Dries de Pooter seals his future with Intermarché Wanty Gobert
The Belgian youngster, who joined the SEG Racing Academy ahead of the 2021 season, has secured a WorldTour deal with Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert that will kick off in 2023. De Pooter became […]
Q&A Ioannis Tamouridis
With the season done and dusted and the riders slowly coming back to the training routine, we sat down with Ioannis Tamouridis, our Performance Manager, to have a quick look […]
Stan van Tricht gets a two-year deal at Deceuninck Quick-Step
We are delighted to announce that Stan van Tricht will join Deceuninck Quick-Step on a two-year deal after impressing the Belgian WorldTour squad during his traineeship. “I’m above the moon […]
Preview Ronde van Drenthe
We are just one day away from shutting down our seventh and final season at the U23 ranks. Ronde van Drenthe will be our last fixture before ending the 2021 […]
Wessel Krul will join Rally Cycling
We are delighted to announce that Wessel Krul will become another Graduate of our 2021 Class, as he has signed a deal with Rally Cycling. The talented Dutchman joined the […]
Preview Circuit des Ardennes
After a hiatus year because of Covid-19 regulations, we are back to full swing with Circuit des Ardennes. Our talents are more than ready for the 4-day challenge and we […]
Marco Frigo conquers the first stage of Ronde de l’Isard
Today’s stage marked the kick-off of the 2021 edition of the Ronde de l’Isard. We have been always ready to score in the first stage of the race as for […]
Preview Ronde de l’Isard
We are back to stage racing mode with Ronde de l’Isard. The race in the south of France has, historically, been one of our most successful rides as we have […]
Preview Dorpenomloop Rucphen
Tomorrow we will be back at Dorpenomloop Rucphen, a race that we know very well as we seized the win last year with David Dekker after a very strong team […]
Preview Omloop van het Houtland
Almost 200 km between Middelkerke and Lichtervelde awaits the bunch at tomorrow’s Omloop van het Houtland. After a hiatus in the 2020 edition due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the race […]
Preview Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
A total of 12 laps with start and finish in Koolskamp will feature the 196 km of the parcour of Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen. The fast pace that this race always […]
Preview Eurode Omloop
After the success that we had in the Flanders Tomorrow Tour with a stage win by Wessel Krul, a second-place overall and third in the time trial by Daan Hoole, […]
Daan Hoole: “It feels like a dream come true”
After two consecutive Top 10 placements in his previous participations at the U23 European Time Trial Championships, Daan Hoole stepped it up yesterday and took third in the continental showdown […]
Preview Izegem
After a very successful weekend in which the Academy seized stage wins in Flanders Tomorrow Tour and Omloop van Valkenswaard, as well as a solid overall placement with Daan Hoole […]
Daan Hoole with high hopes at the U23 Europeans TT
Daan Hoole will represent the Netherlands in the U23 European Time Trial Championships that will take place tomorrow in Trentino. The TT specialist has high hopes for the event, following […]
Preview Omloop van Valkenswaard
A tough race awaits our talents at Omloop van Valkenwaard, with several gravel sections together with cobbled parts along the 196 km long route. Despite the constant challenges, the team […]
Preview Omloop Het Nieuwsblad U23
After a very solid round of action at the Flanders Tomorrow Tour, our talents will lose no time and get back to action tomorrow at the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad U23. […]
Hoole and Frigo go offensive on day one
The newly created Flanders Tomorrow Tour kicked off today in Belgium with a tricky 150 km long stage with two climbs up the short and explosive Kemmel. The stage was […]
Preview Flanders Tomorrow Tour
We are just one sleep away from an action-packed three days of racing at Flanders Tomorrow Tour. The multi-day event will host a total of four stages within a three-day […]
We fight for the win at Ronde van de Achterhoek
Today’s race in Achterhoek was a hard one with several parts of gravel racing being key when it came to deciding the day’s winner. It was all off to a […]
Preview Ronde van de Achterhoek
Ronde van Achterhoek will be our next target in our racing calendar. Tomorrow, our talents will set out for the 204 km long course with the aim of repeating the […]
We go down fighting at Druivenkoers Overijse
Today’s race at Druivenkoers Overijse was an eventful one for all involved. The race was off to a fast start and quickly the breakaway of the day formed, but Harrison […]
Preview Druivenkoers – Overijse
