How Uno-X Mobility - with Euskaltel-like vision - made an all-Scandinavian bet pay off in WorldTour-gold

No team in modern cycling does it quite the way Uno-X Mobility do. The Norwegian team are following in the footsteps of Euskaltel-Euskadi with their ultra-local philosophy, but few expected it to deliver this much success. With the WorldTour now secured, the sky really is the limit. IDL Procycling looks back on a phenomenal year for the Norwegians and Danes.

It was in the one-day races that the team exploded out of the blocks. The WorldTour opener in Belgium was won in style, with Søren Wærenskjold taking victory at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. The Norwegian couldn’t quite live up to the huge expectations in the rest of the one-day calendar, but several team-mates stepped up instead.

The spring classics themselves were not spectacular. Here and there Uno-X picked up some honourable placings, but in the biggest races the team were not at their very best. Magnus Cort still managed sixth in Strade Bianche, while Alexander Kristoff sprinted to fourth in Gent–Wevelgem. The real success, however, came in the smaller races. It was above all Jonas Abrahamsen who struck there, winning both the Muur Classic Geraardsbergen and the Circuit Franco-Belge.

He also took third in the Giro del Veneto, while sprinters Erlend Blikra and Stian Fredheim grabbed wins in smaller French races. The icing on the cake was, of course, the victory of Sakarias Koller Løland, who clinched the win in the Veneto Classic and in doing so effectively sealed a WorldTour licence for the team. It was the perfect finishing touch to a brilliant season.

Even though the team is known first and foremost for its attacking riders, it was actually in the stage races where Uno-X Mobility truly impressed. And not only with day wins. Of course we can’t ignore Abrahamsen’s blockbuster stage victory at the Tour de France, a defining moment in the team’s history. But Tobias Halland Johannessen finishing sixth in the general classification might be even more impressive. For the climber, 2025 was a genuine breakthrough year, after some very hard moments earlier in his career. Tobias Halland Johannessen became a household name.

His twin brother Anders also took a giant step forward, winning the overall classification at the Tour of Slovenia and finishing second at the Tour of Langkawi. Elsewhere it was all about collecting stage victories and podiums – and the team did that with real flair. Cort struck in O Gran Camiño, Kristoff won stages at both the Ruta del Sol and the Arctic Race of Norway, and Fredrik Dversnes also took a win in the far north. On top of that, Dversnes bagged a prestigious stage victory at Tirreno–Adriatico.

Wærenskjold, for his part, delivered two stage wins and the overall at the Deutschland Tour, but also added triumphs at the Tour of Denmark and Étoile de Bessèges. The young Johannes Kulset continues to impress more and more, both in stage races and one-day events: he finished fifth at the Tour of Turkey and third at the AlUla Tour, underlining just how broad this squad has become.

Scandinavian cycling is booming, that much is clear. Riders like Mads Pedersen and Jonas Vingegaard keep the Danish honours high, and Uno-X does so for the Norwegians - and also the Danes. In the end, they scored so many points and big results that they secured a coveted WorldTour spot for 2026 and beyond. That promotion was confirmed on the back of their autumn surge, capped by the Veneto Classic.

And they’ve achieved it with their classic approach still intact: the team is made up exclusively of Norwegians and Danes. Because of that, we can only conclude that the squad has risen far, far above itself this year. Our editorial panel hands Uno-X Mobility a thoroughly deserved 9 out of 10.

Saying goodbye to Alexander Kristoff will hurt. It had been on the cards for a while, but the sprinter will go into the history books as one of the greatest Norwegian – no, Scandinavian – riders of all time. Even so, the team will not sink without the veteran. With six new riders coming in, there is plenty of fresh blood.

Sven Erik Bystrøm and Alexander Kamp add valuable experience, arriving from Groupama–FDJ and Intermarché–Wanty respectively. Martin Tjøtta was forced to move on from the disappearing Arkéa–B&B Hotels squad, but that situation has allowed Uno-X to bring in a promising young climber. Anthon Charmig (XDS–Astana) returns to the Scandinavian structure after two years in Kazakhstan.

On top of that, Uno-X Mobility are recruiting two riders from the continental circuit: Tobias Svarre (ColoQuick) and Storm Ingebrigtsen (Coop–Repsol). That last name, in particular, is one to circle in red: the 20-year-old Norwegian has already won a stage at the Tour of Norway. Once again, the team have unearthed a handful of gems that can take them even further in the years to come.

Transfers In: Sven Erik Bystrøm (Groupama-FDJ), Alexander Kamp (Intermarché-Wanty), Anthon Charmig (XDS-Astana), Martin Tjøtta (Arkéa-B&B Hotels), Storm Ingebrigtsen (Coop-Repsol) and Tobias Svarre (ColoQuick)

Transfers out: Alexander Kristoff (retiring), Amund Grøndahl Jansen (?), Magnus Kulset (?) and Rasmus Bøgh Wallin (Team Cranks)

If it ain't broke, don't fix it. That will more or less be the motto at Uno-X for the coming season. If they stick to the same aggressive style of racing, there will be plenty to enjoy once again in 2026. Born attackers like Abrahamsen, Dversnes, Markus Hoelgaard and Rasmus Tiller will continue to do what they do best: race offensively and light up the TV screen. Meanwhile, Magnus Cort will hope for a much better autumn than this year, when he was sidelined by mysterious health issues.

But the team has long since become more than just a bunch of attackers. Of course, top sprinter Kristoff has retired, yet fast men like Wærenskjold, Fredheim and Blikra have already absorbed that loss with a string of wins. Moreover, we’d love to see Wærenskjold show himself even more in the spring classics. The same goes for Abrahamsen: if he and Wærenskjold can translate their Tour de France level to the cobbles, the picture will be complete.

In the mountains, Uno-X Mobility will lean heavily on the Johannessen twins once more. If they take another step forward, who knows what the ceiling might be. Their climbing unit is getting stronger every year, with guys like the young Kulset, Andreas Leknessund and new signing Tjøtta offering more and more support. And keep a close eye on Storm Ingebrigtsen: he might well turn out to be the next big Norwegian star.