The news is very fresh and deserves to be relaunched, given its importance. From next year Drali Milano will be the title sponsor of the current Team Coop-Repsol, a Norwegian team that will take the name Drali-Repsol from 2026. The team, active since 2004, competes in the Continental category (in the opening photo Robert Carrara, President of the brand, and Roy Hegreberg, general manager of the team).
The agreement just signed will allow Drali Milano to strengthen its presence in major cycling, especially in Northern Europe where the Norwegian team is very well known.
100th birthday gift
Starting from 2026 and for the duration of three years the athletes of the new Drali-Repsol will race on bikes Drali. This is an important agreement that comes as the culmination of a truly special year for the Lombard, or rather Milanese, brand.In 2025, Drali celebrated its first 100 years. An anniversary celebrated with a special evening in the heart of its city, Milan, where the brand was born and raised. In this first century of life many champions have triumphed on Drali-branded bikesWe can certainly mention the two most famous: Costante Girardengo and Fausto Coppi.
An ambitious project
The new Drali-Repsol represents a new step in the relaunch of the Milanese brand This occurred after the arrival of the new ownership, consisting of Andrea Camerana, Robert Carrara, and Gianluca Pozzi. This was confirmed by Robert Carrara himself, president of Drali Milano.
«For us it represents an excellent growth opportunity – said Carrara – supporting an ambitious project is the ideal opportunity to enhance both realitiesThe team is well-structured and we are proud to be able to start a collaboration with an innovative team, with whom we share the same values and the same passion."
The signing of the partnership came after long, uncertain and difficult months for the Norwegian team who Now, thanks to Drali Milano, he will finally be able to continue his adventure in professional cycling with new certainties.Roy Hegreberg, general manager of the Norwegian team, confirmed this.
«Over the next three years – declared Hegreberg – we will be able to continue to support the growth of young Norwegian riders and help them find their way in the professional world. We are looking forward to starting the 2026 season when we will be racing on Drali bikes».
There's also Kristoff
The new Drali-Repsol Team will be able to count on the concrete support of a great cycling champion who ended his career only a few weeks ago. We are talking about Alexander Kristoff who last October in Malaysia put an end to his career as a professional athlete.The 2017 European champion from Herning, winner of a Milan-Sanremo and a Tour of Flanders, will be co-owner of the team from 2026 and will become a great point of reference for the entire team.
Here are his first words as a manager: «I'm happy to continue being part of the cycling community and I think it's important for Norway to have a team like Team Drali-Repsol that helps young talents.With my experience, I hope to help the athletes and the team by putting into practice everything I've learned over the years about training, racing, and equipment."
