BMC Enters Women's Peloton With Laboral Kutxa
Swiss bike brand BMC will supply frame sets, cockpits, and wheels to the Spanish ProTeam Laboral Kutxa-Fundación Euskadi.
Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Cycling
BMC, a Swiss bike brand, has entered the women's peloton through a partnership with Laboral Kutxa-Fundación Euskadi, a Spanish ProTeam. The team will ride BMC frame sets, cockpits, and wheels, and the deal is with the team's Basque Country parent organisation.
Why it matters
The partnership is part of BMC's effort to gain more relevance with younger and more diverse riders. It also expands the brand's presence in Spain and South America.
BMC's last women's team partnership dates to at least 2016, when the UCI Women's WorldTour was created. Laboral Kutxa rode Chinese XDS bikes and Shimano groupsets in 2026 before the switch, and it is not yet known whether Shimano will stay on.
The players
BMC
BMC is a Swiss bicycle manufacturer that currently supplies bikes to the men's Tudor Pro Cycling Team.
Laboral Kutxa-Fundación Euskadi
Laboral Kutxa-Fundación Euskadi is a Spanish women's ProTeam backed by the Basque Country parent organisation Fundación Euskadi.
The details
BMC will provide frame sets, cockpits, and wheels to the team, which has riders from Colombia and Chile on its 2027 roster. BMC currently supplies bikes to the Tudor Pro Cycling Team in the men's peloton.
Timeline
2016: Creation of the UCI Women's WorldTour, after which BMC has not worked with a women's team.
2020: Laboral Kutxa began riding at UCI level as a Continental team.
2025: Laboral Kutxa moved up to ProTeam status.
2027: The new partnership and roster take effect.
Season Trajectory
BMC's return to women's cycling comes a decade after the UCI Women's WorldTour was created in 2016, a period in which the brand supplied only men's teams. The move signals a renewed push by equipment makers into the women's peloton as the sport's top-tier structure has matured.
Fans following the women's peloton may see Laboral Kutxa riding BMC equipment in 2027, a change from the Chinese XDS bikes and Shimano groupsets used in 2026. Shimano's continued involvement remains unconfirmed, so equipment choices could shift again.
The takeaway
Equipment partnerships are one way teams build sponsorship stability as women's cycling grows. Watch for confirmation of the team's full equipment list ahead of the 2027 season.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Cyclingnews.
