao Geoghegan Hart to victory at the Giro d'Italia, one suspects the Australian will be desperate to make his Tour de France return since walking out mid-race in 2019. Could, once again, have a big part to play on the big stage.

Lotto-Soudal

Nationality: Belgium General manager: John Lelangue Title sponsors: Belgian national lottery and adhesives manufacturer

The Belgian squad that has been around since 1985 has managed to win four of the five monuments over the years and like their veteran Philippe Gilbert are just missing Milan-Sanremo from their collective palmarès. Impressive wins from Andreas Kron, Thomas De Gendt and Caleb Ewan in 2021 were tempered by the latter's nasty crash in the third stage of the Tour de France that put an end to the Australian sprinter's season-long goal of winning stages in all three grand tours in the same calendar year.

It was a day that was overshadowed by crashes, with Mikel Landa taken away by ambulance, while the following day François Bidard, Joe Dombrowski and Pavel Sivakov were non-starters on stage six of the Giro d'Italia. Ewan, though, remained calm throughout a chaotic finale, darting onto wheels, picking his moment before launching beyond Giacomo Nizzolo just shy of the line to secure a memorable stage victory , the first of the two he won in Italy before packing his bags, much to the consternation of Eddy Merckx.

The return of Victor Campenaerts should add some much needed firepower to a squad in need of some wins – and points – in 2022. Having decided he stands a better chance of winning from a breakaway given the rise of the likes of time trial specialists such as Filippo Ganna, the hour record holder showed what he can do with his nose in the wind with a stage win at last year's Giro d'Italia. Another one or two of those, and Campenaerts will be a very popular boy with the Lotto-Soudal management and his team-mates.

Nationality: Spain General manager: Eusebio Unzué Title sponsor: Spanish mobile telephone company

Having formed under the banner of Reynolds way back in 1980, the oldest team in the WorldTour has done it all – in stage racing at least. Through Pedro Delgado, Miguel Indurain, Abraham Olano, Óscar Pereiro, Alejandro Valverde, Nairo Quintana and Richard Carapaz the squad has won 14 grand tours, but has fallen short in the classics and has just one monument – Liège-Bastogne-Liège – to its name thanks to evergreen puncheur Valverde who is due to retire at the end of the season when he will be 42. General classification hopes in 2022 rest on the shoulders of homegrown talent Enric Mas.

The standout performance came from Miguel Ángel López when the mercurial Colombian won stage 18 at the Vuelta a España. Having shaken off the main protagonists on the steep slopes of the Altu d'El Gamoniteiru, López drifted up high into the clouds all alone where he landed a memorable win, not too dissimilar to his victory on the Col de la Loze at the previous year's Tour de France. Unfortunately, this magnificent victory was all but forgotten two days later when López, angered at team orders, threw his toys out of the pram and quit the race before later making a swift return to his former team. 

After impressing at the Tour de l'Avenir an almighty scrap broke out for the capture of Iván Sosa's signature, with Ineos Grenadiers – then Team Sky – winning that particular battle. Since then, though it has been relatively slim pickings – the highlights being three stages and the overall at Vuelta a Burgos and last year's impressive ride on the lower slopes of Mont Ventoux that ultimately secured the general classification at the Tour de la Provence – for a rider tipped for big things. One suspects Sosa will get more opportunities at Movistar than he was afforded at Ineos Grenadiers and it will be fascinating to see if he can finally live up to all that promise.

Quick Step-Alpha Vinyl

Nationality: Belgium General manager:  Patrick Lefevere Title sponsors: Laminate flooring manufacturers

The Belgian super-team that was established in 2003 is one of the most successful squads in modern cycling and in 2021 finished top of the UCI rankings for the second time in three seasons. Based in the heartland of Flanders, it is the classics that are bread and butter to Quick Step-Alpha Vinyl – they won Omloop Het Nieuwsblad , Brugge-De Panne, E3, Tour of Flanders and Flèche Wallonne in 2021 – although they do not limit themselves to the one-day races. Indeed, wins for sprinters Mark Cavendish and Fabio Jakobsen, along with stages for Julian Alaphilippe and the now departed Joao Almeida underline, as if it were needed, when the race is on, whatever the terrain, the self-styled 'Wolfpack' is ready to pounce.

There were WorldTour wins for 10 different riders, but while beyond Kasper Asgreen's impressive Tour of Flanders triumph and the opening day stage at the Tour de France that propelled Alaphilippe into the leader's yellow jersey, Cavendish's four victories were the stuff of fairytale, the British sprinter rolling back the years in one of sport's great comeback stories.

In addition to 28-year-old Louis Vervaeke, general manager Patrick Lefevere has identified four young riders – Stan Van Tricht (22), Mauro Schmid (22), Martin Svrcek (18) and Ethan Vernon (21) – as future stars. Schmid won a stage at last year's Giro d'Italia, while Vernon, who competed for Team GB on the track at the Tokyo Olympics, arrives having won a stage at last year's Tour de l'Avenir and team pursuit bronze at the European Track Championships.

Trek-Segafredo

Nationality: US General manager: Luca Guercilena Title sponsors: US bicycle manufacturer and Italian coffee brand

Now in its 12th year of trading, the US squad with the Italian flavour – and not just because one of its co-sponsors is a coffee brand – has become one of the mainstays of the WorldTour. Over the years has won all but one of the monuments – Liège-Bastogne-Liège – and all of the cobbled classics thanks largely to Fabian Cancellara, Jasper Stuyven and Mads Pedersen. Landed just one grand tour through Chris Horner at the Vuelta a España in 2013, though stages have been won in all three while classification jerseys are also now in the wardrobes of Julián Arredondo (mountains – Giro d'Italia, 2014), Giacomo Nizzolo (points – Giro, 2015 and 2016), Fabio Felline (points – Vuelta, 2016), Giulio Ciccone (mountains – Giro, 2019).

