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BMC closes its XC team for a women's road move with no team yet
BMC will end its official cross-country structure at the end of 2026, and BMC Factory Racing leaves the XCO World Cup in 2027. BMC gives a move into women's road cycling, which it calls 'long overdue', as the reason, and has not yet said which women's team will use its bikes in 2027.
What this means
The XC riders lose their factory team after 2026, and BMC has not said what happens to them. BMC says it will keep sponsoring Bike Team Solothurn and Tudor Pro Cycling, and has a new off-road programme built around gravel series.
BMC started 2026 in the XCO World Cup on an invitation, as it was not among the top 20 ranked. Its four elite riders, Jordan Sarrou, Loana Lecomte, Titouan Carod and Luke Weidmann, have no announced plans for 2027. On the other side of the trade, BMC says it has no team partner yet at Women's WorldTour or ProTour level, and has not said which women's team will use its bikes in 2027. BMC's official explanation is a redistribution of sports investments, and it did not link the decision to World Cup participation costs. BMC says the factory team's athletes and staff were made aware of the closure in spring 2026. BMC's press release frames the move this way: «As basically all the Women's pro races this year have shown, Women's racing is on a march that won't be stopped or slowed down».
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