DAS-Hutchinson will close its women’s UCI Continental programme at the end of 2026, with the British squad citing the rising cost of maintaining a competitive operation at that level.
The team said European racing and travel had become particularly expensive, making it increasingly difficult to run the programme at the standard it felt riders and staff deserved. It will continue in a lower-ranked development form under the name Team OnForm.
The decision ends the Continental chapter of a team founded in 2018 as Torelli-Brother. In recent seasons, DAS-Hutchinson has been one of the leading teams in British women’s domestic racing.
A strong National Road Series record
DAS-Hutchinson won four of the past five editions of the National Road Series, British domestic racing’s biggest prize, according to Cycling Weekly. Sammie Stuart won for the team in 2022, followed by Monica Greenwood in 2023, Robyn Clay in 2025 and Morven Yeoman in 2026.
| Year | National Road Series winner for the team |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Sammie Stuart |
| 2023 | Monica Greenwood |
| 2025 | Robyn Clay |
| 2026 | Morven Yeoman |
That sequence gives the decision added competitive context. The programme is leaving the UCI Continental tier after a sustained run of domestic success, rather than ending shortly after its formation. Its results also came alongside a race programme that extended beyond Britain.
Costs end the UCI-level programme
In its statement, DAS-Hutchinson said the cost of operating a competitive Continental programme had increased significantly. It identified the expense of European competition and travel as a central pressure, despite what it described as strong backing from partners.
The UCI Continental level sits below the professional ranks, but the team had sought opportunities beyond the domestic calendar. In recent seasons it accepted invitations to international WorldTour races, including the Tour de Suisse, Vuelta a Burgos and Tour of Flanders.
Those invitations formed a key part of the team’s recent race programme. The named events show that DAS-Hutchinson’s calendar included international WorldTour competition as well as its domestic results, while the team specifically identified European racing and travel as costs that had risen.
The statement says the organisation will continue as a lower-ranked development club called Team OnForm. Simon Howes, the team’s owner and original founder, said ending the Continental programme had been a difficult decision but that he believed the timing was right. He said he was proud of what the team had built and thanked its riders, staff, volunteers, sponsors, partners and supporters.
A proven route for riders
Howes said the opportunities provided to riders had meant more to him than any individual result. He pointed to athletes who had developed through the programme before taking further steps in their careers, describing teams of this kind as an important part of the pathway in women’s cycling.
The squad’s record offers examples of that progression. Olympic silver medallist Anna Henderson, now with Lidl-Trek, previously rode for the team, while Becky Storrie and Robyn Clay later joined Picnic PostNL. Clay won the National Road Series for DAS-Hutchinson in 2025 and is among the former riders identified by Cycling Weekly as having progressed to Picnic PostNL.
The forthcoming change therefore removes one established UCI-level environment from the British women’s scene, even though the organisation’s continued existence as Team OnForm means its development work will not disappear altogether.
According to Cycling Weekly, three women’s UCI Continental teams are expected to remain in the UK next season: Handsling Alba Development, O’Shea RedChilli Bikes and Smurfit Westrock. That would be down from six in 2024.