Thymen Arensman will stay with Ineos Grenadiers for 3 extra seasons after signing a contract that may preserve him on the staff till the top of 2027.
The Dutchman had been linked with a attainable departure from Ineos in current months, however the staff introduced on Friday morning that he had agreed a contract extension. Arensman joined Ineos from DSM forward of the 2023 season.
“I’m actually blissful to increase with Ineos and it was an easy determination to make for me,” Arensman stated. “I’ve nice individuals round me who perceive my physique and assist me to get the perfect out of myself. I do know that mentally and bodily, I carry out higher with stability, so it’s nice to know that this might be my residence for the subsequent three years.”
Arensman has positioned sixth general up to now two editions of the Giro d’Italia, racing alongside podium finisher Geraint Thomas on every event. He began final yr’s Vuelta a España however was pressured to desert after a crash within the opening week.
At DSM, Arensman had completed fifth general on the 2022 Vuelta, when he additionally gained the stage to Sierra Nevada.
The 24-year-old will not be a part of the Ineos staff for the Tour de France, the place Carlos Rodríguez and Egan Bernal set off from Florence as leaders, flanked by Geraint Thomas and Tom Pidcock. Ineos efficiency director Scott Drawer indicated that Arensman is perhaps a future chief for the staff at Grand Tours.
“He is eager to be taught, dedicated, bold and desires to push himself to be a frontrunner and podium at a Grand Tour himself someday,” Drawer stated. “We are all excited to proceed to help Thymen, serving to him to succeed in his full potential and see what he’s able to.”