The 21st edition of the ΔΕΗ Tour of Hellas, featuring a new-designed route, returns to this year’s cycling calendar.
Starting on April 2, five breathtaking stages are expected to thrill the sport’s aficionados in Greece and stir the interest of cycling fans worldwide.
In its forth edition - following a nine-year hiatus between 2013 and 2021 - the Tour will introduce 18 professional clubs as well as the national teams of Greece and Cyprus. All 20 teams will follow the path from Patras to Athens and finish in the emblematic Panathenaic Stadium on April 6.
The 2025 Tour’s thorough coverage begins with the presentation of the 4 Pro Tour teams and the 12 Continental teams.
PRO TOUR TEAMS
Novo Nordisk
Category: UCI Pro Team
Nation: USA
Founded: 2008
Abbreviation: TNN
Official website: teamnovonordisk.com
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In 2024: They competed in many major Tours, including the ΔΕΗ Tour of Hellas, where they collected 9 points. Their star rider is Matyas Kopecky. The Czech currently ranks 374th in the PCS and 379th in the UCI World rankings with 167 points, out of the 189 the team collected in 2024.
In brief: An experienced team. It has been in existence for 16 years and in its first year, it won the Tour of Mexico overall classification. It is the first team consisting of cyclists with type-1 diabetes. In 2011, they turned Continental and won both the Tour of Turkey and the Tour of Rwanda. They use Argon 18 bikes.
Q36.5
Category: UCI Pro Team
Nation: Switzerland
Founded: 2023
Abbreviation: Q36
Official website: q36-5procycling.com
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In 2024: They celebrated five victories with the one in Belgium (Druivenkoers 1.1) being the most illustrious. Additionally, they emerged victorious in the fourth stage of the Tour of Sibiu in Romania and the national championships of Ethiopia and Spain (ME-ITT). Their leading rider is the Dutch Krinsen Jelte No 137 in the PCS and No 151 in the UCI World rankings with 459 points.
In brief: It was founded two years ago. They are trying to leave their mark since being granted Pro Tour status. Their main accolades are the yellow jersey earned by Mark Donovan in the Tour of Romania, and the three National titles they won in Canada, Spain, and Ethiopia. They compete with SCOTT bikes.
Solution Tech Vini Fantini
Category: UCI Pro Team
Nation: Italy
Founded: 2022
Abbreviation: TFT
Official website: toscanafactoryteam.com
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In 2024: They managed five victories, including stage 1b of the ΔΕΗ Tour of Hellas, courtesy of Italian Jakub Mareczko, who ranks second in points (154) within the team. His fellow compatriot, Valerio Conti, tops the list, currently No 375 in the PCS and No 519 in the UCI World rankings. Their most prestigious win was the one on Stage 1 of the Tour of China (Hainan) category 2. Pro.
In brief: A team that started in 2022 as Continental under the name Corratec. In 2023 they acquired ProTeam status and recently changed their name to Solution Tech- Vini Fantini. They boast 22 victories and have already achieved one in 2025 a few days ago in the United Arab Emirates Sharjah Tour stage 2, courtesy of the Serbian Dusan Rajovic. They race with Pardus bikes.
Unibet Tietema Rockets
Category: UCI Pro Team
Nation: France
Founded: 2023
Abbreviation: RKT
Official website: rocketscycling.com
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In 2024: They won four times – of them, two in Austria in the category 2.2 Tour of Oberosterreich in the (GC and Stage 3), with the Frenchman Adrien Maire. Their leading cyclist is Belgium’s Lander Loockx who has amassed 216 points and is 287th in the PCS and 337th in the UCI World rankings.
In brief: Unibet Tietema Rockets is a Dutch team, with a French license, founded by the Dutch former professional rider Bas Tietiema. In 2024 they switched from the Continental to ProTeam status. The team’s highlight is the yellow jersey Adrien Maire won in Austria in 2023. They use Cannondale bikes.
UCI CONTINENTAL TEAMS
ATT Investments
Category: UCI Continental Team
Nation: Czechia
Founded: 2011
Abbreviation: ATT
Official website: attcycling.cz
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In 2024: They scored ten victories, including the ΔΕΗ Tour of Hellas GC and stage 5 with the Pole Bartosz Rudyk. After their triumph in Greece, they went on to win the general classification at the Tour of Bulgaria. ATT Investments’ best rider is the Hungarian Marton Dina, No 335 in the PCS and No 306 in the UCI World ranking with 185 points.
In brief: They spent many years as a domestic team, before being promoted to Continental level in 2020. In 2023, they won the yellow jersey at the Tour of Bulgaria with Czech Michal Schuran. It is a team that is evolving every year. They race with Lapierre bikes.
Bike Aid
Category: UCI Continental Team
Nation: Germany
Founded: 2012
Abbreviation: BAI
Official website: bikeaid.de/en/racing/news
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In 2024: They earned four victories, including the Poyang Lake Tour of China (2.2) and the Mersin Tour (Turkey). Dawit Yemane from Eritrea is their highest-ranked rider. He has accumulated 134 points and stands No 448 in the PCS lists and No 467 in the UCI World rankings.