With just two WorldTour wins, it was a season of slim pickings for the team. For Jasper Stuyven, however, a career highlight came at Milan-Sanremo in March when the Belgian landed a maiden monument victory. Having promised so much for so long, the then 28-year-old clipped off the front of the speeding pack that included defending champion Wout van Aert and an in-form Caleb Ewan before holding them off  all the way to the line on Via Roma. Bauke Mollema took Trek-Segafredo's only other WorldTour win of 2021 at the Tour, but it was Stuyven's glorious victory that impressed most.

It was a case of out with the old (Vincenzo Nibali, 37) and in with the... almost as old after Jon Aberasturi (32), Tony Gallopin (33), Dario Cataldo (36) joined the squad. No huge names incoming, but the acquisitions of Antwan Tolhoek (Jumbo-Visma) and Simon Pellaud (Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec) will add support and firepower in the stage races, while Otto Vergaerde (Alpecin-Fenix) should bolster Trek-Segafredo's increasingly strong looking classics squad.

UAE Team Emirates

Nationality: UAE General manager: José Antonio Fernández Title sponsors: Emirates

The Emirati-owned squad's roots lie very much in the heart of Italy and was founded in 1990 as Diana-Colnago-Animex. Nowadays has a very international feel, with its marquee rider – Tadej Pogacar – hailing from Slovenia. Won the Giro d'Italia twice through Gilberto Simoni (2001) and Michele Scarponi (2011), but it is the performances of the 23-year-old Pogacar that overshadows everything that came before him. Not only did Pogacar, while still just 22, win a second successive Tour de France in 2021, but he also landed two monuments, first at Liège-Bastogne-Liège and then Il Lombardia. Little wonder he has been likened to the great Eddy Merckx.

Despite winning three stages en route to his second Tour title, along with those monuments, it was a fourth place finish that, arguably, stood tall above all of Pogacar's achievements. Attacking on the penultimate climb of stage eight at the Tour, Pogacar 'killed' the general classification race with a single devastating attack. Putting over three minutes into Jonas Vingegaard and Richard Carapaz on the road to Le Grand-Bornand, Pogacar ultimately won the Tour before the first rest day leaving his rivals wondering what they could do to stop him. The answer was emphatic: nothing.

With Pascal Ackermann, Joao Almeida, George Bennett, Álvaro Hodeg and Marc Soler incoming, it would appear UAE Team Emirates have strengthened in all areas. It is 19-year-old Juan Ayuso, however, that may have wider reaching implications. Considered the next big thing, the Spaniard starts his first full WorldTour season after joining in June 2021 following his dominance at the U23 Giro d'Italia – three stages and winner of all four jerseys – and has already been talked of as Pogacar's heir apparent. No pressure then.

  • Ages of riders correct at time of original publication.

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While almost all cycling fans will be familiar with what races carry the most weight, certainly from a legacy perspective, few may understand the finer intricacies of how the WorldTour is managed, that could change in 2022. Throughout the season the subject of UCI points may play a huge role in not only how races are contested, but also what events are targeted by those hoping to avoid relegation, or gain promotion and switch from being a ProTeam to a WorldTeam.

In order to compete in next year's WorldTour a team must not only match the International Cycling Union's ethical, financial and organisational criteria, but also finish this season in the top 18 of the rankings that cover the previous three seasons of racing (2020, 2021 and 2022). Based on the standings going into this season – points can be won in all UCI races, not just those part of the WorldTour – Cofidis and Lotto-Soudal (19th and 20th) face potential relegation, while Alpecin-Fenix and Arkéa-Samsic stand to earn promotion. 

Teams such as Quick Step-Alpha Vinyl, Jumbo-Visma, Ineos Grenadiers or UAE Team Emirates may not be unduly worried about earning enough UCI points throughout 2022, but for those near the cut-off point a win, or even a placing in a UCI race, could be the difference between having a team to ride for in 2023 and unemployment.

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Pro cycling kits 2024: What the WorldTour teams are wearing

A run-down of all the colours among the top-level teams for the upcoming season

Patrick Fletcher

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Cycling team kits 2024

With the New Year upon us, we're getting a clear picture of the sea of colour that will make up the pro pelotons in 2024.

Most teams have now unveiled their kits for the upcoming season, with some sticking to their 2023 designs but a fair few mixing things up with new designs.

Ineos Grenadiers ’ new kit , which is very similar to their old kit but made by a new supplier, was leaked online by their own rider , Egan Bernal, although most PR launch campaigns have gone off without a hitch – the most eye-catching being Julian Alaphilippe’s Celine Dion rendition for Soudal Quick-Step ’s get-up.

The Quick-Step kit is even less of a departure than Ineos’, with SD Worx and UAE Team Emirates among the other big teams to keep their tweaks to a minimum. As for the bigger changes, Bahrain Victorious have gone white, Jayco AlUla have had a complete redesign and Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale have ditched the infamous brown shorts.

As for those still to land, we are still waiting on the full reveal for the new dsm-firmenich PostNL number, which looks set to be white, blue and orange.

In this piece, we’ve gathered all the kits across the men’s and women’s WorldTours, all in one place, and we’ll keep it updated whenever a new one drops.

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AG Insurance-Soudal

There's no significant change here, although we do apparently have "more playful" lines between the blue and white, and flowers "in motion" on the sleeves and sides.

AG Insurance-Soudal Quick-Step's 2024 kit

© AG Insurance-Soudal Quick-Step

AG Insurance-Soudal Quick-Step's 2024 kit

Alpecin-Deceuninck

No new kit has broken cover so far for the Belgian team of the world champion Mathieu van der Poel .

Arkéa-B&B Hotels

The French team caught the most attention with their new kit thanks to a slightly strange Excalibur launch, complete with Arnaud Démare brandishing a sword. This jersey, which welcomes a new sponsor in B&B Hotels, is similar to 2023 but does contain some striking Excalibur-themed collage panelling.

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Astana Qazaqstan

Astana's new kit is an evolution of their Tour de France special edition from 2023. The Pringle patterning is gone, replaced with a more contained section of that so-called "veins of mineral stones" design from last year's Tour.

Mark Cavendish models Astana's 2024 jersey

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Mark Cavendish models Astana's 2024 jersey

Bahrain Victorious

Bahrain Victorious have played around with white jerseys at the Tour de France in the past, and they liked it so much they've made it their main kit. The old kit was red, black, and orange, so this presents a fresher, less obviously fossil-fuelled look.

