Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe has secured another young talent and is getting a boost from the Basque Country. Oier Lazkano will ride for the German WorldTeam from 2025.
Oier Lazkano is a puncheur with amazing strength and great potential. At just 23 years old, he stood on a WorldTour podium for the first time last spring. His powerful attack, which earned him 2nd place at Dwars door Vlaanderen, caused quite a stir at the time. This was followed by the Spanish national road title - and this spring he has continued in spectacular fashion.
Winning the gravel classic Clásica Jaén and finishing on the podium in Kuurne were particularly notable at the start of the year. The young Basque then showed a different side at the Critérium du Dauphiné, with top placings in the time trial and a mountaintop finish to secure his first top-10 in a WorldTour stage race.
Oier Lazkano
“I’m very excited to join Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe. I think it will be a big step forward in my career. I am very grateful to the team for their confidence in me, working with the biggest names in the sport is an amazing opportunity.”
Ralph Denk
"Oier is still young, but has already made a name for himself with his pure power. His style stands out in modern cycling: attack instinctively and pull through powerfully. It sometimes seems old school, but it is successful and inspires me. We can make good use of this power in the classics, and with Oier we now have even more options for the stage races."