Cycling News – Oct 29, 2026: Castelli returns as Tour de France yellow jersey supplier

Cycling news for October 28, 2026: Castelli is back as the Tour de France yellow jersey supplier, Paul Seixas keeps his 2027 Grand Tour plans open, and Egan Bernal looks set to race on. Also in this roundup: Cofidis sign Brazilian e-cycling star Gabriela Guerra, Lidl-Trek add a women's development team for 2027, Matt White returns to EF Education-EasyPost, and Netcompany Ineos turn to artificial intelligence for aero testing. Castelli has signed a partnership with Tour de France organiser ASO running for up to nine seasons, covering the leaders' jerseys at the men's and women's Tours and across ASO's professional road races from Paris-Nice to the Volta de Catalunya. The Italian brand made Tour jerseys in the 1980s and 1990s and dressed the Giro d'Italia from 2018, and the new deal followed 18 months of talks. On the rider side, Paul Seixas, fourth on his Tour de France debut at 19 and the youngest starter in 89 years, is not yet ready to confirm his 2027 Grand Tour plans, though he wants to race the home World Championships in Haute-Savoie. Egan Bernal's sports director Dario Cioni says the Colombian will restart as scheduled in 2027 after a season that ended with 20th at the Tour. Matthew Brennan is pushing for a place in Visma-Lease a Bike's Tour squad for a British Grand Depart, and Alison Jackson won the middle stage of the Gravel Burn after fighting back from a mechanical. There is also an update on 19-year-old Tofik Beshir, three weeks after he was struck head-on by a driver on a gravel ride in North Carolina, and a thoughtful look at how cycling's relationship with doping talk has changed since Chris Froome walked out of a press conference on Mont Ventoux in 2013. Watch for the full chapter-by-chapter breakdown of every story, with context on the transfers, the team moves and the racing still to come. #TourDeFrance #CyclingNews #Castelli #PaulSeixas #EganBernal #WomensCycling #GravelRacing #ProCycling 0:00 Castelli back in yellow, Seixas unsure of 2027 Tour 0:17 Castelli returns as Tour de France jersey supplier 1:14 Seixas leaves 2027 Tour de France place open 2:07 Cofidis sign Esports silver medallist Guerra 2:56 Lidl-Trek launch women's development squad with 10 riders 3:48 Bernal set to restart in 2027, says Ineos 4:42 Cycling's doping conversation shifts from scepticism to belief 5:33 Beshir recovers 20 days after training crash 6:25 Netcompany Ineos turn to AI for aero testing 7:17 Matt White returns to EF Education-EasyPost 8:07 Brennan matches Vingegaard with 12 wins in 2026 8:58 Jackson wins Gravel Burn middle stage after mechanical 9:25 Castelli in yellow, Seixas undecided, Bernal racing on