Read more: Bahrain Victorious swap red for white for 2024 team kit

Bahrain Victorious' white 2024 kit

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Bahrain Victorious have gone white for 2024

Bora-Hansgrohe

Primož Roglič's new team are back with Sportful after a two-year hiatus and while they're sticking with their deep green base, they've added sections of pale green, which seems to have divided opinion so far.

Read more: Bora-Hansgrohe reveal new colours in return to Sportful kit

Bora-Hansgrohe's 2024 jersey from the front and back

© Bora-Hansgrohe

Bora-Hansgrohe's 2024 jersey from the front and back

Canyon-SRAM

The women's team have produced some of the most striking kits in the sport in recent years, and for 2024, they have not strayed from this trend. After using their previous design for two successive seasons, Canyon-SRAM have decided to shake things up ahead of the new campaign, with their new strip unveiled just ahead of the women's Santos Tour Down Under.

Read more: Canyon-SRAM drop their 2024 kit with a bolder than ever design

Kasia Niewadoma and her fellow Canyon-SRAM riders show off their new strip

© Canyon-SRAM

Kasia Niewadoma and her fellow Canyon-SRAM riders show off their new strip

Remaining with their tried-and-tested colours of blue, pink and purple - amongst others - Canyon-SRAM's new livery does away with some of the motifs that scattered the old design, and instead focuses on the 'harmonic riffs' of races.

Essentially, geometric patterns now dominate the jersey both front and back, designed to reflect the sounds of the peloton as it races along. We think this will remain one of the most popular kits in the world.

Ceratizit-WNT

The team haven't fully revealed their kit yet, releasing only a shot from the back and a blurred-out front-on shot, but it looks pretty similar to the blue and red design of 2023.

With Decathlon going all-in with the AG2R team, fellow French WorldTour squads are switching away from Van Rysel and forming a new partnership with Mobel Sport, although there's not much at all new about this 2024 design.

Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale

Decathlon's in-house brand Van Rysel is now with AG2R as part of the new sponsorship, and while they've retained the diagonal logo-ing, there's a new white and blue colour scheme. However, what caused the most outcry was the death of the brown shorts, long-derided but already strangely missed.

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The Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale 2024 kit

© Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale

The Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale 2024 kit

dsm-firmenich PostNL

The new dsm-firmenich PostNL jersey has proved one of the most divisive of the new campaign, with the Dutch squad making a total revamp of their look with the addition of PostNL as co-title sponsor.

Read more: dsm-firmenich PostNL launch 2024 teams, goals and jersey

Gone is the dark blue and black design, and in comes an eye-catching white, blue and orange attire that looks set to make the team stand out from the pack this season. Orange is, of course, the colour of PostNL, whilst the white base is complemented by light blue up top.

The new dsm-firmenich PostNL kit looks perfect for a summer's day

© dsm-firmenich PostNL

The new dsm-firmenich PostNL kit looks perfect for a summer's day

The bib shorts will be navy for the team and the old dsm logo is gone from the front of the jersey, to the delight of most. Whether you love it or hate it, you can't deny there is a real sense of fun in this new strip for 2024.

EF Pro Cycling

EF Pro Cycling unveiled their new pink and yellow jersey on 4 January with a host of colourful pictures taken at their recent winter training camp. The get-together was the biggest in the team's history, owing to the addition of EF Education-Cannondale women's team to the EF Education-EasyPost men's side.

Read more: EF Pro Cycling reveal new Rapha kit for 2024

EF Education-Cannondale and EF Education-EasyPost will wear the same kits in 2024, bar the odd sponsor change

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EF Education-Cannondale and EF Education-EasyPost will wear the same kits in 2024, bar the odd sponsor change

The team's new jersey remains primarily pink, but is adorned with bright yellow graphics which are in ode to the team's life on the road, as well as their European base in Girona, Spain.

Fenix-Deceuninck

We're yet to see anything new from the team that's run by the same people as the men's Alpecin-Deceuninck outfit.

There are subtle but striking changes for FDJ-SUEZ's fresh look for 2024. Their jersey remains predominantly blue with red sprawling the left-hand shoulder and the bottom of the jersey fading to the black of the bib shorts.

FDJ-SUEZ unveiled their new kit on 1 January

FDJ-SUEZ unveiled their new kit on 1 January

However, a series of navy diagonals break up the lighter blue that the team is known for, rather than adopting more of a simple fade design that the team used in 2023. This makes for a much more impressive kit, in our opinion. French bank card network Cartes Bancaires will also be pleased, as their sponsorship extends from the jersey's shoulders to also featuring on the front of the top.

Groupama-FDJ

Like the women's FDJ team – although the two are not co-owned – the men's team had one of the most popular kits in 2023, trading white for a dark blue, so it wouldn't be a surprise to see them stick in 2024.

Human Powered Health

Human Powered Health have released a kit for 2024 that they are calling a "new refreshed look", but to our mind, it looks pretty much the same as it did in 2023. Orange forms the base colour of the jersey, with hues of red and purple forming gradient splodges across the design. It leans darker than the 2023 version, but all in all the American squad are sticking to a familiar visual identity.

Ineos Grenadiers

This one was leaked by Egan Bernal on Instagram, which perhaps made it seem a little uninspiring when the announcement did come. There's a change of supplier – GOBIK in for Bioracer – and there's more orange and more fade, but the overall look feels similar to 2023.

Read more: Ineos Grenadiers reveal new GOBIK kit for 2024

Geraint Thomas in Ineos Grenadiers' new kit

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Geraint Thomas in Ineos Grenadiers' new kit

Intermarché-Wanty

The Belgian team wore three different jerseys in 2023, with special editions for the Giro and Tour – but they have settled on a brand-new design for 2024. After their main effort for 2023 had the look of a white jersey that had innocuously been damaged by knocked-over paint cans, the team have opted for a far more geometric design for the new campaign.

Well-known social media user and graphic designer Stycle Design has been drafted in by Intermarché-Wanty once again to design the jersey, whilst the team has agreed a new partnership with Belgian company Verge Sport to manufacture the kit.

