Arensman, the hero of Sierra Nevada who left football and has the soul of a storyteller

Teams looking for a running back with all-around defensive ability would do well to note the name of Thymen Arensmann. The young and lanky Dutchman (22 years old) ended his contract with his current team, DSMon December 31 and this Sunday in the sky of Sierra Nevada He achieved his second professional victory and first World Tour, in cycling’s highest division. A victory that allowed him to be 8th overall, in his third appearance in a great three-week cycling tour despite his youth.

the of Dale –opportunities of a lifetime this year the Vuelta starts with Netherlands– debuted as a cyclist in the range of SEG Racing Academy continental category, where he spent two years before moving to Sun and there is continuity in the flow DSM. “I see the possibility of joining the team as a natural progression in my career, and I am excited and nervous, in a good way, about starting my first full season. The level in the group is higher than I’m used to it, with riders who ride faster, so it will take me a while to adapt, but I’m still young and I’m getting better every year.” Arensmann after making his signing for the team officialof the Netherlands.

In 2020, in his debut in the Spanish round, he was 3rd in Sabiñánigo in front of primoz roglic and behind William Martin Y Tim Wellensand in 2021 he repeated his place in the final time trial of Santiago de Compostelawhich shows this year in Tour of Poland that in the race against the clock he performs well by imposing himself on the ITT. And this Sunday, at Sierra Nevadain a year in which he came 6th in the Tyrrhenian-Adriatic3rd in touring the alps and second of two stages of Italy is spinningone of these second places was in the time trial, reaching the height of his career.

And he wants to keep improving as a rider: “I want to improve myself on and off the bike, I see myself getting better and stronger, this is what motivates me. I want to learn as much as I can from the team and continue to take steps to become the best possible version of myself.”

This one eats pizza and likes to hang out playing tag PlayStation shown under heaven pomegranate that he was right the day he decided to quit football and follow the cycling tradition that existed at home (his parents met thanks to cycling) finding time where it was not in his busy schedule to try to finish his degree in history in University of Utrecht (The Netherlands).

So when you’re not cycling, thyme (who like a good Dutchman also goes through cyclocross), keeps his mind busy studying to get his degree in history; Otherwise, he can be seen hanging out with family and friends, watching Youtube or going somewhere with his girlfriend, who is also a cyclist.