Tomorrow we are back to racing mode at Druivenkoers – Overijse, where a 192 km long parcour awaits our riders. It will take place around a local circuit that will […]
Preview GP Marcel Kint
We are back for the third round of one-day races in Belgium. Tomorrow our talents will lineup for GP Marcel Kint, in which we hope to keep up the improving […]
Preview Egmond Cycling Race
With just one day in between, we are back to the racing mode with the Egmond Cycling Race. With start and finish at Zottegem, the race presents a 192 km […]
Preview Grote Prijs Jef Scherens – Rondom Leuven
Tomorrow we will be back in action at the Grote Prijs Jef Scherens – Rondom Leuven. The race previews a fast and tough race as the predominantly flat parcours and […]
Hoole, Frigo and van Tricht on their way to the Tour de l’Avenir
We are two days away from the start of the most prestigious race in the U23 category, the Tour de l’Avenir. After a brief hiatus in 2020 due to the […]
Corbin Strong signs with Israel Start-Up Nation
We are proud to announce that Corbin Strong will move up to the professional ranks with Israel-Start Up Nation. “I’m really excited to make this step up and switch my […]
Dries de Pooter becomes a trainee at Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert
We are very delighted to announce that Dries de Pooter will join Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert as a trainee for the remainder of the season. “I’m very happy with the opportunity! It is […]
Stan van Tricht will join Deceuninck Quick-Step as a trainee
We are delighted to announce that Stan van Tricht will join Deceuninck Quick-Step as a trainee for the remainder of the season. This way he will become our 30th rider […]
Preview Heistse Pijl
Tomorrow we are back in racing mode as seven of our talents will tackle 1.1 Heistse Pijl. The one-day race presents a relatively flat parcour with start in Turnhout and […]
Dries de Pooter: “I made progress but I want to keep on rising”
After clinching the Junior Belgium Road Race champion last year, Dries de Pooter moved up to the U23 ranks with the Academy. Already in his first year in the category, […]
Wessel Krul takes ninth in the finale at Alsace
Today’s stage marked the final of the 2021 edition of the Tour d’Alsace. After a solid day yesterday, in which Harrison Wood was part of the breakaway until the final […]
De Pooter takes 10th at the Planche des Belles Filles
Today’s stage at the Tour d’Alsace featured a broken parcour that finished off atop of the mythical Planche des Belles Filles, one of the most famous climbs in the cycling […]
Hard day out in Alsace
After a very strong 3-man prologue yesterday, in which the one formed by Daan Hoole, Wessel Krul and Stan van Tricht fell less than one second short of the win, […]
SEG RACING ACADEMY WILL SHIFT FOCUS FROM U23 TO DIFFERENT CATEGORIES
Eight years ago, we acknowledged that there was a lack of investment in the development of U23 riders in international cycling. We identified that an independent institute that provided the […]
Preview Tour d’Alsace
After a tough Giro valle d’Aosta, our talents are ready to hit the ground running with the Tour d’Alsace. A race that holds good memories as Fabio Jakobsen scored a […]
Day one in Aosta done
Today the Giro valle d’Aosta started with a really tough 110 km long stage that featured a total of 4 categorized climbs throughout. The race was off to a very […]
Preview Giro valle d’Aosta
In two days’ time, our talents will be back at the racing scheme with the 3-day long Giro valle d’Aosta. The Italian stage race is one of the main events […]
Daan Hoole moves up to Trek-Segafredo
We are delighted to announce that Daan Hoole will be moving up to the WorldTour ranks with Trek-Segafreado already this year as a trainee before a two-year deal kicks in […]
Milan Paulus: “I want to show my progression”
Milan Paulus joined the Academy last year as a first-year U23 and he is now enjoying his second season developing in our structure. The 19-year old is progressing through the […]
The art of time trialling
With just one more sleep until the U23 Dutch Time Trial Nationals are back in action, we want to take a deep look at the work that we do together […]
Hoole: “I’m ready to defend the title”
After a strong trip to Italy in which he seized his first win of the season at the Coppa della Pace and was close to doing it all over again […]
Daan Hoole takes third in the Giro d’Italia U23 finale
The last stage of the Giro d’Italia U23, featured a predominantly flat parcour with a climbing section in the middle. Our talents have been showing his competitive mindset all race […]
The Academy goes down fighting in a hard stage at the Giro d’Italia U23
Today it was the turn of the second-to-last stage at the Giro d’Italia U23, and the last showdown at the mountains considering that tomorrow the route that will take the […]
