Having claimed a first UCI Road World Championships victory courtesy of Harry Hudson in Kigali last September, Chinese brand Quick Pro is now sponsoring the iconic Euskaltel-Euskadi team for 2026.
Long-time fans of the sport will likely remember the orange-clad team, the exploits of riders such as Iban Mayo and Samuel Sánchez, and their Orbea bikes.
Having ridden bikes from the Basque brand for more than 30 years, the partnership ended in 2024.
The team briefly rode bikes from Mendiz (another Spanish brand) in 2025, but has now teamed up with Quick Pro for “the 2026 season onwards”.
The partnership, which was announced last month, will see the Chinese brand’s bike debut in the WorldTour – road cycling’s premier racing calendar – at the Volta a Catalunya in March.
A milestone
According to Quick Pro, its partnership with the Euskadi Foundation “marks a milestone in its international expansion and provides an opportunity to validate its designs in the most rigorous environment of competitive cycling”.
The team will ride the ER One aero road bike, the AR One all-rounder (as ridden by Harry Hudson) and the TT One time trial bike, and has committed to “joint work in technological development, prototype validation, and equipment optimisation” with the brand.
The bikes are, of course, painted orange to match the foundation’s iconic team colours.
In addition to Quick Pro framesets and finishing kit, the Euskaltel-Euskadi team bikes also feature carbon fibre cranksets and chainrings from Cybrei and power meter spiders from Xcadey – both also Chinese brands.
The bike is finished with a Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 R9200 groupset, Vittoria Corsa Pro TLR tyres and carbon wheels from Polish brand No Limited.
Laboral Kutxa-Euskadi team riding XDS bikes
While the men’s team is on bikes from Quick Pro, the Euskadi Foundation’s women's team – Laboral Kutxa-Euskadi – is riding XDS bikes in 2026.
Like the XDS-Astana Team, Laboral Kutxa-Euskadi is riding the X-Lab AD9 aero bike, complete with Shimano Ultegra Di2 R8100 groupsets and FSA PowerBox power meter cranksets.
The team is also using carbon wheels from XDS, such as the Branta C50UL model, paired with Vittoria tyres.
As the name implies, the Branta C50UL wheelset features 50mm-deep carbon rims, with 22 and 30mm internal and external widths.
Built with carbon aero spokes, the wheelset features a claimed weight of 1,350g, yet appears to cost only AU$1,499 (around £760) – far less than we’d typically expect of a wheelset with this kind of spec.
Topping things off, the team also has one of the best jersey designs I’ve seen in the pro peloton this year.
Made by Agu and designed by creative agency MUY Company, the jersey incorporates multiple icons representing influential Spanish women from a diverse array of fields.
More of this, please, pro cycling.
