The 2021 season for was its sixth season as a UCI WorldTeam and its 15th overall. After last year's title sponsor, Japanese telecommunications company NTT, decided not to renew their contract with the team, South African bicycle charity organization Qhubeka, a former title sponsor, and Swiss clothing brand Assos stepped up to sponsor the team for two seasons. However, before the new sponsors were announced, the sponsorship crisis led to many riders seeking contracts with teams elsewhere, resulting in the departure of 19 of the 29 riders on the team last season.
Prior to the Tour de France, cryptocurrency investment company NextHash Group became the team's co-title sponsor as part of a five-year sponsorship deal, and the team rebranded as Team Qhubeka NextHash.
However, despite finding a sponsor mid-season again, the team faced financial problems. In December 2021, the UCI announced that the team would not receive a UCI WorldTour license for 2022. The team then announced they would continue at the UCI Continental level with the development team () and hoped to return to the WorldTour in the future.
Team roster
Riders who joined the team for the 2021 season Rider 2020 team Sander Armée Fabio Aru Sean Bennett Connor Brown neo-pro () Dimitri Claeys Simon Clarke Kilian Frankiny Lasse Norman Hansen Sergio Henao Bert-Jan Lindeman Matteo Pelucchi Robert Power Mauro Schmid neo-pro () Harry Tanfield Karel Vacek neo-pro () Emil Vinjebo Łukasz Wiśniowski
Riders who left the team during or after the 2020 season Rider 2021 team Samuele Battistella Edvald Boasson Hagen Michael Carbel Retired Stefan de Bod Benjamin Dyball Enrico Gasparotto Retired Amanuel Gebrezgabihier Ryan Gibbons Shotaro Iribe Yowamushi Pedal Cycling Ben King Roman Kreuziger Gino Mäder Louis Meintjes Ben O'Connor Matteo Sobrero Jay Thomson Retired Rasmus Tiller Michael Valgren Danilo Wyss
Season victories Date Race Competition Rider Country Location Ref. Clásica de Almería UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries Roquetas de Mar Giro d'Italia, Stage 11 UCI World Tour Montalcino Giro d'Italia, Stage 13 UCI World Tour Verona Giro d'Italia, Stage 15 UCI World Tour Gorizia Circuito de Getxo UCI Europe Tour Getxo
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