Best Bike Split Unveils 2026 Professional Team Partners

January 15, 2026

Best Bike Split continues to expand its role in professional cycling, supporting elite teams with advanced race modeling, pacing strategy, and performance analytics throughout the 2026 season.

Austin, TX (January 15, 2026) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ — After a standout 2025 season in which teams using Best Bike Split technology recorded more than 120 wins worldwide, the Austin-based performance platform enters 2026 with renewed momentum and an expanded technical toolkit. Best Bike Split remains deeply embedded at the highest levels of the sport, with its race planning and analysis tools contributing to performance outcomes across the Giro d’Italia, Tour de France, and Vuelta a España.

For the 2026 season, Best Bike Split will work closely with a diverse group of leading Men’s and Women’s World Tour and professional teams, including Lidl-Trek, Cofidis, Lotto-Intermarché, CANYON//SRAM, EF Education-EasyPost, Team Jayco AlUla, United Cycling Women’s Team, and Human Powered Health. These teams represent a wide range of racing styles and competitive ambitions, unified by a shared focus on data-driven preparation and execution.

The strong results delivered by partner teams throughout 2025 underscore the growing importance of precision pacing, course-specific planning, and post-race evaluation in modern cycling. Best Bike Split’s platform is designed to support these demands—helping teams transform complex data into clear, actionable race strategies.

In 2026, partner teams will gain access to a suite of newly released and enhanced features designed to improve preparation, execution, and review:

• Course Builder

A fully integrated course creation tool that allows teams to design routes directly within Best Bike Split using interactive mapping, automatic road routing, elevation modeling, and surface analysis—eliminating the need for external file creation and imports.

• AI Workout Builder

An AI-powered system that generates structured, highly individualized workouts based on race demands, athlete profiles, and training objectives, supporting more targeted preparation across the season.

• Post-Race Analytics

Advanced performance breakdowns that enable teams and coaches to review execution, pacing decisions, and outcomes in detail, turning race data into actionable insights.

• Significant Climb Detection

Updated algorithms that automatically identify decisive climbing segments, helping athletes better manage effort and energy during key moments of a race.

• Race Plan AI Assistant

An intelligent assistant that supports athletes and staff with race-day questions, pacing guidance, nutritional considerations, and training recommendations—all within a single interface.

Rich Harpel, President of Best Bike Split, sees 2026 as a pivotal year for the platform and its partners: “Last season demonstrated what’s possible when teams combine world-class talent with precise preparation. Our focus for 2026 is giving teams deeper insight, better tools, and greater confidence in how they plan and execute on race day. We’re excited to keep pushing the boundaries of what performance software can deliver.”

From amateur athletes to the top tiers of professional cycling, Best Bike Split remains committed to advancing how races are planned, trained for, and executed. The continued evolution of the platform reflects a long-term investment in the sport and the athletes who define it.

About Best Bike Split
Best Bike Split is the leading online platform for cyclists and triathletes aiming to optimize race day performance. Utilizing cutting-edge technology, we predict winning race times, formulate optimal race strategies, and facilitate successful race day execution. Employed by Tour de France teams, IRONMAN® world champions, Olympic gold medalists, and coaches globally, Best Bike Split is essential for planning, training, and racing.

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