Intermarché-Wanty's new kit was unveiled on 26 December, 2023

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Intermarché-Wanty's new kit was unveiled on 26 December, 2023

White, fluorescent yellow and dark blue remain the team's core colours, with the right-hand side of the jersey predominantly yellow and dark blue patches colouring the white left-hand side.

As is the norm with this WorldTeam, multiple sponsors adorn the jersey, and it is Fantini who has been offered a far more prominent role in 2024, taking centre stage on the lower half of the top.

Liv AlUla Jayco

Liv Racing TeqFind and Jayco AlUla have merged over the winter, bringing an end to the former's spell as a WorldTeam, and bolstering the ranks available to Jayco AlUla. As we discussed in our Team Talk analysis , both squads struggled in 2023 and uniting forces should not only improve Jayco AlUla's WorldTeam, but has also allowed GreenEDGE Cycling to launch a new women's development side in the sport's lower tier.

Read more: Jayco AlUla Team Talk: Women’s teams combining forces to start anew

Both women's teams will be named Liv AlULA Jayco and with a new name comes a fresh kit - which is a drastic change from their 2023 effort. Gone is the white and blue design and emboldened remains Liv's trademark purple/aubergine.

Liv AlUla Jayco's new kit was released on 1 January, alongside that of the men's team

© Liv Jayco AlUla

Liv AlUla Jayco's new kit was released on 1 January, alongside that of the men's team

The front of the jersey sees the bottom half in an orange shade to depict the sands of the Australian outback, which changes to purple for the Liv logo and fades to white at the very top of the jersey. The sleeves, meanwhile, are a dark navy, as are the sides of the jersey and accompanying bib shorts.

Liv and AlUla take prominence as the main title sponsors, whilst Jayco settles for a smaller slot above the right collarbone. Low-quality graphics had leaked of the jersey in the weeks ahead of its release, but the general consensus amongst the public is that this is a jersey that certainly looks better in person.

Jayco AlUla

The new kit for the men's Jayco AlUla outfit, who are of course a UCI WorldTeam in their own right, was unveiled alongside that of the women's on 1 January. It sees the men wear a kit with the same design as the women's teams, only with the aubergine of Liv Cycling swapped out for the light blue of Jayco - as was seen on the team's 2023 kit.

Read more: Jayco AlUla and Liv AlUla Jayco unveil freshly-designed kit for 2024

Jayco AlUla will sport a fresh look for 2024

© Jayco AlUla / Sprint Cycling Agency

Jayco AlUla will sport a fresh look for 2024

One other notable difference between the sides is that the men will ride on Giant Bikes, as opposed to the Liv bikes that the women's teams will use. Liv is indeed a conglomerate company of Giant Bikes .

Lidl only joined as a title sponsor mid-way through the year, so it's no surprise the new kit that was cooked up then will be back for a full season of racing. Whereas they'd previously worn separate kits, the men's and women's teams are now wearing the same.

The Lidl-Trek kit with Elisa Longo Borghini standing out there as Italian national champ

The Lidl-Trek kit with Elisa Longo Borghini standing out there as Italian national champ

There's no big change for the Spanish team, who are sticking with a blue jersey with the big M. It does come with a little more excitement, though, with some artistic patterning as it fades towards the shorts.

Movistar's kit for 2024

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Movistar's kit for 2024

Roland have parted ways with Israel-Premier Tech for 2024 and with that, the old blue-and-white design is put to rest. Instead, Roland returns to a base colour of ruby red, which the team used in the years before Israel-Premier Tech's involvement. Simple but arguably stylish, the new Roland kit also confirms the involvement of Pinarello as the team's bike manufacturer.

Roland Cycling Team announced their new kit with the unveiling of Antri Christoforou as one of their new signings for 2024

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Roland Cycling Team announced their new kit with the unveiling of Antri Christoforou as one of their new signings for 2024

The dominant women's team have stuck with the same colour palette and overall design but this feels slightly brighter and bolder compared to 2023.

  • Read more: 'Set to colour the year' – SD Worx stick to bright design for 2024 kit

Lorena Wiebes models the new SD Worx kit

Lorena Wiebes models the new SD Worx kit

Soudal Quick-Step

Revealed to much fanfare, amid strobe lighting and a full-hearted Celine Dion lip-sync from a two-time world champ, the Soudal Quick-Step kit, also designed by Stycle Design, is very much business as usual.

The Soudal Quick-Step 2024 kit

© Soudal Quick-Step

The Soudal Quick-Step 2024 kit

Visma-Lease a Bike

The Dutch team are changing names and sponsors, but not colours, sticking to the yellow and black scheme as they try and establish it as something of a team brand identity. However, it's definitely a brighter shade of yellow than previously, complete with honeycomb patterning that's part of that 'killer bee' branding. It's the same kit for the men's and women's teams.

Visma-Lease a Bike's 2024 kit

© Jumbo-Visma

Visma-Lease a Bike's 2024 kit

UAE Team Emirates

The main change here is the removal of black from the jersey, the running joke being Tadej Pogačar wanting to go fully white now he's too old for the white jersey classification at the Tour de France. There's also a new design element with red, green, and black stripes at the base of the jersey.

Tim Wellens (left) and Tadej Pogačar model the new UAE Team Emirates kit

© UAE Team Emirates

Tim Wellens (left) and Tadej Pogačar model the new UAE Team Emirates kit

UAE Team ADQ

It looks as though the team will be wearing the same blue and peach design as used in 2023.

INEOS Grenadiers

INEOS Grenadiers

  • Nationality United Kingdom
  • Founded 2010
  • Team Principal David Brailsford
  • UCI Code IGD
  • Bike Sponsor Pinarello

Team SD Worx-Protime

Team SD Worx-Protime

  • Nationality Netherlands
  • Team Principal Danny Stam
  • UCI Code SDW
  • Bike Sponsor Specialized

UAE Team Emirates

  • Nationality United Arab Emirates
  • Founded 2017
  • Team Principal Mauro Gianetti
  • UCI Code UAD
  • Bike Sponsor Colnago

Bahrain Victorious

  • Nationality Bahrain
  • Founded 2018
  • Team Principal Milan Eržen
  • UCI Code TBV
  • Bike Sponsor Merida

AG Insurance-Soudal Team

AG Insurance-Soudal Team

  • Nationality Belgium
  • UCI Code AGS

Castelli

Castelli is a clothing brand based in northern Italy, producing a range of high-performance sports clothing for cyclists and triathletes. With it unmistakable scorpion logo, the brand is well-known within cycling for its premium quality products.

