It hasn't even been released yet, and it's already among the best in the world. What is the Lapierre PXR Racing?

Just a few weeks ago, we reported on the dissolution of the Ghost and Lapierre teams, two historic structures of elite MTB that were coming to an end as we knew them. However, the official publication of the UCI team list for the upcoming season has revealed a significant surprise: Lapierre is back on the scene with a new project called Lapierre PXR Racing. But in reality, it is the German structure of the Ghost team with a new name and cyclists.

Does the new Lapierre PXR Racing come from the Ghost Factory?

The information, for now, is limited but seems definitive as it comes exclusively from the UCI's own website. So far, there is no official statement from the French manufacturer or the German structure, but the registered data allows us to draw some conclusions.

Everything points to Lapierre PXR Racing inheriting part of the legacy of the previous projects. The new team would maintain the German structure of the former Ghost Factory Racing, with Thomas Wickles serving as the team manager. This detail reinforces the idea of a reconfiguration rather than a total disappearance, something increasingly common in professional MTB due to changes in sponsorship and brand strategy.

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According to the official UCI registry, the new Lapierre PXR Racing is born as a hybrid structure that integrates cyclists from the two disappeared projects. From the former Ghost Factory Racing come Caroline Bohé, Nicole Koller, and Anne Terpstra, while the previous Lapierre team contributes Anton Cooper and Tobias Lillelund. A combination that confirms that the new project does not start from scratch, but rather reuses a good part of the sporting and competitive capital of both structures, although for now there is no official communication from the French brand.

It is a lineup of high competitive level, with proven riders in the World Cup, reinforcing the idea that Lapierre is not abandoning elite XCO, but rather rethinking it under a new name.

The emergence of Lapierre PXR Racing confirms that the French brand continues to bet on elite MTB, and it does so by relying on one of the most established structures in current XCO.