Dutch bike owner Femke de Vries has made such a mark whereas racing with continental staff, GT Krush Rebellease, that Visma-Lease a Bike have scooped the 30-year-old up mid-season.
The rider, who took up biking at 23 after after being lent a street bike by her uncle, has been racing with the continental staff for the reason that begin of 2022. By 2023 she had labored her method as much as the rostrum at UCI races, taking second place within the closing stage of the two.1 ranked Baloise Ladies Tour after which final month she was second general on the 2.2 ranked Tour de Feminin, gathering a second and third in stage 2 and three alongside the way in which.
“Sometimes alternatives come alongside that you just simply can’t cross up. That’s why we signed Femke.” stated staff supervisor Rutger Tijssen in a press release saying the signing.
“Femke has developed a lot as a rider this yr that she caught our eye. We have introduced her in now, in the course of the season, to present her the time and area to get used to the WorldTour degree and the prospect to develop right here. She will carry a steadiness of age and expertise to the staff. We additionally see numerous potential in her for stage races and climbing.”
This new WorldTour rider, who at the moment works as a health care provider, will likely be becoming a member of a staff the place Marianne Vos is the driving power behind the outcomes tally. There can also be a big group of younger up-and-coming riders, with a then 19-year-old Rosita Reijnhout placing the primary mark on the victory tally for the squad in January of 2024 within the Women’s WorldTour race on the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race. Riejanne Markus additionally put the staff in second on the general podium at La Vuelta Femenina and took a solo victory on the Veenendaal-Veenendaal Classic.
“It is an enormous step, so it’s thrilling, and I’m actually trying ahead to it. I’m particularly trying ahead to working as a close-knit staff, pushing one another each on and off the bike,” stated De Vries.
“I’m good at longer efforts. Though my acceleration might most likely be improved. I’ve primarily course of objectives as a result of I need to get higher daily.”
