NSN Cycling will switch to Scott bikes
The rebrand of Israel-Premier Tech to NSN Cycling continues, with an official announcement today that the team will switch from Factor to Scott as its bike partner for the coming seasons.
The news was widely expected as Scott bikes were present at the team's most recent training camp. In a press release from the team, the arrangement was described as a "multi-year partnership" but exact terms were not disclosed.
The move marks Scott's return to the men's WorldTour. It previously sponsored the team currently known as Picnic-PostNL and had spent the past two years as the bike sponsor for the Q36.5 team. But that outfit will switch to Pinarello for 2026, aligning two of billionaire team owner Ivan Glasenberg's other investments (the bike brand and the team's title-sponsor apparel brand). That freed Scott up for the jump. Separately, IPT's relationship with its bike sponsor, Factor, grew strained during the protests against the team. Factor did not respond to a request for comment about its sponsorship plans for next season.
