Overview
- Espargaro ended his full-time MotoGP career in late 2024 and signed with Lidl-Trek to begin his professional cycling transition.
- He qualified for the gravel cycling World Championships after training extensively with the team’s development contingent.
- Before tackling the Tour of Austria, he will race as a wildcard Honda tester in the MotoGP Grand Prix at Assen.
- Lidl-Trek’s roster for the Tour of Austria includes Carlos Verona, Hector Alvarez, Lennard Kämna, Patrick Konrad, Martin Pedersen, Cameron Rogers and Paul Verbnjak.
- Espargaro has emphasized modest goals for his debut, aiming to learn from his experienced teammates rather than chase immediate results.