As we look forward to 2025, the MPCC is delighted to conclude 2024 by announcing a new membership of a Pro Team, from the Unibet Tietema Rockets (ex-TDT-Unibet). One of the few second-tier sporting groups which was not yet a member of our movement has finally chosen to join us, bringing to 16 the number of Pro Teams within the MPCC. Only the Polti-Kometa team (Polti-VisitMalta in 2025), which we are encouraging to join us, is missing to pack all Pro Teams with us.
For his part, Bas Tietema, one of its co-founders, declared: “ We strongly value fairness and transparency in cycling. By becoming a member of the MPCC, we want to demonstrate our responsibility not only to our riders and staff but also to the sport and its fans worldwide. We believe that collaborating with the MPCC will help us set an example and strengthen trust in cycling. Furthermore, we affirm our commitment to abide by the MPCC’s Rules of Procedure. ”
The cycling team started as TDT-Unibet and will be called Unibet Tietema Rockets from January 1st. For next season, it brought together 25 riders from 9 countries and will include Norwegian rider Odd Christian Eiking, an experienced and former rider of EF-Education EasyPost, FDJ and Wanty-Gobert who also won the Arctic Race of Norway in 2019.
The MPCC thus hopes that other teams will follow the commitments made by Unibet Tietema Rockets, whether at World Tour level, Continental level or on the women’s circuit. We enthrust them to become active players in the fight against doping, at a time when suspicions are far from over, and to take action to make cycling even more credible on other issues such as riders’ health and safety in races.