In brief: One of the most experienced teams of this year’s Tour. They earned Continental Teams status in 2014 and enjoyed many successful campaigns ever since. The yellow jerseys captured in 2014 at the Tour of Cameroon and the Grand Prix Chantal Biya by Dan Craven (Namibia) and Mekseb Debesay (Eritrea) respectively, stand out. They won more yellow jerseys in 2017 at the Tour of Cameroon with German Nikodemus Holler and in 2019 at the Tour of Mersin in Turkey with the Dutch Peter Koning, as well as the pink jersey in 2020 at the Tour of Thailand with Holler. They use Ceepo bikes.
Elkov Kasper
Category: UCI Continental Team
Nation: Czechia
Founded: 2000
Abbreviation: EKA
Official website: hkcycling.cz
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In 2024: They enjoyed a glorious season with eight wins, including the one in the Tour of Romania Turul (2.2), courtesy of their top rider, Slovak Lukas Kubis who has accumulated 183 points and currently stands No 339 in the PCS and No 235 in the UCI World rankings. They were part of the 2024 ΔΕΗ Tour of Hellas. Czech Tomas Pridal was the one who stood out winning 20 points in the general classification.
In brief: A Czech team with twenty-four years of experience. They acquired Continental status in 2010. Formerly known as PSK-Unit Expert, they changed their name to Elkov Kasper in 2020. Their former rider Giorgos Tentsos won the Greek Time Trial Championships in 2007. Among their most prestigious distinctions are the yellow jerseys they won at the Tour of the Czech Republic with Czech Josef Cerny, in 2021 at the Tour of Malopolska (Poland) with Czech Michal Schlegel, and in 2022 at the Tour of Loire-et-Cher (France) with Czech Michal Kukrle. They compete with Wilier Triestina bikes.
Epronex
Category: UCI Continental Team
Nation: Hungary
Founded: 2016
Abbreviation: EPR
Official website: teamepronex.com
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In 2024: They won once in the Tour of Romania (Szeklerland) and in stage 1 with the Hungarian Balazs Rozsa. Their best rider is the South African Byron Munton. His total sum of 14 points brings him in No 1429 in the PCS and No 1369 in the UCI World rankings.
In brief: They were founded in 2016 as a national-level team, before moving up to Continental. In 2021, they succeeded internationally winning the sprint jersey on the fifth day of the Tour of Bulgaria with Hungarian Balazs Rozsa. The following year they won the second stage of the Tour of Bulgaria (Footsteps of the Romans) with Hungarian Adam Kristof Karl.
Hrinkow Advarics
Category: UCI Continental Team
Nation: Austria
Founded: 2015
Abbreviation: HAC
Official website: cycleang.com
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In 2024: They celebrated two victories on Austrian soil, in the National Championships (MU-ITT) and the Grand Prix Vorarlberg with Adrian Stieger (Austria) and Jaka Primozic (Slovenia) respectively. The latter is also their top-ranked rider with a total of 34 points (PCS No 948 and UCI No 523).
In brief: The yellow jerseys they won at the Tour of Székely in Romania, in 2015 with the Austrian Clemens Fankhauser, in 2017 with his countryman, Patrick Bosman, and in 2019 with the German Jonas Rapp are the most prominent. The latter won the yellow jersey in 2021 at the Tour of Friuli-Venezia Giulia in 2021 as well. They use Hrinkow bikes.
Li-Ning Star
Category: UCI Continental Team
Nation: China
Founded: 2020
Abbreviation: LNS
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In 2024: They won twice in the Romanian National Championships with local rider Cristian Raileanu and in the Tour of Tashkent (Bostonliq- Uzbekistan) with Belarusian Alexei Shnyrko. Raileanu is also their best rider having accumulated 181 points, which ranks him No 344 in the PCS and No 320 in the UCI World rankings. They entered 2025 strongly with two victories in the Tour of Sharjah (UAE) - GC and stage 4 -, courtesy of New Zealander Josh Kench.
In brief: Based in Beijing, they started as Docs Cycling Team and were renamed Li-Ning Star in 2021. Among its accolades are three stage victories (1, 4, and 7) at the Qinghai Lake Tour in China. They race with Winspace bikes.
Mazowsze Serce Polski
Category: UCI Continental Team
Nation: Poland
Founded: 2017
Abbreviation: MSP
Official website: mazowszeteam.pl
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In 2024: They enjoyed an extremely successful season with seventeen victories, highlighted by the GCs in the Tour of South Bohemia (2.2) with the Pole Marcin Budzinski, the Tour of Warsaw (Battle of Warsaw 2.2) with the Pole Adam Banaszek, and the Tour of Solidarnosc with the Pole Tobiasz Pawlak. Budzinski has accumulated 326 points and holdes the 211st position on the PCS and 194th in the UCI World ranking.
