'I feel 100 per cent ready to take the next step' - Lorenzo Finn confirmed for 2027 Red Bull WorldTour squad
'Developing our own riders is a central part of our strategy' explains Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe Zak Dempster.
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Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe have confirmed that Lorenzo Finn will be part of their 2027 WorldTour roster after rising through every level of the team’s development structure.
Finn was junior world champion in 2024, Under 23 world champion in 2025 and won the Giro d'Italia Next Gen and the Tour de l'Avenir this year, the first rider in 53 years to win both stage races in the same season. As a junior Finn dueled with France's Paul Seixas. Many consider him equally as talented and potentially Italy's next Grand Tour winner.
Finn will turn 20 on December 19 and joins Remco Evenepoel, Florian Lipowitz, Jai Hindley, Luke Tuckwell and Giulio Pellizzari in the team's stage race group. He is the first Red Bull rider to rise to the World tour squad from their Grenke-Auto Eder junior team and the Red Bull Rookies Under 23 team.
"Developing our own riders is a central part of our strategy. "Our goal is to provide young athletes with a clear pathway to the WorldTour," Head of Sports Zak Dempster said.
"Lorenzo is the first rider to have followed that pathway from the junior ranks onwards. It confirms that our concept works. At the same time, it sends a clear message to the best young talents around the world: if you want to develop over the long term, Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe offers the right environment to do so."
Finn is Anglo-italian, with his father moving from Britain to Genoa, in northern Italy. Finn was born and grew-up in Italy and opted to race for Italy.
He preferred to race in the Under 23 ranks in 2026 but spent almost half of his racing days competing alongside the professionals. He won the Sibiu Tour in Romania, was part of the Red Bull squad that won the early-season Trofeo Ses Salines TTT and rode the elite men's road race at the Montreal world championships.
Finn has been courted by other WorldTour teams but has always stayed loyal to Red Bull, who helped him develop and offered him a long-term professional career path. He has already joined his Red Bull WorldTour teammates for winter medical checks and will attend the team's December camp in Mallorca.
"Becoming a professional cyclist is a dream that is now coming true," Finn said.
"You have to take a moment to pause and tell yourself: I haven’t reached my ultimate goal yet, but I’ve made it as a pro. It’s something I’ve wanted since I was a child.
"Now I must not put too much pressure on myself. First, I need to get used to the level.
"I don’t have any specific expectations for my first year as a pro. I want to keep developing throughout the season and help the team. I still have time. I’m a long way from reaching my full potential. But I’ve reached a level where I can be confident in myself. Now I feel 100 per cent ready to take the next step."
