We are delighted to announce that Aike Visbeek will leave the Academy and join Circus - Wanty Gobert as Performance Manager starting from 2021 onwards. Visbeek, who came into the SEG Racing Academy project at the start of the 2020 season will move up again to the top level of the sport and bring is expertise onto the Belgian squad as they enter into the first year of their WorldTour journey.  While heading the Academy during the unusual 2020 season, Visbeek has seen our talents take 11 wins in just 30 racing days,…continue reading →

Harrison Wood joined the Academy ahead of the 2020 season, after collecting some interesting results as a first-year in the category while riding in France. The talented British climber joined our program with the aim of progressing and developing on and off the bike.  "The season was definitely strange with the COVID-19 pandemic. I look back with mixed feelings for sure. I did a really nice calendar once the racing started again and that was really nice. The highlight was definitely the Giro d'Italia U23 and the stage win we took with Jordi…continue reading →

We are delighted to announce the signing of the multi-talented British rider, Sean Flynn. The 20-year old will join the Academy ahead of the 2021 season and will combine road racing action together with mountain-biking during the duration of the year. "I chose the Academy because I have seen how successful the team has been over the last couple of years and I like their rider development focus. From the outside, it seems like a really good environment for a young cyclist to be in in order to develop into one of the…continue reading →

Yesterday our Jordi Meeus, became the U23 Belgian Road Race Champion, after outpowering all his rivals in the final sprint. The 22-year old, who will move up to the WorldTour ranks next season with Bora-Hansgrohe, was helped by teammate Stan van Tricht during the whole day. "It feels great to win the jersey. I’m super happy to win the race and thank the team for the past years!" highlights Meeus after his last race in Academy colors. Our lineup for the day was down to two riders, due to the injuries suffered by…continue reading →

The U23 Belgian Road Race Nationals will feature our last road race of the 2020 season. Stan van Tricht and Jordi Meeus, will line up in Stad Lokeren with the aim of bringing back to the Academy the best possible result despite the short numbers. Our Belgian line up will miss Milan Paulus, who suffered a crash in Paris Tours U23 and broke his collarbone, which meant that his season was over. The race previews an aggressive day, as there will be many teams with deep rosters and different scenarios to manage. Both…continue reading →

Last weekend's Paris Tours featured our last international race of the season, and for most of our riders that meant that the season was over and it was time to rest. However, for the Belgian riders, they have one more stop in the U23 Belgian Championships on Saturday before they can start thinking about 2021. Stan van Tricht and Jordi Meeus will sadly not have the support of Milan Paulus. The young Belgian rider, broke his collarbone in a crash during Paris Tours U23 and was forced to call it quits in the…continue reading →

Yesterday's Paris Tours U23 featured our last international race of the year, with just the U23 Belgian Road Race championships remaining to our 2020 calendar. The race was off to a an easy start, with a three-man breakaway quickly getting up the road and the main bunch managing the time gaps. But around 30 kilometers into the day, a big crash happened in the middle of the bunch, taking down Jordi Meeus, Daan Hoole and Milan Paulus. Sadly the latest, was not able to continue and was driven to a nearby hospital, which…continue reading →

On Sunday, we will line up for our last race of the season as a team, Paris Tours U23. The French race will present a very tough parcour that will include several gravel sections, which will make it a challenging day for the whole bunch. The Academy will get to the start line with a mixed lineup that will feature the riders in the best shape possible at the moment. Daan Hoole and Maikel Zijlaard have had a good approach to this race in terms of performance and they will be joined by…continue reading →

We are delighted to announce the signing of British talent, Tom Day, who will join the SEG Racing Academy structure in 2021. Day will join our program straight from the juniors ranks, in which he has emerged as one of the most prominent prospects in the UK, seizing the British National Time Trial title as well as success on the track. "The SEG Racing Academy has a very exciting racing calendar which will provide me with opportunities to race a wide variety of classics and stage races across Europe, enable me to learn…continue reading →

Jordi Meeus joined the Academy halfway into 2017 as a trainee, and now he starts his final week as a SEG Racing Academy member before moving up to WorldTour level with Bora-Hansgrohe. The Belgian rider still has two main goals to achieve while wearing our colors, and one starts on Sunday with Paris Tours U23 while the U23 Belgian Nationals will take place next week. "The last part of the season is going very well I'd say. After the Covid-19 break, we went from race to race so I can't think of a…continue reading →