Derek Gee rumoured to be joining Lidl-Trek
Derek Gee is rumoured to be joining Lidl-Trek imminently, ending the Israel-Premier Tech contract dispute that has been ongoing since late August.
The 28-year-old has not raced since the Canadian national championships in June, and before that, the Giro d'Italia where he finished a career-best fourth place. The second half of his 2025 has been coloured by legal wrangling after his lawyers issued a 'notice of termination' to the team he turned pro with three years ago.
Since the summer, Gee has been most strongly connected with Ineos Grenadiers, but in recent weeks, as his previous team rebranded to NSN Cycling Team and the eyes of Ineos strayed to Oscar Onley, the Canadian's future was looking less certain. But with Lidl-Trek now taking pole position for his signature, Gee looks set to further complicate the newly-German WorldTeam's GC leadership dilemma for 2026.