Sportful

Italian brand Sportful started creating cycling garments in 1985 and has been developing clothing ever since.

Specialized

Specialized

Specialized is a bike manufacturer based in California, USA. The company produces bicycles and components for a wide variety of cycling disciplines. Specialized also sells a range of premium products under its S-works brand.

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Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, and teammate Shane Lowry, of Ireland, right hold up their trophy after winning the PGA Zurich Classic golf tournament at TPC Louisiana in Avondale, La., Sunday, April 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Trainer pushed a 6-foot par putt to the right of the cup to end it, with Lowry and McIlroy sharing a smiling embrace on the green.

The 34-year-old McIlroy, playing in the event for the first time, won his 25th PGA Tour title and first of the season. Lowry claimed his third PGA Tour victory. The Irish tandem closed with a 4-under 68 in the alternate-shot final round to match Ramey and Trainer at 25-under 263.

Ramey and Trainer began the day tied for 27th and shot to the top of the leaderboard with nine birdies between the seventh and 18th holes. They tied the alternate-shot tournament record of 63, but then had to wait nearly three hours to see if their lead would stand up.

They struggled to execute on the playoff hole. Trainer pulled his drive into the left rough, Ramey also yanked his approach left off the cart path and into the wall below the suites around the 18th green. Trainer then chipped short before Ramey finally got onto the green.

Tiger Woods hits from the bunker on the 16th hole during final round at the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Sunday, April 14, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Ryan Brehm and Mark Hubbard missed the playoff by one shot when Brehm’s birdie putt from the fringe narrowly missed to the right. Former BYU teammates Patrick Fishburn and Zach Blair, the 54-hole leaders, were tied for the lead until failing to birdie the par-5 16th and taking double bogey on the par-3 17th.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hannah Green closed with a 5-under 66 and won the LPGA Tour’s JM Eagle LA Championship for the second straight year, holing out twice from off the greens in a pivotal back-nine stretch at Wilshire Country Club.

A year after making a 25-foot birdie on the final hole of regulation and winning on the second hole of a playoff, Green took the drama out of this one for her fifth LPGA Tour victory and second of the year.

Green began the key run with a chip-in birdie on the par-3 12th and made a 6-foot birdie putt on the par-5 13th. Then, after Stark bogeyed the par-4 16th two groups ahead, Green ran in a 25-footer for eagle from the fringe on 15 to open a four-stroke lead, and she made it 5 under in five holes with a birdie on 16.

Stark birdied her last two holes for a 68. The 24-year-old Swede also finished second last week outside Houston in The Chevron Championship, two strokes behind top-ranked Nelly Korda in the first major of the year.

Grace Kim, four strokes ahead entering the weekend, closed 76-77 without making a birdie the last two days. She tied for 25th.

LIV GOLF LEAGUE

ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Brendan Steele closed with a 4-under 68 to hold off Louis Oosthuizen and win LIV Golf Adelaide by one shot at The Grange Golf Club.

The 41-year-old Steele finished with a 54-hole total of 18-under 198 for his first victory since he won his second Safeway Open in 2017 on the PGA Tour.

Steele had a streak of five consecutive birdies early in the round, before some putting jitters appeared in his back nine to open the door for a fast finishing pack of challenges including Oosthuizen (65) and former previous Masters champions Charl Schwartzel (64) and Jon Rahm (64).

Schwartzel and Rahm were among a group of five players at 16-under 200, with Joaquin Niemann (66), Andy Ogletree (65) and Dean Burmester (67) in a tie for third.

Defending champion Talor Gooch shot 70 and finished in a tie for 26th at 10-under.

Australia-based Ripper won the team title on the second playoff hole against South African-based Stingers.

EUROPEAN TOUR AND JAPAN GOLF TOUR

GOTEMBA, Japan (AP) — Yuto Katsuragawa began the back nine with five birdies in seven holes that carried him to a 7-under 63 and a three-shot victory in the ISPS Handa Championship, the third Japanese player this year to claim a European tour title.

The tournament was co-sanctioned with the Japan Golf Tour. Katsuragawa follows Rikuya Hoshino at the Commercial Qatar Masters and Keita Nakajima in the Hero Indian Open for Japanese winners. A year ago, Ryo Hisatsune won the French Open.

Katsuragawa started the final round three shots out of the lead, but got into the mix when 54-hole leader Casey Jarvis and Yannik Paul faltered on the front nine. The 25-year-old pulled away and won by three over Sebastian Soderberg, who had a 67.

Jarvis closed with a 74 to tie for 18th. Paul, who started one shot behind, shot 76. It was a missed opportunity for Paul, in the mix for the second and final spot for Germany in the Olympics.

PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS

DULUTH, Ga. (AP) — Stephen Ames celebrated his 60th birthday with a successful title defense in the Mitsubishi Electric Classic, closing with a 5-under 67 for his eighth PGA Tour Champions victory.

A stroke behind Paul Broadhurst after matching the tournament record Saturday with a 64, Ames had two eagles in the final round. He won by four strokes, finishing at 14-under 202 at TPC Sugarloaf for his record third victory in the event.

Broadhurst, the 58-year-old Englishman coming off a victory last week in the Invited Celebrity Classic, closed with a 72 to tie for second with Doug Barron (69). K.J. Choi (70) and Steven Alker (71) were 9 under.

Ames became the first multiple winner this year on the tour, also taking the Chubb Classic in February. He has six victories in his last 29 starts after winning twice in his first 175 — the first at TPC Sugarloaf in 2017 — on the 50-and-over tour.

KORN FERRY TOUR

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Tim Widing of Sweden won for the second straight week on the Korn Ferry Tour, closing with an 8-under 63 to cap off a week of low scoring with a four-shot victory in the Veritex Bank Championship.

