Charlotte Broughton Kulset makes public plea to keep her husband's cycling career alive

“Hey cycling Twitter! My husband, Magnus Kulset, is looking for a team for 2026 onwards. He’s 25, weighs 56kg, speaks fluent English, Spanish + Italian, and these are his numbers,” she wrote, attaching an image of his power profile and an email address for contact. It was as direct as it was unusual, and it spoke volumes about the precarious reality of life further down the WorldTour food chain.

Kulset’s qualities were laid out like a résumé: multilingual, adaptable, willing to relocate. As a Norwegian, he also understands Swedish and Danish, a useful trait in a peloton where communication often decides how effectively a domestique can work. 

His wife anticipated the chatter that might follow mention of his weight - 56kg at 25 years old - and she addressed it before others could. “He is naturally very skinny. He eats a crazy amount. He’s not unhealthy, just naturally short and very lightweight. Please don’t think you need to be this weight. Please work with your body, not against it.” 

It was both a defence of her husband and a broader statement about cycling’s ongoing struggle with body image and health.

Kulset, the older brother of Uno-X rider Johannes, has never been the kind of rider who makes headlines. He has spent his entire career at Uno-X, working in the shadows for others, his labour rarely visible in results.

That loyalty may no longer be enough. For support riders the margins are thin, and his wife’s appeal was a reminder that the fight for survival in cycling sometimes begins long before the race does.