Team Jumbo-Visma Girls has added three young Dutch development riders to its roster for 2023 and 2024.
The Dutch WorldTour team has added teenagers Nienke Fienhoven, Rosita Leyenhout, and Maude Udemann to a roster that includes Marianne Foss, Colin Labecki, and Femme van Empel.
"These talented athletes have proven in the juniors that they can excel on a variety of courses," said Rutger Theisen, sports technical manager for Team Jumbo-Visma Women's.
"Our initial expectation for Nienke, Rosita, and Maude is that they will have a growth curve.
At the heart of the team is 35-year-old Vos, whose riders account for two-thirds of the 12 wins in the 2022 season, and riders like Lierjanne Marx, Labecki, and Anna Henderson, who alone can chase results.
However, following the news that talented 20-year-old multidiscipline rider Van Empel will also join the team, it is clear that the team is looking to the future with a new contract.
"Team Jumbo Visma believes that success is not bought, it is won.
"We have the people, materials, and expertise needed to bring our talent to life. We have to be patient, but we have high expectations for our new players. We have enough foundation to compete and win on the World Tour."
[16Woodman, who has already been competing on the World Tour with Canyon-SRAM for a year after winning a contract at Zwift Academy, is the oldest of the three new riders to secure a two-year spot on the Jumbo-Visma Women's, at 19.
"The motto 'winning together' fits me very well. I especially like the way Team Jumbo Visma races."
"If you give me a job, I will do my best to perform to the best of my ability. Initially, I will concentrate mostly on the process and hope that the results will follow shortly."
For 18-year-old Reijnhout, who represented the Netherlands in the U23 category at this year's Road World Championships in Australia, and Veenhoven, winner of the 2022 Nations Cup Gent-Wevelgem, this is their first foray into the world of professional cycling This will be their first foray into professional cycling.
"I want to learn how best to train and build up for a race," Veenhoven said. This will be my first time riding with the elite riders, and I want to be able to quickly get to the front of the pack in sprints and short climbs."
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