The week began with Frankie Capan III posting a 58 for the third sub-60 round on the Korn Ferry Tour this year. It ended with Widing’s worst score of the week a 65 on Saturday.

He finished at 31-under 253 to boost his position atop the Korn Ferry Tour points list as he closes in on a PGA Tour card.

Myles Creighton of Canada closed with a 62 to finish second, followed by Trent Phillips (65). Capan wound up seven shots behind in fourth place. None of the Korn Ferry Tour players who broke 60 this year have gone on to win.

OTHER TOURS

Juliana Hung of Taiwan closed with a 5-under 67 for a nine-shot victory in the IOA Championship on the Epson Tour. ... Rasmus Neergaard-Peterson won his second Challenge Tour of the year, closing with a 5-under 67 for a one-shot victory over Wilco Nienaber in the UAE Challenge in Abu Dhabi. ... Manon De Roey of Belgium capped off a four-shot victory with an even-par 72 in the Investec South African Women’s Open on the Ladies European Tour. ... Stuart MacDonald of Canada closed with a 1-under 71 for a two-shot victory over Samuel Anderson in the Diners Club Peru Open on the Tour de Americas. ... Haruka Amamoto closed with a 6-under 66 for a two-shot victory in the Panasonic Open on the Japan LPGA. ... Jungmin Lee won the KLPGA Championship by closing with a 6-under 66 for a four-shot victory on the Korea LPGA.

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2022 WorldTour team kits: The definitive ranking

Which team has won the style battle this year?

A selection of the new kits in the 2022 peloton

The new team kits are here for the 2022 road season, so don't adjust your screens just yet to figure out which riders are lined out for those hotly-contested sprints. Most of the big teams are still identifiable with mainstay colours of yellow or red or blue, but there has been an influx of swirled patterns and saturated pigment mixtures to create a bit of visual chaos.

The staff at  Cyclingnews  have been getting sidetracked by looking at the pageantry of patterns and colour palettes on offer this season, and once again we've cast our judgemental eyes over all the men's WorldTour and Women's WorldTour teams' attire. 

The scores have been aggregated to produce a 'definitive' - yet subjective - ranking. There are a total of 32 teams across both WorldTours but, with some sharing kits between their men's and women's squads, there are a grand total of 28 to be sorted in order of quality.

Our ranking runs in reverse order, from rock-bottom number 28 right down to the 'best in show'. As ever, it's a game of opinions, so let us know your best and worst kits in the comments below.

28. Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux

Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty Gobert)

The Belgian team start their second WorldTour season with a defence of their last-place ranking for team kits from 2021. They've repeated their look of ‘sponsor soup’ on the front of the jersey, giving a shout-out to all their corporate brands in horizontal fonts and logos. Gone are some blue and lime green accents that did stand out in the peloton, now replaced with some pale yellow and more white. Overall, it is very basic. (JBT)

27. Team DSM

Team DSM riders pose in new Nalini kit

What Team DSM's kit had going for it in 2021 was clear identification from above – their iconic pair of vertical stripes. That and their colourful logo worked well enough for the German team, so there are few changes aside from more logos on the upper chest. But a black kit in a summer sport is just murder, no matter the quality of the fabric, and from up close it's a bit cluttered. From the front, the dark kit will be confused with Movistar. (LW)

26. BikeExchange-Jayco (men)

PALMANOVA SPAIN JANUARY 26 Michael Matthews of Australia and Team BikeExchange Jayco competes during the 31st Challenge Ciclista Mallorca 2022 Trofeo Calvia a 1547km race from Peguera to Palmanova ChallengeMallorca on January 26 2022 in Palmanova Spain Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images

I'm sorry but this is a real shocker. Something about the medium blue is just very unappealing. The kit brings to mind something from the late 90s and it instantly looks dated as a result. Black shorts and white sponsor logos might have helped but I didn't even have to think about putting this at the bottom of my ranking. DSM's kit is dull once again and Intermarché's is a plain sponsor billboard but I'm surprised that they've ranked below this, to be honest. (DO)

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25. Liv Racing-Xstra

Liv Racing-Xstra 2022

There are no significant changes to the Liv Racing jersey as the team stick to their black-and-purple floral design in 2022. The minor new design aspect includes the black pedal-like shape cascading over the left shoulder opposite the large flower positioned on the right, adding a bit more dimension. The team have also made space for new co-sponsor Xstra. The kit will at least stand out among the sea of pink in the peloton this year. (KF)

24. Bahrain Victorious

Bahrain Victorious 2022 Altea 09122021 Heinrich Haussler AUS Bahrain Victorious photo Tommaso PelagalliSprintCycling2022

Bahrain Victorious have been searching for an identity since joining the WorldTour in 2017, going from simple to old-fashioned to way-too-bold and back to a simpler red design last year. The blue arm bands were the one saving grace that helped distinguish them from Arkéa-Samsic and Cofidis in head-on images. Their design is similar again, but with a ramping up of the graphical elements. They still have a way to go to land on a truly iconic design. (LW)

23. BikeExchange-Jayco (women)

Amanda Spratt (BikeExchange-Jayco) leads the peloton

The only positive thing that can be said about this kit is that it's better than the men's. (PF)

22. Roland Cogeas Edelweiss

Roland Cogeas Edelweiss 2022

It's still January and Roland Cogeas Edelweiss have already gone through several jersey re-dos, and while we aren't sure if this version has the final stamp of approval, we do know that the team will keep their signature red colour with a treatment of magenta into a navy blue fade for Women's WorldTour debut in 2022. Perhaps a lost opportunity not to have put an edelweiss, the white mountain flower, on the jersey somewhere. (KF)

21. QuickStep-AlphaVinyl

QuickStep-AlphaVinyl 2022 kit Castelli

The Belgian team have had some classy kits over the years – 2018 and 2019 the latest – but this one doesn't stand out much. The pink trim is a nice and bright addition but otherwise it's quite an unremarkable offering. The ugly logos of Safety Jogger Shoes and Napoleon Sports & Games aren't pretty and clash with the design, but that's not on the kit designer. It's a bland offering in stark contrast to how the team race. (DO)

