Rohan Dennis signs two-year deal with Jumbo-Visma
Sep 01 2021 10:11 pm CET
Team Jumbo-Visma
Jumbo-Visma has announced the signing of Australian rider Rohan Dennis for the next two years.
The Dutch formation inked a two-year deal with the 31-year-old. The Australian has been time trial World Champion twice, and just won the bronze medal in the discipline at the Olympic Games of Tokyo 2020, where he shared the podium with his future teammates Primoz Roglic and Tom Dumoulin.
"I'm looking forward to the new challenges, and I'm excited to be joining arguably one of the leading teams with R&D in the pro peloton," said Dennis. "Riding alongside the likes of Primoz Roglic, Wout van Aert and Tom Dumoulin - again - is something I couldn't refuse. Continuing to contribute to major GT wins with the team and taking some of my own chances at week-long tours is a major goal of mine.
"It's a new chapter, but also a return to a part of my early years, being involved with the Rabobank continental team back in 2011. And also being back on Cervélo, the bike I rode as a neo pro back in 2013. I would like to thank Ineos-Grenadiers for the time I spent with them. It has been a great ride with a lot of amazing times and achievements, which I'm looking to continue at Team Jumbo-Visma."
Jumbo-Visma Sports Director Merijn Zeeman considers the rider as an outstanding reinforcement for the formation. "I have been talking to him for a few years now," he explained. "He is a dream asset for me, who will be a great support for our GC riders in particular, but who will also regularly be in a position to chase an overall victory himself.
"There are not many riders in the peloton who have his qualities. He is a real asset, which is very important in today's top cycling. He is someone with a very big engine who can pull for kilometres and who can reduce the peloton uphill too. He also is capable of a great time trial in which he will often compete for the win."
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