Jacopo Mosca will end his professional racing career at Gran Piemonte on Thursday 8 October before moving into a sports director role with Lidl-Trek for the 2027 season.
The 33-year-old had been under contract as a rider through the end of 2027, but has instead chosen to bring his racing career to a close on home roads in Piemonte. Lidl-Trek confirmed both his retirement and his move into the team car in the team’s announcement.
Mosca’s career with the Trek structure stretches back to 2016, when he first rode as a stagiaire at the Tour of Utah and Tour of Britain. A permanent contract did not follow immediately, but after spells in the Italian domestic peloton he returned in 2019 and established himself as one of the team’s most dependable road captains.
Mosca became one of Lidl-Trek’s key domestiques
Mosca rarely raced for personal results once he settled into the WorldTour team. His value came in the work before the finale: riding on the front, collecting bottles, joining breakaways when the team needed representation and helping position leaders across both stage races and one-day events.
He described 2020 as his strongest season physically, before a heavy crash the following year interrupted his progress. From there his role became increasingly centred on support, with Mosca describing his aim as being “the best helper possible”.
Photo Credit: GettyThat made last year’s contract extension notable. Lidl-Trek had announced in August 2025 that Mosca would remain with the team through 2027, highlighting his role as a road captain and experienced presence around the squad. ProCyclingUK covered that agreement in our report on Mosca’s two-year extension.
His decision to retire a year earlier changes the form of that relationship rather than ending it. Mosca will remain inside Lidl-Trek and move directly into a sports director position next season, allowing the team to retain the race knowledge and experience it has relied on from him in the peloton.
From rider to sports director in 2027
Mosca said the opportunity to move into the team car made the decision easier. He has spent most of his WorldTour career reading races from a support role rather than being protected for his own result, experience that should translate naturally into directing riders from behind the race.
He also pointed to the mental side of professional cycling as something he wants to pass on. After a career that included setbacks, a delayed route into the WorldTour and several seasons built around helping others, Mosca said younger riders should understand how much motivation and mindset can affect what they are able to produce physically.
Gran Piemonte will now serve as the final race of that career. Mosca will finish in his home region before beginning his new role with Lidl-Trek in 2027, closing an eight-season spell as a full-time rider for the team and moving immediately into its sporting staff.
