Here are the first details on Doug Ryder's team with Vincenzo Nibali as consultant: 23 riders in the squad with partner Scott for bikes.
The team will have a Professional license for 2023 and will have affiliation in Switzerland: Q36.5 is a brand of the Q&E company from Bolzano, which will be the main sponsor of the team. Filippo Colombo this year made a significant leap in quality with the victory in the Short Track A Mont Sainte Anne and many top 10 performances in the World Cup.
Some time ago we had talked about a probable passage of Columbus to Scott because of Forster's contract expiration but we were wrong, even if the new team uses Scott: is it possible a new trend where road teams (see Pidcock, Koretkzy and others) give their athletes carte blanche to race off-road? We hope so because the loss of Columbus is a shame given his growth over the years.
