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Matilda Price

Diversifying their GC options beyond Kopecky and Van der Breggen – Analysing SD Worx-Protime's quality over quantity rider signings for 2026

BREST, FRANCE - JULY 27: Lotte Kopecky of Belgium, Mischa Bredewold of Netherlands, Elena Cecchini of Italy, Femke Gerritse of Netherlands, Anna Van Der Breggen of Netherlands, Blanka Vas of Hungary, Lorena Wiebes of Netherlands and Team SD Worx - Protime prior to the 4th Tour de France Femmes 2025, Stage 2 a 110.4km stage from Brest to Quimper / #UCIWWT / on July 27, 2025 in Brest, France. (Photo by Szymon Gruchalski/Getty Images).

For several weeks after the transfer market officially opened, SD Worx-Protime didn't make a noise. No signings, no departures, no drama. For a minute, I wondered if they were even going to sign anyone new, such is their commitment to not just signing riders for the sake of it.

But, eventually, at the end of November, SD Worx did get going with the signings, and what they may be lacking in quantity or speed, the signings they made us wait for certainly bring the quality. They have signed just two new riders for 2026 – fewer than most other WorldTour teams – but they're making it count.

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