This is our team for Tour de France
Union-X lining up for Tour de France: (AI-generated visuals.)
Denmark and Norway once shared a union. This summer, we bring it back in our own way. We call it Union-X — a yellow and red Danish-Norwegian push towards another Tour de France stage win and a big GC result with Tobias Halland Johannessen.
Uno-X Mobility returns to the Tour de France as a Danish-Norwegian project in yellow and red, built step by step and shaped by the same idea from the beginning: Scandinavian riders, Scandinavian courage and the belief that we can strike on the biggest stage.
“The goal is to do what we did in 2025 once again. And that might be even harder this year than last year, because now we have said it out loud. A top 5 overall with Tobias is the objective, and it is the team’s big goal,” Sports Director Gabriel Rasch says.
For this Tour de France, we have chosen to work with the internal concept “Union-X”. It is a reminder of who we are: a Danish-Norwegian team with riders from both nations, built on the same culture, the same ambitions and the same willingness to take on the biggest races together.
The ambition is clear. Tobias Halland Johannessen leads the GC project for a top 5 overall, the team will continue to hunt breakaways with purpose, and the sprint chances are there when the race opens up.
“Last year, we came in as underdogs and had the GC goal in the back of our minds. This year, there is more pressure on it from the start, and more expectations,” Rasch says.
Selecting the team has not been easy. The level inside the squad is higher than ever, and with the Giro, Tour and Vuelta all on the programme, several riders had strong cases for a place.
“The most difficult thing is that we have riders who deserve to race and who have prepared well. At the same time, we also have the Giro and the Vuelta this year, so it is a bit different,” Rasch says.
Tobias Halland Johannessen (AI-generated visuals.)
Our lineup for Tour de France
🇳🇴 Tobias Halland Johannessen
Our GC leader for the race, aiming to fight high up in the overall after last year’s breakthrough.
🇩🇰 Magnus Cort
A dangerous finisher from reduced groups, a stage hunter and a rider who can win in several different ways.
🇳🇴 Anders Skaarseth
Road captain, race reader and decision-maker on the road — back at a very high level after a long injury comeback.
🇳🇴 Søren Wærenskjold
Our sprinter, close to the big wins and ready to take his chances on the flatter days.
🇩🇰 Anthon Charmig
A versatile stage hunter who climbs well and can also help in crosswinds, lead-outs and key race situations.
🇳🇴 Jonas Abrahamsen
Last year’s stage winner, a constant breakaway threat and an important support rider around both Søren and Tobias.
🇩🇰 Andreas Kron
A breakaway card who climbs very well, especially dangerous on hilly and semi-mountain stages.
🇳🇴 Torstein Træen
Climbing support for Tobias, especially when the GC group gets smaller in the high mountains.
Reserves: Andreas Leknessund // Anders Halland Johannessen.
Our DSs will be Gabriel Rasch, Stig Kristiansen and Christian “Gummi” Andersen
Gabriel Rasch, Sports Director.
Breakaway boys — with a GC plan
Uno-X Mobility has built a strong reputation for racing from the front. The breakaway boys. The team that dares to go when the opportunity is there.
That identity remains, but this Tour de France also comes with a clear GC ambition. That means the team may have to race with a little more control at times — without losing the offensive mindset.
“We will probably be a bit more conservative and a bit more boring because of the GC, but we will continue to go in breakaways and race offensively when we think it makes sense. We are not a team that says we have to be in the breakaway just for fun. We go when we believe in it,” Rasch says.
For Rasch, that is the key point. Uno-X Mobility will not attack just to be seen. The team will attack when there is real belief in the move.
The team selection also reflects the GC ambition around Tobias. More climbing strength. More riders around him. More support when the race gets selective.
“We have put a bit more emphasis on selecting a strong climbing team, with more riders around Tobias. We have been a bit weak there before, with Tobias being alone when there are still around 30 riders left,” Rasch explains.
At the same time, the team arrives with a clear sprinter for the flatter days. Søren Wærenskjold has been close to a Tour de France win before, and on the flatter stages he will get his chances. Still, he will have to do a lot of the job himself.
“He is the kind of rider who does not want too much help, but on the flat stages he will have a few riders available,” Rasch says.
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Jonas Abrahamsen (AI-generated visuals.)
Where Union-X can win
There are several ways for Union-X to win a stage. Jonas Abrahamsen already proved one way last year. Magnus Cort can win from a smaller group. Charmig and Kron can be dangerous from the breakaway. Søren can win a sprint. Tobias can win a mountain stage.
“It is extremely difficult. There are many stages where we have to try to get the right rider in the right breakaway on the right day. We can win in several different ways,” Rasch says.
Still, if Rasch has to point to the biggest opportunity, the answer is clear.
“Winning a stage from the breakaway is our biggest opportunity.”
The race itself is expected to become hard early, with the Pyrenees arriving quickly. That means the GC riders need to be ready from the start — and it could also shape how the breakaway days play out.
“It will probably be a hard Tour de France. We go into the Pyrenees early, so it is important to be good from the start. It could easily be that one of the favourites takes the jersey early, and that the race is shaped by that, with more breakaways being allowed to go,” Rasch says.
The guys who finished the Tour in 2025. Photo: Getty Sport
Denmark-Norway, built step by step
The ambitions for this Tour de France are another sign of how far the Uno-X Mobility project has come.
What started as a development team has become a WorldTour-level Danish-Norwegian group with big ambitions and high expectations.
“It started with a development team, and now it is becoming harder and harder to get into this team. That is incredibly cool. The environment here is amazing, and it shows how much it means to enjoy being part of a group. It is safe to be here, and I think the riders really flourish because of that,” Rasch says.
That is also what the team hopes to show through three weeks in July. Not only results, but a way of racing. A way of being a team. A way of making kids and young people want to ride a bike.
“I hope we can inspire kids and young people to start cycling. And I hope we can show that we have a Norwegian cyclist who can stay with the best in the mountains day after day — because that has never happened before,” Rasch says.
“That was the big difference last year. There were seven riders left in the mountains, and a Norwegian rider was still there. That has never happened day after day.”
And when it comes to the preparation, it has given the team confidence before the Grand Départ.
“It has gone better than ever before. We had a camp in Sierra Nevada with the whole rider group. So they should be as well prepared as they have ever been,” Rasch ends.
About the race
The 113th Tour de France runs from 4 to 26 July, starting with a team time trial in Barcelona before moving through France and finishing three weeks later on the Champs-Élysées in Paris. Across 3,333 kilometres, the route offers chances for sprinters, breakaway riders and GC contenders — with seven flat stages, four hilly stages, eight mountain stages, one team time trial and one individual time trial. The biggest climbing tests come with summit finishes at Gavarnie-Gèdre, Plateau de Solaison, Orcières-Merlette and Alpe d’Huez — the last one coming twice.
About Uno-X Mobility Cycling
Uno-X Mobility Cycling is a professional cycling team that combines a passion for racing with a vision for the future of mobility. The team, owned by Reitan Retail, primarily focuses on developing Norwegian and Danish talent, providing them with opportunities to compete at the highest international level. Through our commitment to young athletes, the promotion of future of mobility, and close collaboration with our partners, we aim to make a positive impact both within and beyond the sport of cycling. Uno-X Mobility's mission is to develop and promote solutions for the future of mobility.
For more information, contact:
Henning Askjer Lefsaker, Head of Communications.
