Nino Schurter will continue as an elite cyclist for SCOTT SRAM in 2026

The UCI has just updated the official list of registered MTB teams for the 2026 season, and upon reviewing the various structures and their riders in detail, a news item appears that is as unexpected as it is significant: Nino Schurter is still listed as an official rider for SCOTT SRAM.

Nino Schurter remains a cyclist for SCOTT SRAM

The 2025 season will be marked in the history of XCO as the last in which Nino Schurter bid farewell to the XCO World Cup. The Swiss rider, the most decorated cyclist of all time in this discipline, explained at that time that his retirement was limited to the regular World Cup calendar, not to competition itself. In fact, he has already confirmed that he will return to race in a gravel event in Spain in the coming months.

What few expected was that this competitive return would occur while maintaining his status as a SCOTT SRAM rider. Far from adopting a merely institutional role or brand ambassador, Schurter will continue to wear the official team kit in 2026.

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As reflected in the official UCI registration, the points that Nino Schurter may earn this season will continue to count for SCOTT SRAM, a significant detail within the new UCI points system that determines rankings, invitations, and team status.

Thus, without fanfare or major announcements, Nino Schurter extends his sporting link with the elite a little longer, keeping alive a historic relationship with SCOTT SRAM and making it clear that his retirement from XCO does not imply a total disconnection from competition. At 38 years old, the Swiss rider continues to write his own farewell, without set dates and still with room to continue influencing, also in sports, within the global MTB scene.