20. EF Education-EasyPost & EF Education-Tibco-SVB

The 2022 EF colours

We had to wait so long for these jerseys that we almost forgot about them. There's evidence of putting actual effort into the design there, with the argyle returning and some kind of distorted look going on, and that automatically puts it above the 'plain jersey, just add sponsors' approach of some. It's different and it will stand out but will the faint-looking sponsor logos do so on TV? (DO)

19. AG2R Citroën

AG2R Citroën 2022

The French WorldTeam plummets this year from a top-three position in 2021, mainly due to a lack of inspiration in its remodeled jerseys. The team keep the brown shorts they have worn since their redesign for 2011, and branding for sponsors AG2R La Mondiale and Citroën on the jerseys remain in diagonal position across the front of the jersey. They scored a few points for just being consistent, but came up empty on creativity. (JBT)

18. UAE Team Emirates

PALMANOVA SPAIN JANUARY 26 Brandon Mcnulty of United States and UAE Team Emirates celebrates winning during the 31st Challenge Ciclista Mallorca 2022 Trofeo Calvia a 1547km race from Peguera to Palmanova ChallengeMallorca on January 26 2022 in Palmanova Spain Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images

It's more of the same for UAE Team Emirates, who return with a virtually identical kit as they had last year. The concept – a white jersey with a red band, a UAE flag, and black and red sleeves – is straightforward enough, but the fade effect on the sleeves makes the kit rather fussier than it needs to be. (BR)

17. Astana Qazaqstan

ALTEA SPAIN DECEMBER 15 LR Andrey Zeits of Kazahkstan Artyom Zakharov of Team Kazakhstan Alexey Lutsenko of Kazahkstan Yevgeniy Gidich of Kazahkstan Vadim Pronskiy of Kazakhstan and Yevgeniy Fedorov of Kazahkstan during the teams portrait session at the Team Astana Qazaqstan 2022 Training Camp on December 15 2021 in Altea Spain Photo by Dario BelingheriGetty Images

No change for the Kazakh team, despite an off-season of change. Premier Tech are gone, Alexandr Vinokourov is back in the driving seat, but there’s no new jersey to mark the occasion. Instead, the Premier Tech logo has been replaced by the name of the country they represent which is now back in control of the team. More of the light blue and more of those diamonds – it’s classy enough, but a fade towards the shorts will cost you at this level. (PF)

16. Lotto Soudal

Team Lotto Soudal 2022 Training Camp Altea ESP 11012022 Ewan Caleb AUS Lotto Soudal Jarrad Drizners AUS Lotto Soudal photo Jan De MeuleneirPNSprintCycling2022

A familiar feel and a very safe offering from the Belgian team, who themselves are far from safe from WorldTour relegation. They've dialled things back from the last two years, where the black panel at the top of the jersey seemed to lend an edge to the look. Now the jersey is almost all red which, while stylish enough, feels very. forgettable. Mid-table in our ranking, which you sense they'd take. (PF)

15. Groupama-FDJ

Groupama-FDJ 2022

Since their inception in 1997 as La Française des Jeux, Marc Madiot’s team have always been bedecked in one of the most elegant kits in the peloton, and the most recent iteration, which coincided with Groupama’s arrival as title sponsor four years ago, is no exception. There are no changes for 2022, with the familiar bleu-blanc-rouge colour scheme understated but distinctive. (BR)

14. UAE Team ADQ

Marta Bastianelli UAE Team ADQ

The new kids on the block, UAE Team ADQ, burst on the scene with a unique team jersey. While they also jumped on the colour bandwagon with a cross-body fade of blue, purple, orange and yellow, it is different enough from the other Women’s WorldTour teams' apparel to be distinct. The accents of white on one sleeve and lower right portion of the jersey give this a nice pop. Too bad there is no crescendo on the shorts. (JBT)

13. Ineos Grenadiers

Ineos Grenadiers BioRacer kit

Thankfully, Ineos have taken the hood ornament off their chest and adopted a lighter 2022 kit that references the jerseys of the last two seasons – maintaining a sort of continuity. They've given the kit a fresh look, with red sleeves and their subtle faded triangles setting off the dark blue torso. The combination will work well from above and from the front, while they've also given Omar Fraile a great-looking Spanish champion's jersey. (LW)

12. Israel-Premier Tech

Simon Clarke

White and blue isn't the most eye-catching colour combination around, but this design is a big upgrade on past jerseys. I think that the geometric pattern is a stand-out, and you can also spot something similar going on in two other top jerseys – Euskaltel-Euskadi and Bora-Hansgrohe. Easily their best effort since the team were founded in 2015. (DO)

11. SD Worx

SD Worx 2022 kit reveal

There was a parade of splashy patterns introduced to women’s kits this season, and SD Worx are part of that crowded scene, with a kaleidoscope of pink, red and purple. Interesting that the one yellow sleeve may be the most distinguishable feature to make it easy to identify riders in the peloton. They slipped a few notches in the redesign of the unique purple and red kits from 2021. (JBT)

10. Canyon-SRAM Racing

Canyon-SRAM Racing at 2022 camp in Spain showcase new kits by Canyon

One of the highest-ranked kits last season for its midnight galaxy-inspired creation, Canyon-SRAM have been the trend-setters of abstract jersey designs that are moving to the fore in 2022. The switch from uber-cool Rapha to in-house Canyon clothing sponsor caused unnecessary apprehension, but their all-new 'chaos of the elements' design is one of the best pink jerseys in the peloton, with cascading pastel shades of crimson, pink and blue and stand-out mint green diamonds on the sleeves. The only question is which team did it better – Canyon-SRAM or their newly-launched development team Canyon-SRAM Generation? (KF)

9. Trek-Segafredo (men)

New kits for 2022 for Trek-Segafredo men

The men’s Trek-Segafrdo kit design is so simple and effective, it is almost iconic. A white jersey is a rarity in the near psychedelic modern peloton and so the title sponsor logos of Trek and Segafredo stand out without any competing colour noise. Meanwhile a limited number of minor sponsors keeps the jersey clean and tidy. The black shorts complete the retro-style look. The team have swapped fluorescent yellow for high-vis pink for their training kit but the simplicity and style remain the same. (SF)