Marco Frigo takes fifth atop of the Andalo
After the queen stage, it was the turn for another fast and furious day at the Giro d’Italia U23. Just 115 km, but with two category ones climbs in the […]
The queen stage is done and dusted at the Giro d’Italia U23
The infamous stage with a final climb that went over 30 km was on today at the Giro d’Italia U23. The breakaway took off a bit faster than the past […]
Missed opportunity at the Giro
It was another very hard day out at the Giro d’Italia U23. The sixth stage between Bonferraro di Sogrà and San Pellegrino Terme featured a total of 176 km and […]
Frigo closes the Top 15 in the first mountaintop finish
After yesterday’s time trial, the Giro d’Italia U23 was headed towards its first mountaintop finish of the 2021 edition. The stage featured a total of 142 km with a total […]
Hoole and Frigo snap Top 10 finishes in the TT; Krul takes second in Course de la Paix
After a first set of three stages in which the twisty and rolling parcours, today it the turn of a 25 km long time trial. It was a very flat […]
The breakaway takes the glory at the Giro U23
In the first two stages of the Giro d’Italia U23, our talents showed their strength with two solid Top 10 finishes, and today the mindset was no different and we […]
Van Tricht seals another Top 5 at the Giro d’Italia U23
After yesterday’s first stage in which we stayed out of trouble and led Stan van Tricht to ninth place in the end, despite the breakaway staying away, today the route […]
Giro d’Italia Stage 1 recap
After the success at Coppa de la Pace, it was time for our talented lineup to start one of our biggest goals of the year, the Giro d’Italia U23. The Corsa […]
Preview Giro d’Italia U23
After a really successful stint at the Coppa della Pace last Sunday, where Daan Hoole claimed his first win of the season followed by Stan van Tricht seized second place […]
Daan Hoole and Stan van Tricht lead an amazing 1-2 in Coppa della Pace
Our racing action in Italy started today with 1.2U’s Coppa della Pace. Which featured a local circuit that the riders had to tackle several times. Our talents arrived at the […]
Preview Coppa della Pace
After some solid action in 1.1 races and a continuous fight to get in the top placements of each race that we have done. Now we switch our focus to […]
Q&A with Wouter Ruchtie about nutrition
The education side of the Academy does not only stick to racing and/or on-the-bike matters. We also take pride in educating our talents in matters like nutrition. We spoke to […]
Seventh for van Tricht after a strong team performance in Ronde van Limburg
Today’s 1.1 Ronde van Limburg, was a special race for us as, towards the end of our last training camp in Limburg, we did a recon of the most crucial […]
Preview Ronde van Limburg
After some strong team performances in Circuit Wallonie, GP Vermarc and the Ruddervoorde Pro Kermesse, we are back to racing action at Ronde van Limburg. This UCI 1.1 race, presents […]
Wessel Krul: “Over the winter I made big steps”
Wessel Krul is enjoying his second full season at the Academy and his third in the U23 ranks. The talented Dutchman is onto a hot streak as great performances at […]
Jesper Rasch rounds out the Top 10 at Ruddervoorde
After a great stint at Circuit Wallonie (7th place for Stan van Tricht) and at GP Vermarc (6th for Wessel Krul) we want back to racing mode in Belgium with […]
Preview Ruddervoorde
After a solid stint in Circuit Wallonie and GP Vermarc, tomorrow we will be back in racing mood at our first ProKermesse of the season, Ruddervoorde. The strong results in […]
Preview GP Vermarc
After yesterday’s return to racing action with a solid performance at 1.1’s Circuit de Wallonie, we are ready to race again at the GP Vermarc. The race will be featured […]
Stan van Tricht sprints to seventh in Circuit Wallonie
The Circuit Wallonie marked our return to the racing scene after a successful stint in Greek soil at the Tour of Rhodes. The 195 km long parcour with start and […]
Preview Circuit Wallonie
After a solid 10-day training camp and a few days of recovery in between, we are ready to hit the road again and pin on a number. After the cancelation […]
Recap Training Camp Limburg
After 10 days of hard training in the Limburg region, we have put an end to our training camp and we switch our full focus towards the upcoming goals, starting […]
Tamouridis: “It’s time to bring all the riders together and create that team spirit”
With an always-changing landscape in the cycling world, our Performance Staff is working hard behind the scenes to keep the development of our talents on the right track at the […]
Tom Day: “It’s impressive how the team in organized”
