Cycling teams take advantage of these last weeks of the year to finalize their squads before the start of the preseason. In mid-January 2024 the Tour Down Under will begin a new course that promises intense emotions. He Team Jumbo-Vismaabsolute dominator this year with victories in the Giro d’Italia (Primoz Roglic), Tour de France (Jonas Vingegaard) and Vuelta a España (Sepp Kuss), announced this Saturday the inclusion of Cian Uijtdebroeksfrom Bora, until 2027.
A signing with a clear vision of the future from then on Uijtdebroeks He is one of the most sought after young men in the peloton. At 20 years old, the Belgian showed all his potential in the last Vuelta a España, competing with the best and finishing in eighth position. Professional since 2022, Uijtdebroeks signs for the next four years for a Jumbo-Visma that aims to raise the bar after the departure of one of its leaders, Primoz Roglicin Bora.
However, the German team rejected the arrival of Uijtdebroeks in Jumbo-Visma with a statement in which he indicated that the runner will continue to be part of Bora as he has a contract until December 2024.
Merijn Zeeman, sports director of Jumbo-Visma, wanted to highlight the commitment of Uijtdebroeks, which they followed “since his youth”. When the opportunity arose to sign him, we did not hesitate. Cian fits perfectly into our team and can learn from our best riders like Jonas Vingegaard, Wout van Aert and Sepp Kuss. We see Cian as the future leader of our team,” he said. Uijtdebroeks, for his part, is “delighted” and “very eager to start.” Finally we have to see how the soap opera between Jumbo- Visma and Bora to find out which jersey the promising Belgian cyclist will wear.
Source: La Verdad
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