Dutch bike owner Femke de Vries has made such a mark whereas racing with continental crew, 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 highway bike by her uncle, has been racing with the continental crew 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 Girls Tour after which final month she was second total on the 2.2 ranked Tour de Feminin, gathering a second and third in stage 2 and three alongside the way in which.
“Typically alternatives come alongside that you just simply can not cross up. That is why we signed Femke.” mentioned crew supervisor Rutger Tijssen in an announcement saying the signing.
“Femke has developed a lot as a rider this yr that she caught our eye. Now we have introduced her in now, in the course of the season, to provide her the time and area to get used to the WorldTour stage and the prospect to develop right here. She’s going to deliver a stability of age and expertise to the crew. 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, can be becoming a member of a crew the place Marianne Vos is the driving pressure behind the outcomes tally. There may be additionally 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 Ladies’s WorldTour race on the Cadel Evans Nice Ocean Highway Race. Riejanne Markus additionally put the crew in second on the general podium at La Vuelta Femenina and took a solo victory on the Veenendaal-Veenendaal Traditional.
“It’s a massive step, so it’s thrilling, and I’m actually wanting ahead to it. I’m particularly wanting ahead to working as a close-knit crew, pushing one another each on and off the bike,” mentioned De Vries.
“I’m good at longer efforts. Although my acceleration might most likely be improved. I’ve primarily course of objectives as a result of I need to get higher daily.”
