DAS-Hutchinson, the UK’s most successful women’s UCI Continental team in recent years, will close down at the end of 2026.
Founded in 2018 as Torelli-Brother, the team won four of the last five editions of the British domestic scene’s biggest prize, the National Road Series, through Sammie Stuart, Monica Greenwood, Robyn Clay, and most recently Morven Yeoman.
The decision to close comes due to the rising costs of running a squad at UCI level, the tier below the professional ranks, the team explained in a statement published on its website.
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“Despite the fantastic backing of our partners, maintaining the programme at the standard we believe our riders and staff deserve has become increasingly difficult,” the statement read.
“As a result, DAS-Hutchinson will not continue as a UCI Continental team in 2027.”
The team will, however, live on as a lower-ranked development club under the name Team OnForm.
Simon Howes, the owner and original founder of DAS-Hutchinson, hailed his team’s “incredible journey” over the last nine years.
“Above all, I’m proud of the opportunities we have been able to give riders. Seeing athletes come through the programme, develop with us and go on to take the next steps in their careers has always meant more than any individual result,” he said.
In recent seasons, DAS-Hutchinson made it a key part of their race programme to accept invites to international WorldTour events, and competed in the Tour de Suisse, Vuelta a Burgos, and prestigious Tour of Flanders.
Past riders who have gone on to graduate to the WorldTour include Anna Henderson (Lidl-Trek), Becky Storrie and Robyn Clay (Picnic PostNL).
“It has been an incredibly difficult decision to bring the Continental programme to an end, but now feels like the right time,” Howes said.
“I’m enormously proud of what we have built and hugely grateful to every rider, member of staff, volunteer, sponsor, partner and supporter who has played a part in it.”
DAS-Hutchinson’s closure means there stand to be three women’s UCI Continental teams in the UK next season: Handsling Alba Development, O’Shea RedChilli Bikes and Smurfit Westrock.
There have been no British men’s UCI Continental teams since the collapse of Saint Piran in 2024.
