2024 Tour de France Femmes podium finisher Pauliena Rooijakkers (Fenix-Deceuninck) has been confirmed on a two-year contract with UAE Crew ADQ.
The 32-year-old Dutch bike owner says she will probably be anticipating to work each for the staff’s leaders and work for particular person objectives within the coming season.
As for why she has moved on to UAE Crew ADQ after a lot success at Fenix-Deceuninck, Rooijakkers mentioned in a press launch that “UAE Crew ADQ has proven a really skilled construction and clear ambitions, with robust leaders like Elisa Longo Borghini and a continuing deal with profitable.
“The staff’s imaginative and prescient, the way in which they work, and their consideration to element satisfied me that this was the best place to proceed my profession.”
“I see myself as a hardworking help rider for the staff, but in addition as somebody who can present her strengths, particularly within the mountains. My fundamental objective for the brand new season is to be there for my teammates within the greatest races, just like the Giro and the Tour.
Rooijakkers’ presence in UAE Crew ADQ will present a significant enhance to their GC and stage racing firepower in opposition to the groups that dominated the Tour de France Femmes general, like Visma-Lease a Bike and FDJ-Suez. Equally, it’ll give the squad one other card to play within the Giro, too, alongside this yr’s winner and future teammate Elisa Longo Borghini.
” In fact, I additionally intention to remain constant and obtain robust private performances,” Rooijakkers mentioned, “however the staff’s success all the time comes first.”
