Bahrain Victorious are the latest team to announce a major equipment chance for 2027, swapping to Factor bikes after just one year on Bianchi machines.

Factor will be Bahrain’s third bike sponsor in as many years after they spent the 2026 season riding Bianchi, following nine years on Merida, which acted as co-title sponsor for three of those seasons. Merida was recently announced as the new bike partner of Soudal-Safety Jogger and AG Insurance-Soudal.