Marianne Foss extends contract with Jumbo Visma through 2025

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Marianne Foss extends contract with Jumbo Visma through 2025

Marianne Foss has extended her contract with Jumbo Visma for two more seasons and will serve until the end of the 2025 season.

The 35-year-old joined the Dutch team upon its creation in 2021, bringing her tenure with the team she calls "home" to five years, well past her 38th birthday.

Since joining from CCC-Liv, Vos has won the Ghent-Wevelgem and Amstel Gold Race, four stages plus two stages at the Giro Donne, and the green jersey at last year's Tour de France Femme, while women's cycling is growing in the sport She said she is still "discovering new challenges."

"I still really enjoy cycling," she said. I enjoy racing with them and fighting for victory as a team." In recent years, women's cycling has progressed to a professional level and I continue to discover new challenges.

"And my own personal development is still ongoing. I am motivated to train hard to reach my full potential."

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"On Team Jumbo-Visma, I also feel the ambition to improve every day and the willingness to give it my all. That's one of the reasons I feel so comfortable with this team. I also like the professionalism and personal approach. There is a lot of space within the team for individuals, and that makes the team stronger. It makes the team stronger."

Voss, who will enter his 20th season in the peloton in 2025, will join four other neo-pro players at this year's Jumbo Visma, including promising 20-year-old Fem Van Empel.

Seven of the team's 16 racers are under 21 and four are teenagers. Developing the next generation of racers is something Vos looks forward to.

"I'm happy to share my experiences with the younger riders on the team and learn from them. Learning from them allows me to see things from a different angle. That's how we stay sharp and establish a strong team."

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Rutger Tijssen, Jumbo-Visma's technical director, praised Vos, who will miss next week's cyclocross world title defense due to "physical problems," for her ability to rack up wins (265 wins and counting) and help the younger riders on the team She praised.

"Marianne has a great track record. Her list of honors is already long and she continues to win races. We are confident that this will continue."

"Marianne also serves as a mentor to the younger riders. Instead of telling them what to do and what not to do, she "learns by example." She teaches the newcomers a lot about how to prepare, how to communicate, how to cooperate, and how to deal with the setbacks that can occur as a top athlete. She is of great value to us in this regard as well."

"She is a great example of what it means to be a top athlete.

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