British Continental squad Hess Cycling shuts down
The Hess Cycling Team, founded in 2023 in Luxembourg and registered in Great Britain since 2024, announced in a statement on Monday that it was closing its doors. The women's Continental team had already been the subject of negative headlines earlier this year. Media reports revealed that owner Rolf Hess was under investigation for alleged fraudulent business dealings in Spain, ProCyclingUK reported that payments to riders and staff were late over the offseason, and the team's early-season campaign was derailed by delays in securing a UCI license.
Now, the squad is shutting down entirely.
"During this year it became clear that a successful future for our team can only be secured by cooperating with a much stronger team and organisation," read a statement attributed to Hess and team manager Norbert Stocker and Pirmin Lang. "Until last week we were sure this could be achieved, unfortunately this is no longer the case and we have concluded to terminate Hess Cycling Team with immediate effect."