In brief: It was founded as Team Hurom and switched to its current name in 2024. Its best moments include the yellow jerseys in 2020 at the Footsteps of the Romans in Bulgaria with Pole Norbert Banaszek and the Tour of Székely (Romania) with Pole Jakub Kaczmarek, who was the overall winner of the Tour of Belgrade-Banja Luka that same year. Kaczmarek won the yellow jersey in 2021 at the Tour of Romania and in 2022 at the Belgrade-Banja Luka race. In 2021, Pole Alan Banaszek won the orange jersey in the overall victory of the Tour of Székely. They ride Guerciotti bikes.
Parkhotel Valkenburg
Category: UCI Continental Team
Nation: Netherlands
Founded: 2014
Abbreviation: PHV
Official website: ridetowin.nl
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In 2024: They celebrated six victories, including the general classification and stage 5 of the Tour of Taihu Lake in China (2. Pro) with Dutchman Jelte Krijnsen. The 23-year-old is also their best cyclist, having accumulated 459 points. He currently ranks 137th in the PCS and 151st in the UCI World rankings.
In brief: One of the most experienced and strong teams of the 2025 ΔΕΗ Tour of Hellas. They switched to their current, original name in 2024. They used to be known as Monkey Town (2017-2019) and Abloc (2020-2023). The yellow jersey in the general classification of the Tour of Romania in 2019 with the Dutchman Alex Moolenaar stands out amongst their top moments. They ride Giant bikes.
Tarteletto Isorex
Category: UCI Continental Team
Nation: Belgium
Founded: 2010
Abbreviation: TIS
Official website: tarteletto-isorex.be
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In 2024: They won once at the Tour of Antalya (Turkey) with Belgian Timothy Dupont. The 37-year-old experienced rider is also the highest-ranked of the team, having accumulated 247 points (No 262 PCS and No 292 in the UCI World rankings).
In brief: Founded under the name Colba-Mercury. In 2016 it was renamed Superano Ham-Isorex and since 2017 bears its current name. In 2019, their Greek rider Polychronis Tzortzakis won the Greek National Championships Time Trial. Tzortzakis won the Prologue of the Tour of Egypt and stages 7 and 8 of the Tour of Morocco in the same year as well. He also won the general classification of the Bulgarian race "Footsteps of Romans". They use Giant bikes.
Victoria Sports Pro Cycling Team
Category: UCI Continental Team
Nation: Philippines
Founded: 2023
Abbreviation: VSC
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In 2024: Last year they celebrated four victories, in the Oita road race in Japan with Dutchman Jeroen Meijers and in the Tour of Salalah (Oman) with Brazilian Nicolas Sessler, who also won stage 2. They also won the Philippine National Championship (ME-ITT) with Filipino Nichol Blanca Pareja. Their best rider is Brazilian Nicolas Sessler, who has accumulated 73 points. He lies in the 645th position in the PCS and 581st in the UCI World rankings.
In brief: A new team, founded in January 2023 based in the Philippines. Initially, they participated in races in Asia. Their first European outing was last year at the Malopolska Tour in Poland.
Vorarlberg
Category: UCI Continental Team
Nation: Austria
Founded: 1999
Abbreviation: VBG
Official website: team-vorarlberg.com
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In 2024: They managed one victory in the Tour of Portugal (2.1) with the Swiss Colin Stussi. The experienced 31-year-old rider ranks higher than any other of his teammates, having accumulated 130 points. He is No 456 in the PCS and No 539 in the UCI World rankings.
In brief: The oldest team participating in the ΔΕΗ Tour of Hellas line-up, founded in 1999. Amongst its past members is the legendary Greek rider and winner of the Tour in 2003, Vasilis Anastopoulos. At that time, as Volksbank (renamed Vorarlberg in 2009), they also won stage 2 of the Tour of Hellas. Anastopoulos won the Greek Road Championship in 2004 and 2005 as a Volskbank rider as well. The team’s past glory moments include the yellow jerseys earned in the 2015 Tour of Austria with the Spaniard Victor de la Parte, the 2021 Austrian Oberosterreich Rundfahrt with the Frenchman Alexis Guerin, and the 2023 Tour of Portugal with the Swiss Colin Stussi.
Xspeed United
Category: UCI Continental Team
Nation: Canada
Founded: 2019
Abbreviation: XSU
Official website: xspeedunited.com
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In 2024: Victories in the Grenada National Championship - the Road Race and the ME-ITT - by local rider Red Walters and in Stage 5 of the cat. 2.2 Kurpi Tour (Poland) with Irishman Leo Doyle capped a good season for them. The 26-year-old Walters excels amongst his teammates, having accumulated 133 points, a sum enough for No 453 in the PCS and No 318 in the UCI World rankings.
In brief: The team received a direct license for the Continental category upon its foundation. It was initially registered in Hong Kong and since 2020 it has been based in Canada. Amongst its victories, the one on stage 1 of the 2019 Iskandar Tour in Malaysia won by Canadian Ryan Roth, stands out.
