Maarten Tjallingii recently completed his first season in the Academy's Performance staff as he joined the team in late 2018. The former Dutch pro-rider has been coaching our talents not only performance-wise, but also in the mental side of the sport. Looking back to what 2019 has entailed, Tjallingii feels satisfied with the accomplishments but is already looking forward to keeping up the good work with the riders and welcoming the new generation of talents.  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - How do you look back to your first season with the Academy? Were your expectations fulfilled?…continue reading →

We head into today's final stage with the yellow leader's jersey on the shoulders of our trainee Stan van Tricht. After taking fifth in the opening stage, and sprinting to the win the following day, our Belgian trainee and the team set off with the goal of defending the lead all day long. Our riders took the front of the bunch early on, as an early attack featuring two riders with GC ambitions went up the road.  With the whole team committed, Stan van Tricht was always kept well-positioned in the front of…continue reading →

After yesterday's amazing victory that powered our trainee Stan van Tricht to the yellow jersey as the race leader, our team set off with the aim of keeping him and the leadership, safe all day long. As soon as the flag dropped the first attackers tried to distance the peloton, but our talents had a clear plan since the very start.  In one of the first big moves featuring a total of 12 riders, we could find our Jordi Meeus, but they were eventually brought back and a non-GC-threatening 5-man break went away.…continue reading →

Yesterday's stage 2 at Olympia's Tour was a great one for us. After a really solid opening in which Jordi Meeus took third and our Belgian trainee, Stan van Tricht, was fifth in the steep cobbles finish of the Col du VAM, we were ready to fight again for the win. A really hectic start saw many attacks take place in the first part of the stage, and some strong wind caused the bunch to split.  Despite the numerous moves and chases that happened, it as eventually a group of 14 riders the…continue reading →

We are delighted to announce that Vasilis Anastopoulos will be joining Deuceuninck - Quick Step as a trainer from next season onwards. Anastopoulos served as Performance Coach before being appointed as Performance Manager in 2017 and has been part of the project since its early steps in 2014. "When SEG Cycling's management started the team, we set the goal of creating one of the best development teams in the world. Five years down the line we can be really proud of what we have accomplished and of the fact that indeed, SEG Racing…continue reading →

Today's opening stage at Olympia's Tour featured a total of nine laps around a 14 km long parcour, which finished all the way up the infamous Col du VAM that even though that is 500m in length it has points where the slopes hits 24%.  The race was off to a pretty fast start and several attacks took place in the first part of the stage. Different groups made it up the road, with Jordi Meeus representing our flag in one of them, but it was eventually a duo of riders the one…continue reading →

We are excited to welcome Corbin Strong in our 2020 Academy roster. The multi-talented New Zealand rider will combine track and road racing as he prepares for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with the national squad. "I am really excited to be a part of the SEG Racing Academy family. Living and racing in Europe is a dream for most young cyclists from New Zeland. I am humbled that the team is giving me this opportunity and I look forward to racing in the biggest U23 races in the world" points out Strong, who's…continue reading →

After a day to forget at Paris Tours U23, our Jordi Meeus has his eyes already set on Olympia's Tour. The 4-day long Dutch race will be the last one of our calendar, that started in early March. "I still feel motivated and ready to give it a solid go. My body is not as fresh as during the first part of the season obviously, but this is the general feeling in the peloton. My shape is good and I did some strong training rides coming into the race" highlights our Belgian sprinter. …continue reading →

We are really excited to welcome Harrison Wood to our 2020 Academy roster. The 19-year old British rider will join our squad after riding this past season for France's A.V.C Aix-en-Provance. "I am super excited to be joining SEG Racing Academy. This is such an incredible opportunity for me to improve on and off the bike and one that I am going to grab with both hands" highlights Wood.  The British climber showed a focused mindset when as a first year U23 he moved to France to ride in one of the most…continue reading →