BREAKING4 weeks ago
Empty Pit Tent Marks Lapierre PXR Racing's Collapse
Lapierre PXR Racing is done. Eight months after launch, the team is gone, and its pit spot at Soldier Hollow sits empty for the rest of the weekend.
What this means
Lapierre PXR Racing will not appear at Whistler or Lake Placid, and Anne Terpstra has already ended her World Cup career over it. Two World Cup rounds now run one World Team licence short, with no indication the slot returns.
The team held one of just 20 UCI World Team licences and was talking openly about building toward the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics when the funding stopped. That's not a struggling programme cut for underperformance — it's a healthy one killed by its parent company's insolvency. Accell Group entered insolvency proceedings on 6 August, and Lapierre's own reorganisation followed within the week. A race team is the cheapest thing a bike brand can cut, and it's usually the first thing a fan sees from outside.
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