January 1 means one thing: we can show off our new signings in IPT colors for the first time!
Our four new arrivals for 2025 – Alexey Lutsenko, Jan Hirt, Matîs Louvel, and Pier-André Côté – will undeniably strengthen the team for its 11th season in the peloton.
We can now start counting down the days to their first races for the team…
IPT is the first non-Kazkah team Lutsenko will have raced for since turning pro in 2013. His 43 career victories to date include three national road race titles, allowing him to have his country’s distinctive flag – complete with its soaring steppe eagle – featured on his jersey sleeves.
Hirt brings great experience to IPT, having won stages of the Giro d’Italia and Tour of Oman (as well as recording two top-10 Giro finishes) during his career. The 33-year-old Czech rider will be a strong addition to our stage race group.
French rider Louvel joins us on a three-year contract from Arkéa – B&B Hotels, where he previously rode with IPT’s Hugo Hofstetter. A regular top-10 finisher in one-day races, we’re excited to watch his development over the coming seasons.
Côté makes the permanent step up from the IPT Academy for 2025, having been selected to race with the ProTeam 14 times last year. His jersey acknowledges his victory in the Canadian Road Championships in 2022.