8. Human Powered Health

Barbara Malcotti at 2022 January camp with Human Powered Health

The American team have changed title sponsor and their colours for 2022, following the trend for bright, fluorescent colours. They pull it off with a balanced fade from orange on the shoulders to purple at the waist and black shorts that have only a touch of the same colours. The addition of the ‘Boltman’ icon reminds me of Flash Gordon or some other superhero but also brings to mind a sense of speed and power. (SF)

7. Jumbo-Visma

Jumbo-Visma 2022 kit

Jumbo-Visma’s yellow and black colours appeared harsh when they first appeared in the peloton and earned the team the nickname of the ‘killer wasps’. Touches of red and green for new sponsors have softened the look and almost turned it into the infamous Jelly Belly jersey. However. it still stands out in the peloton and is not overbearing thanks to the black shorts and the class of the likes of Tom Dumoulin, Marianne Vos and Primož Roglič. (SF)

The Cofidis 2022 team jersey

From zero to hero. Cofidis' kit was awful last year – it's been awful for a good few years – and suddenly they present us with this. Gone is that insipid shade of red and that soulless sea of white. In its place: red and white, but not as you know it. A few shades here, a few swishes and patterns there, and suddenly the red sings dynamism and the white screams elegance. Most importantly of all, gone are those awful all-red shorts, replaced by a simple black that serves the jersey far better. Big marks for the vertical sponsor and a few more for the full-length red zip. Some of my colleagues weren't quite so enthusiastic, which is why it's not higher on our ranking, but in my eyes this is a masterpiece. (PF)

5. Trek-Segafredo (women)

During team camp the new 2022 women's kits with blue accents were unveiled by Trek-Segafredo

Trek-Segafredo had arguably the best kit in professional cycling last season, and while this year’s effort is not as idiosyncratic, it remains firmly among the more stylish in the peloton. The design, a white jersey with a light blue band, is simple, but neatly executed. At least half the teams in the men's and women's WorldTours should take note. (BR)

4. FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope

FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 2022 kit

The French Women's WorldTeam have a history of clean, sharp-looking kits and this year is no exception. Moving from a mostly white jersey to a solid navy torso with white text and red faded accents preserves the iconic FDJ identity while giving the kit a bit of flair. With seemingly most women's teams opting for some variation of a bright orange, pink, or purple design, the FDJ team will stand out with their red, white and blue in its classic simplicity. (LW)

3. Uno-X Pro Cycling

Uno-X Pro Cycling training camp 2022

It's a clutter-free design and it's more or less the same kit that the men's second-division team have worn since 2018, but the bright block colours and simplicity really work – especially with the team's black shorts. That colour combination will stand out during races, which is a rarity in the peloton where numerous teams follow similar trends every year. Similar to the likes of Jumbo-Visma, Trek-Segafredo and Lotto Soudal, it looks classic and modern at the same time. (DO)

2. Movistar

Movistar 2022 kit Van Vleuten Mas

The Spanish squad have annually been moving away from a colour too similar to Astana to a darker blue, and this season they went for an even bolder choice. The colour makes the light-blue logo and horizontal lines pop much better than the white on blue and will be easy to spot from the helicopter shots. The repeat of the Movistar logo on the sleeves helps make their riders stand out in the head-on images. Kudos for keeping Jelena Erić's Serbian and Abner Gonzalez's Puerto Rican champion's jerseys simple. (LW)

1. Bora-Hansgrohe

Bora-Hansgrohe 2022 kit

While Bora-Hansgrohe have switched up their roster by showing Peter Sagan the door and signing Sam Bennett, Sergio Higuita and Aleksandr Vlasov, they have also upped their look for 2022. New is a predominantly green, black and red kit that has clearly been designed with style. The German team ha e switched from Sportful to Le Col and the new design recalls the Mondrian-inspired La Vie Claire jersey with a red box low down combining with the black and different green shades. Added to black shorts and green helmets, it's a classy look. (SF)

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  3. UCI WorldTour rankings watch

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  4. List of 2022 UCI ProTeams and Continental teams

    The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) - the governing body of cycling - categorizes teams into three divisions. The first division, consisting of the top 18 teams, is classified as UCI WorldTeams, and competes in the UCI World Tour.The second and third divisions, respectively, are the ProTeams (formerly known as Professional Continental teams) and the Continental teams.

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  8. UCI WorldTour 2022: Men's team-by-team guide to the season, full

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  9. Women's WorldTour 2024

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  10. WorldTour 2024

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  11. 2024 Men's WorldTour bikes: A guide to the bikes, groupsets, and tech

    The French team made the switch to Wilier, which also sponsors fellow WorldTour team Astana Qazaqstan. Groupama-FDJ are one of only two men's WorldTour that swapped bike sponsors for 2024. Fellow French team Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale joined them on this list after switching to Decathlon-owned Van Rysel bikes from BMC.

  12. 2024 UCI WorldTour

    2024 UCI World Tour competition hub, calendar, results and riders. 2024 UCI World Tour competition hub, calendar, results and riders. For; Federations; Teams; Officials; Media; Organisers; Fans; ... Teams/Riders Disciplines Cycling for All Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Allée Ferdi Kübler 12 1860 Aigle Switzerland ...

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  14. List of 2021 UCI WorldTeams and riders

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  15. Pro cycling kits 2024: What the WorldTour teams are wearing

    The Belgian team wore three different jerseys in 2023, with special editions for the Giro and Tour - but they have settled on a brand-new design for 2024. After their main effort for 2023 had the look of a white jersey that had innocuously been damaged by knocked-over paint cans, the team have opted for a far more geometric design for the new ...

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  21. Wins by WorldTour teams

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  23. What groupsets, tyres and pedals do WorldTour teams use?

    The remaining 12 teams will ride on rim brakes for 2019 but we think it's probably safe to assume that you will see each team ride discs at some point this season. 2019 WorldTour teams that use ...

  24. 2022 WorldTour team kits: The definitive ranking

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