Team Visma | Lease a Bike
Team Visma | Lease a Bike is a Dutch UCI WorldTour professional cycling team led by team manager Richard Plugge. Founded in 1984, the team has raced under several names over the years, including Rabobank, Belkin, and Jumbo-Visma. It has won multiple Grand Tours, including the Tour de France and Vuelta a España, and claimed victories in major Monuments.
Full official team name and common short name
The team's full official name is Team Visma | Lease a Bike, though it's commonly referred to as Visma or Visma | Lease a Bike.
The team identifier is TVL.
Team category and status
Team Visma | Lease a Bike competes at the highest level of professional cycling as a UCI WorldTeam in the men's road racing circuit. This WorldTeam licence guarantees automatic entry to all WorldTour races and requires participation in all Monument classics and Grand Tours.
Primary disciplines
The team's primary focus is men's elite road racing across Grand Tours, stage races, and one-day classics, with particular strength in both GC contention and classics campaigns. Select riders also compete in cyclocross during the winter months, maintaining the team's Dutch cycling heritage.
Next to the men's team there is also a Team Visma | Lease a Bike women teamcompeting at WorldTour level.
Country of registration and base location
The team is registered in the Netherlands under the Dutch cycling federation and operates its headquarters from it's High Perfomance Center in s'Hertogenbosch.
Founding year and origin story
The team traces its roots back to 1984 as the Kwantum cycling team, evolving through numerous sponsor iterations including Rabobank (1996-2012), Blanco (2013), and Belkin (2013-2014) before LottoNL-Jumbo took over in 2015. The current Visma | Lease a Bike identity emerged in 2023 when software company Visma and bike leasing firm Lease a Bike became co-title sponsors, marking the latest chapter in Dutch cycling's most successful professional team.
Current title sponsor and key partners
Norwegian software company Visma and Dutch bike leasing company Lease a Bike serve as co-title sponsors.
Cervélo supplies the R5 climbing frames, S5 aero road bikes, and P5 time trial machines. SRAM provides Red AXS wireless electronic groupsets, Reserve manufactures the carbon wheels, Vittoria furnishes Corsa Pro tubeless tyres, and Nimbl designs all team clothing. Prologo supplies saddles.
Previous team names and sponsor history
The team has operated under numerous identities: Kwantum (1984-1989), Buckler (1990-1992), Novell (1993), Novell-Histor (1994), Rabobank (1996-2012), Blanco (early 2013), Belkin (2013-2014), LottoNL-Jumbo (2015-2018), Team Jumbo-Visma (2019-2022), and Team Visma | Lease a Bike (2023-present). Each era brought different leadership and focus, but the current Visma era under Richard Plugge has delivered unprecedented Grand Tour success.
Key riders
The 2026 roster is built around multiple Grand Tour leaders and proven classics strength.
Jonas Vingegaard remains the team’s primary Tour de France spearhead. After winning in 2022 and 2023, the Dane finished second to Tadej Pogačar in both 2024 and 2025, underlining his status as one of the era’s defining stage race riders. Wout van Aert continues to provide the squad with rare versatility: a rider who can win sprints, classics, time trials and even the right kind of mountain stage, while also playing a decisive supporting role for Vingegaard in Grand Tours.
Matteo Jorgenson adds further depth for stage race leadership. He has developed into a genuine top ten Grand Tour contender and a rider capable of winning stages and targeting one week races. Victor Campenaerts brings time trial power, breakaway instincts and experienced domestique work, having already won at the Tour de France and repeatedly proven his value in support roles.
The team also boasts a strong next wave. Matthew Brennan, still only 20, offers explosive finishing speed and stage hunting potential after taking overall victory at the 2025 Tour of Norway. Ben Tulett provides another high ceiling British option, with the versatility to contribute in hilly races and stage race terrain.
Sepp Kuss remains the key mountain lieutenant, while Christophe Laporte anchors the classics and sprint support. Wilco Kelderman and Steven Kruijswijk bring experience and stability, both now firmly in the domestique mould after years of riding for their own results.
Among the headline additions for 2026 are Louis Barré, Timo Kielich, Bruno Armirail and Filippo Fiorelli.
Who are the key staff of Visma | Lease a Bike?
Richard Plugge serves as team CEO and general manager, overseeing all strategic, commercial, and sporting decisions that have transformed Visma into one of cycling's powerhouse teams.
Mathieu Heijboer works as Head of Performance, focusing on training optimisation, power data analysis, and race preparation with his renowned scientific approach. Jacco Verhaeren serves in a senior performance role, bringing his Olympic sports expertise to elite athlete development. Grischa Niermann acts as lead sport director, providing tactical leadership and directing Jonas Vingegaard's Grand Tour campaigns from the team car. Patrick Broe serves as the team's Head of Strategy.
Marc Reef serves as another principal sport director, managing race tactics and positioning across major stage races. Additional sport directors include Jesper Mørkøv and Frans Maassen
Nathan Van Hooydonck, the former rider who retired after a serious health incident, now serves on the commercial team. The team employs a comprehensive support structure, including coaches, doctors, physiotherapists, mechanics, carers, nutritionists, and performance analysts who maintain the professional operation across its global racing programme.
Key alumni
Visma | Lease a Bike’s alumni span the modern history of Dutch WorldTour racing, from the Rabobank years to today’s super team.
Primož Roglič headlines the list after transforming from ski jumper to Grand Tour winner before departing in 2024. Sprinter Dylan Groenewegen delivered Tour de France stage wins and countless sprints, while Tom Dumoulin’s stint brought Giro-winning pedigree before his 2022 retirement.
Longtime pillar Robert Gesink helped define the team’s mountain identity. Classics and cobbles were shaped by Lars Boom and Sep Vanmarcke. Recent departures include respected riders like Tiesj Benoot and Olav Kooij.
Reaching further back, Rabobank-era greats Denis Menchov (Giro and Vuelta winner) and Oscar Freire (three-time world champion, multiple Sanremo wins) set the standard.