The 2020 winner of the Boucles de l’Oise Juniors, Tom Day, got his first experience in the U23 ranks in Greek soil with the GP Rhodes and the International Tour […]
Pim Ligthart: “It’s great to see how they keep each other motivated”
Aside from the talent development that it’s happening on the road, with our talents getting better day in day out, this season is also special for our brand new DS, […]
Stan van Tricht: “I was happy to show the progress I made over the wintertime”
After starting the season with a set of two one-day races on his home soil, Stan van Tricht was on one of the strongest riders last week in Greece as […]
Van Tricht secures third overall at the Tour of Rhodes
Today’s stage at the Tour of Rhodes was the one set to decide the final outcome of the overall classification. The race was down to a matter of seconds, as […]
Van Tricht sprints to third in the queen stage
Today’s stage at the Tour of Rhodes was considered the queen stage of it all. The peloton had to tackle a total of 150 km from Rhodes to Maritsa, with […]
Van Tricht takes fifth in the sprint
After yesterday’s opening prologue, in which Daan Hoole fell short by just one second to grab the win, it was the turn of the first road stage of the Tour […]
Daan Hoole falls short on the win in the opening stage
The Tour of Rhodes got underway with a short and fast 2 km prologue along the coast of Rhodes. It served as the opener of a three more days of […]
Preview Tour of Rhodes
After some solid action at the Rhodes GP last week, in which Stan van Tricht led the way for us with a very strong third place and Harrison Wood crossed […]
van Tricht takes 3rd in the Rhodes GP
The Rhodes GP featured the kick-off of our Greek journey. The 186 km long race, featured two climbs and it was our first point of contact ahead of the 4-day […]
Race Preview: Rhodes GP
Our Greek racing journey will start tomorrow with the Rhodes GP powered by Mitsis Hotels. It will be a 186 km long parcour that will bring the peloton along the […]
Marco Frigo to start his season at Coppi e Bartali
Our talented Italian climber, Marco Frigo, will kick-off his season tomorrow at Coppi e Bartali as a part o the Italian National Team. The 21-year old, who back in his […]
Training Camp Limburg
From Friday to Sunday our team will get together in Watersley Sports & Talentpark in Limburg, The Netherlands, as we get ready for the upcoming races. We will be using […]
Q&A with Jesper Rasch
Jesper Rasch has been off to a strong season start. After a strong ride in Le Samyn, he was our designed sprinter for GP Monseré last Sunday, in which he […]
Great fighting spirit by our talents in GP Monseré
Today’s GP Monseré was our second appointment in our 2021 racing calendar. After a strong season debut in Le Samyn, where Daan Hoole proved his value by riding the whole […]
GP Monsere Preview
After our season debut earlier this week at Le Samyn, we are ready of round two of our season with GP Monsére. The parcour presents a predominantly flat route that […]
De Pooter: “The Academy is the best place to develop myself as a U23”
Yesterday’s Le Samyn, was the first outing in SEG Racing Academy colors for former Junior Belgian Road Race champion Dries de Pooter. The 18-year old talent joined the Academy straight […]
Daan Hoole fights with the best in our season debut
Today’s Le Samyn featured our season debut. A really strong field together with a challenging parcour were on the menu for seven of our talents as we got our season […]
Race Preview: Le Samyn
Tomorrow our 2021 season will kick off with 7 of our talents lining up at the start line of 1.1’s Le Samyn. In the current times, the preparation has been […]
SEG Racing Academy and Garmin join forces for the future
We are delighted to announce that the SEG Racing Academy has reached a sponsorship agreement with Garmin® International, Inc. Garmin is a market leader and an innovative force not only […]
Ioannis Tamouridis: “We are focussing on bringing them”
With the always-changing environment and the cancellation of some of the early-season goals, our Performance Staff is now busy with the creation of the training plans for each of our […]
KOO Eyewear becomes the Academy’s eyewear partner
We are delighted to announce that the SEG Racing Academy and Italy’s glasses manufacturer, KOO Eyewear, will become our official partner and will provide our riders and staff with racing […]
Jonker as Academy Director and Ligthart as DS will strengthen the our staff
We are delighted to announce the addition of Sven Jonker and Pim Ligthart to our staff after Aike Visbeek’s departure to Intermarché Wanty Gobert. Jonker, who for the last three […]
Rasch: “The goal is clear, win races”
Jesper Rasch joined our program as a trainee in 2018 and since then he has been constantly improving his sprinting skills and top speed. In 2020 he seized two strong […]
