NEXETIS have launched preparations for their second year in the women’s peloton with a winter training camp in Davos, signalling both continuity and clear ambition for 2026. Led by Head of Sports Edi Telser and new Sports Director Linda Indergand, the Swiss Continental squad gathered in the mountains this week for a blend of cross country skiing, indoor training and early-season planning.
The camp marks the symbolic restart of a project that Swiss Cycling created for 2025 to guide young Swiss riders towards the professional ranks. The team return with a more settled structure, a strengthened roster and a clear intent to keep building on their encouraging debut season.
Telser explained that the early winter camp is designed to reconnect the group after the off-season, welcome the new riders and set direction for the months ahead. With NEXETIS running both road and MTB programmes, the presence of Indergand adds valuable experience to a team that straddles disciplines and focuses on developing complete athletes.
Mara Winter joins as the standout new signing
The most eye-catching addition to the 2026 squad is 19-year-old Graubünden rider Mara Winter, who made a strong impression in September with 20th place at the U23 World Cup round in Lenzerheide. That result came against deeper and older fields, confirming her status as one of Switzerland’s most promising all-rounders. Telser is confident in her potential on both road and MTB, which fits neatly into the dual structure NEXETIS have built.
Winter joins a team that, in its first season, mixed promising young Swiss riders with a contingent of Japanese recruits, including multiple Asian Championship medallists Mizuki Ikeda and Tsuyaka Uchino. Their arrival last February, supported by new sponsor Nippo, helped stabilise the budget and broaden the competitive scope of the squad. For 2026, the balance between homegrown talent and international development continues.
A project defined by opportunity and identity
NEXETIS began life without a title sponsor. Instead, Swiss Cycling constructed a framework built on the ideas of connection, next steps and ethos – the origins of the team name. Managed by the Polish former WCC DS Anna Wiese and guided by national coach Telser, the aim from day one has been clear: give young Swiss riders a pathway, a racing calendar and a professional environment that previously did not exist.
Alongside the road squad, the MTB arm of the team fields three riders already experienced at international junior level – Ginia Caluori, Annina Hutter and Lea Huber – all of whom race the UCI World Cup. The crossover of disciplines is a defining feature of NEXETIS, with several riders, including Winter, expected to compete in both formats.
Their first season delivered three UCI victories through Jasmin Liechti, who claimed a stage and the overall at the Volta a Portugal Feminina as well as a stage win at Gracia Orlová. Those results made clear that the developmental structure can also produce immediate competitive success.
Looking ahead to 2026
After the snowy reset in Davos, the team will head to Tuscany for the next training block before opening their 2026 campaign in mid February. With a strengthened staff, a clearer identity and new talents stepping into the fold, NEXETIS enter their second season more mature but still true to their founding purpose: develop Swiss riders, race internationally and keep building sustainably.
For Winter, Indergand and the wider squad, the real work starts now.
