Paige Onweller and Torbjørn ‘Toby’ Røed return to the Trek Driftless ‘all-surface workforce’ in 2026, the place the duo will goal repeat podium finishes total on the Life Time Grand Prix collection, by which Onweller completed third two years in the past, and Røed was third final 12 months.
A trio of versatile riders have been added to the roster this 12 months – Daxton Mock, Cécile Lejeune, and Cobe Freeburn.
Like Onweller, Røed has additionally gained Large Sugar Gravel, and this 12 months marks his third season within the Grand Prix. He transitioned from a street focus to gravel in 2024 and scored the win at The Mid South with podiums at Belgian Waffle Journey Arizona, SBT GRVL and Monsterrato that 12 months.
“I am going to do the Life Time collection [again], it requires a lot focus. They do have the most important races and probably the most media publicity as nicely. It is a good place to be,” Røed advised Cyclingnews throughout the low season, the place the Norwegian spent a lot of his winter in Tucson, Arizona.
New teammates
Born in France however residing in Arizona, Lejeune raced the final two seasons with the US girls’s street workforce, the CCB p/b Levine Regulation Group. The 27-year-old gained three of 5 levels to safe the GC at Oregon Path Gravel in 2024, then had a breakout debut within the Life Time Grand Prix final 12 months with fifth total, boosted by fifth place within the Unbound Gravel 200.
“Having teammates to journey and race with is one thing I had been lacking final 12 months, and I do know it’s going to be a game-changer for me,” Lejeune famous on her Instagram account.
“I’m actually wanting ahead to studying from each single workforce member, constructing one thing robust collectively, and seeing how far we are able to push issues this 12 months.”
Mock, a 24-year-old who grew up close to the Trek headquarters in Wisconsin, used to compete in mountain bike and cyclo-cross for Bear Nationwide Workforce as a junior and under-23 rider, incomes bronze medals in U23 ‘cross races at US nationals and Pan-American Championships. Final 12 months, he gained the Valley of Tears Gravel in Texas.
The youngest within the group at 23 and in addition a former Bear Nationwide Workforce rider, Freeburn has gained his Durango hometown race, Iron Horse Bicycle Traditional, twice, and final 12 months had a breakout season on Colorado gravel, profitable Bighorn Gravel and ending third at SBT GRVL. He additionally had a high 10 at Chequamegon MTB and completed fifteenth at Leadville Path 100 MTB. This 12 months, when he takes these begins once more, he can be a part of the Grand Prix collection for the primary time.
Lejeune and Mock will put on the colorful Santini kits designed by Trek. Freeburn, like Onweller and Røed, could have their very own kits, whereas all are outfitted with Trek bikes. Search for the workforce to compete at The Mid South in Stillwater, Oklahoma, the elite races on Friday, March 13. Mock expects to race the week earlier than to defend his title at Valley of Tears.