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Modern Adventure grows to 24 riders with Factor as co-title sponsor
Modern Adventure Pro Cycling has expanded its 2027 roster from 21 riders to 24, and Factor Bikes joins as co-title sponsor. The signings include WorldTour veteran Jonas Rutsch and reigning Australian champion Patrick Eddy. Owen Cole is the 13th American rider on the 24-rider squad, which maintains the team's stated mission of at least a 50 percent American roster.
What this means
As of late October 2026, no riders had confirmed they would leave Modern Adventure, so the three additions come on top of the 2026 group. Quinn Simmons was repeatedly linked to the team, but his long-term deal with Lidl-Trek makes a move seem highly unlikely.
Rutsch brings seven years in the WorldTour and two top-11 finishes at Paris-Roubaix. Eddy lost a WorldTour spot, then won the Australian national championship, outfoxing two Jayco-AlUla riders, and dominated the Conti circuit with Team Brennan. The roster still sits under the line George Hincapie set in January: «The mandate for the team moving forward, even if we do hopefully end up sending a squad to the Tour de France, is to have at least 50% of the roster American.» Cole, a 22-year-old Californian, won the U23 US road race at 19 and finished top six in both the national U23 road race and time trial in 2026. Hincapie said of him: «We're excited to welcome Owen to the team. He's a talented young rider with a bright future, and we're excited to help him develop.» The team entered 2026 as a UCI ProTeam with 21 riders and a stated goal of competing in the Tour de France by 2032. This season it won five times and got a marquee invite to Paris-Roubaix.
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