Picture: Hucare Factory Team at a pre-season training camp in Tenerife. (Photo Credit: Hucare Factory Team).Cairde Rs Tailteann is delighted to announce one of our visiting teams for the 2026 event: Hucare Factory Team from Germany.Racing under a new name for 2026, the team returns to Rs Tailteann after making its debut in the race last year and will be aiming to build on that experience with a strong performance on Irish roads.Hucare Factory Team comes into the 2026 edition with a solid block of early-season racing already behind them. In March, the team competed in the Tour of Antalya 2.2 in Turkey, where they recorded three top 16 stage results. Prior to that, the squad completed a training camp in Tenerife, giving the riders the opportunity to prepare in excellent conditions ahead of a busy spring campaign.The teams build-up to Rs Tailteann will also include several major German one-day races, along with a UCI 2.2 event in Benin, giving the squad a strong programme in the lead-in to this years race.Among the riders to watch will be Luca Harter, regarded as one of Germanys leading performers. A strong sprinter and cyclocross specialist, Harter has built up an impressive list of results. Maximilian Weber is another rider expected to feature prominently, with the young German seen as one of the teams most promising talents. Moritz Czasa also returns to the race, having raced in Ireland last year and gained valuable experience of the challenges Rs Tailteann presents.Dominik Merseburg from Hucare Factory Team said: We are delighted to return to Rs Tailteann in 2026 after making our debut last year. We have had a strong period of preparation and we hope to arrive in Ireland in good shape. We enjoyed the race very much last year and we are looking forward to returning to compete again this May.Race Director Ger Campbell added: We are very pleased to welcome Hucare Factory Team back to Rs Tailteann for 2026. They made a positive impression on their debut in the race last year, and it is always encouraging to see teams return with more experience and ambition. We look forward to seeing what they can do on Irish roads this May.