Teams & Riders Tibor Del Grosso, the next big thing?

[KZD]

Discussion thread for one of the most interesting young riders on the cyclocross scene with a bright future on the road too. Just beat Wout van Aert on the cyclocross a few days ago and already got a pro win last year in the Tour of Turkey at 21 and I have a feeling 2026 will be quite a big year for him.

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[Potomac]

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[Berniece]

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I agree, definitely with Grosso in his name. A lot can be done with that.

Discussion thread for one of the most interesting young riders on the cyclocross scene with a bright future on the road too. Just beat Wout van Aert on the cyclocross a few days ago and already got a pro win last year in the Tour of Turkey at 21 and I have a feeling 2026 will be quite a big year for him.

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Thanks for starting the thread, he could've gotten his big win last year already without Brennan. I expect one this year

 

[saunaking]

I'm in early here as a big fan!

 

[Kazistuta]

Promising future indeed. Great potential.

 

[Potomac]

Del Grosso, the next big thing?

The great big Del Grosso thread?

 

[Wyndbrook]

I'm in early here as a big fan!

Early, really, he was world u23 cross champ two years ago and last season as well.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

I'm in early here as a big fan!

Not very early: he was picked 2 years ago in both the main CQ game and the emerging riders game.

 

[saunaking]

4th post is early.
Are you one of those that get mad when more people start listening to your fav indy band?

 

[KZD]

Really impressed with Del Grosso's cross season, won three races and finished second on several occasions behind Van der Poel including yesterday in the Worlds. He showed that he is already one of the best and given that he is 22 we can expect him to improve further.

Now onto the road, I expect his cross improvement to translate onto the road and it will be needed given the losses of Vermeersch and Hermans. He says that he will start his season in March but still no races confirmed. Peronsally, I would like him to race the big cobbled classics and the Vuelta.

Del Grosso, the next big thing?

The great big Del Grosso thread?

Done.

 

[jono]

Now onto the road, I expect his cross improvement to translate onto the road and it will be needed given the losses of Vermeersch and Hermans. He says that he will start his season in March but still no races confirmed. Peronsally, I would like him to race the big cobbled classics and the Vuelta.

Those are two different riders given different roles when it comes to supporting MVDP (and sometimes Philipsen) and their individual opportunities. Vermeersch is one for the cobbled classics. Hermans more frequently raced MSR, Strade Bianche, LBL and some other Ardennes races. Sometimes they overlapped at Ronde.

Currently TDG is a bit of rail, quite tall but very skinny (70kg at 1.90m). I certainly don't see him as a Roubaix rider for Alpecin this season.

 

[Squire]

I expect him to be decent in the big Flemish classics as a lieutenant, but mostly I think his season will be geared around leading the team in races where VDP and Philipsen aren't present, a bit like 2025 but maybe with some more high level races. He was lacking a bit on the hills last year to really get that big result, as he couldn't really outlast all of the better sprinters. But maybe that'll also be better now that he seems to have stepped up a level in CX.