Month: July 2018

Jesper Rasch joins the Academy as a trainee

Jesper Rasch joins the Academy as a trainee

Jesper Rach will join the Academy as a trainee from August the 1st until the end of the season. The 20-year Dutchman will combine some races with the Academy as well as with his current club, WV West Frisia. "It is really exciting to be part of the SEG Racing Academy. It is a reward for doing well in the season and a big opportunity to develop myself in a very professional environment. I believe that it will help me to become a better cyclist" highlights Rasch. Rasch, who sprinted to the win in…continue reading →
Preview Tour d’Alsace

Preview Tour d’Alsace

After a short period away from the racing scheme and a training camp in the region, the Academy is back in action in Tour d'Alsace. The French race will hold 5 days of action and will combine a team time trial, sprint stages and mountaintop finishes. The opening day will see the rider compete in a 3-man time team trial that will kick things off ahead of a strong week of racing, in which Fabio Jakobsen seized a stage win in last year's edition. Our trainee, Tiago Antunes, will race for the first…continue reading →
Tiago Antunes will join the Academy in 2019 and will also join the team as a trainee

Tiago Antunes will join the Academy in 2019 and will also join the team as a trainee

Tiago Antunes is the first signing of the Academy for 2019 and will also join the team as a trainee from August the 1st.  The 21-year will combine his racing program in his current team, Spain's Aldro Cycling Team, with some races with the Academy starting in Tour d'Alsace in early August. "I chose the SEG Racing Academy because I think that it is the best fit to develop yourself as a rider and get ready to make the step" highlights Antunes, who will become the first ever Portuguese rider to join the…continue reading →
Cees Bol will move to the WorldTour with Team Sunweb

Cees Bol will move to the WorldTour with Team Sunweb

Cees Bol will move up to the professional ranks with WorldTour's Team Sunweb. After a really solid 2018, where he seized wins in races like Tour de Bretagne, Flèche Ardennaise or Wanzeel Koerse, Bol will join the Dutch squad as a trainee before starting a two-year deal with the team. "I am really happy to join such a great team. It has always been a dream to become a professional and now I can say that I achieved it. However, I will not stop here as I want to keep on developing myself as a…continue reading →
Stevie Williams will step to the WordTour with Team Bahrain Merida

Stevie Williams will step to the WordTour with Team Bahrain Merida

Our Welsh climber, Stephen Williams, will join WorldTour's Bahrain Merida from August the 1st as a trainee followed by a 2-year deal. The 22-year old, who seized the overall victory in the Ronde de l'Isard, joined the Academy two years ago and developed into one of the best climbers in the U23 ranks. "Joining Bahrain Merida is a great privilege for me, I am over the moon to be stepping up to WorldTour with them. I am looking forward to being part of this journey, I feel like it is the perfect stepping…continue reading →
Edoardo Affini is ready to shine in the U23 European Championships

Edoardo Affini is ready to shine in the U23 European Championships

Tomorrow our Edoardo Affini will compete in the Italian national team colors in the U23 European time trial, a race in which he powered to fourth last year. The strong Italian will arrive in the Czech Republic after claiming the double in the Italian nationals as he took home both, the road race and the time trial, titles as well as the gold medal in the Mediterranean Games. "I am really proud of this results and it will be a big honor to wear the Tricolore jersey in both disciplines, it will something…continue reading →
Julius van den Berg

Julius van den Berg

Who? Julius van den Berg, born in 1996, was part of the first ever Academy roster back in 2015 and after four years in our development program he showed that he was more than ready to move up to professional level.  What about him?    Van den Berg was the first rider that the management of the Academy talked to when they were building the team ahead of the 2015 season. He came straight from the Junior ranks and already then we knew that we were dealing with a potential WorldTour talent.    How did…continue reading →
Jan Maas will become a trainee for Team LottoNL-Jumbo

Jan Maas will become a trainee for Team LottoNL-Jumbo

Our 21-year old Jan Maas will move up to the pro ranks as a trainee with the Dutch WorldTour team Team LottoNL-Jumbo. Maas, who played the super-domestic role in service of Stephen Williams in races like Ronde l'Isard and Giro d'Italia U23, will join his new team in August the 1st. "I am really happy and proud to join a team like this as a trainee. It is a great chance to continue my development as a cyclist and I am also satisfied with all the hard work done to reach that level"…continue reading →
Peter Lenderink retires from cycling

Peter Lenderink retires from cycling

Saturday's U23 Dutch Nationals road race was the last race of Netherland's Peter Lenderink. The 22-year old has decided to step aside from cycling because of a vasoconstriction in his groin diagnosed back in late 2016. After undergoing surgery in March 2017 the strong Dutchman made his comeback to the racing scheme in September of that very same year. Despite all the sacrifices and the hard work put in, the state of his injury did not improve and it reached the same condition as before the surgery. After a long and hard reflection process,…continue reading →
The Academy dominates the Nationals; Van den Berg and Kooistra go 1-2

The Academy dominates the Nationals; Van den Berg and Kooistra go 1-2

The Academy came into Bergen with the goal of dominating again the U23 Dutch Nationals after seizing back-to-back titles in 2016 and 2017, being Fabio Jakobsen the one who wore the red, white and blue jersey. The parcour presented a challenging that included some short and steep hills as well as cobbled sections. The race was off to a hectic start, with a group of 5 riders making it up the road without Academy representation. Our riders took the control of the peloton shortly after and went on the play it tactical, with Marten…continue reading →