Strong: “Winning in my country’s only UCI stage race is something that has always been on my bucket list”
The 2021 season, could not have started in a better way for the Academy and especially for our New Zealand talent, Corbin Strong, who yesterday claimed the overall title at […]
Q&A with Tom Day
After a very successful last season in the junior ranks in which he claimed the March Hare Classic as well as the Boucles de l’Oise in convincing style after a […]
Interview Dries de Pooter
The 2020 Junior Belgian Road Race champion, Dries de Pooter, is enjoying his first official days as a member of the 2021 squad of the SEG Racing Academy. The talented […]
Maikel Zijlaard about 2021
Maikel Zijlaard joined the Academy ahead of the 2020 and at the moment, he is getting ready to start his second season in our outfit. The 21-year old is ready […]
Q&A with Sean Flynn
Scotland’s Sean Flynn has been one of our additions during the winter break. The young and multi-talented rider will start his first season as a part of the Academy and […]
Dekker: “Being part of the Academy has helped me in so many ways”
Just one season in our Academy was enough for David Dekker to showcase his potential and make the jump to the professional ranks. “The SEG Racing Academy for sure has […]
2020 Season Review
2020 has been a challenging one and the situations faced during the past year have been unique and a tough hurdle to jump. However, now that the year is almost […]
Jordi Meeus: “At the Academy I learnt how to race as a team”
Jordi Meeus joined the Academy in early August 2017 as a trainee and stayed with the team all the way until the end of his U23 stint. The talented Belgian […]
Hollanders: “We won a lot in 2020, but we want more in 2021”
2020 has been very challenging at so many levels, and that created extra pressure on our performance staff to keep our riders motivated and most importantly, to keep them educated […]
Paulus: “Motivation for 2021 is higher than ever”
The 2020 season has been challenging at so many levels, and maybe even a bit more if that was your rookie year in the U23 category. Our talented Milan Paulus, […]
Kyle Chromy will finalise our 2021 roster
We are delighted to announce the addition of Kyle Chromy to our 2021 roster. The 18-year old American rider will join the SEG Racing Academy as from the 1st of […]
Corbin Strong: “I’m really looking forward to developing on the road in Europe”
Ahead of the 2020 season, the SEG Racing Academy signed the multi-talented Corbin Strong from New Zealand. Shortly before he was supposed to join the Academy organization, he became World […]
Job Position: SEG Racing Academy Director
Job Description:SEG Racing Academy Director SEG Racing Academy is the leading development cycling program in the world. The Academy has established itself in the international scene and since 2015 it’s […]
Frigo: “Hard work pays off and I like working hard”
The talented Italian climber, Marco Frigo, joined the Academy ahead of the 2020 season, which was his second year in the U23 category. The strong Italian came into the team […]
Amacx Sports Nutrition will continue to fuel the Academy
We are delighted to announce that Amacx Sports Nutrition will continue to be the fueling the SEG Racing Academy talents for the coming two years. After kicking off the partnership […]
Aike Visbeek will leave the Academy to Circus Wanty Gobert
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 […]
Wood: “I want to keep developing as a GC rider”
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 […]
Sean Flynn signs with the Academy
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 […]
Jordi Meeus is the new U23 Belgian Champion
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 […]
Preview U23 Belgian Road Race Championships
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 […]
Dries Hollanders: “We have to be patient, but we have options”
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 […]
Jordi Meeus sprints to second in Paris Tours U23
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 […]
Preview Paris Tours U23
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 […]
Tom Day signs for the Academy for 2021 onwards
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 […]
Jordi Meeus: “I’m feeling strong, we will battle for the win”
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 […]
Dries de Pooter signs with the SEG Racing Academy
We are delighted to announce that the current Belgian Junior Road Race Champion, Dries de Pooter, has signed for the Academy and will join our development program from 2021 onwards. […]
Stan van Tricht: “My performances improved a lot”
It was halfway into the 2019 season when Stan van Tricht joined the Academy as a trainee. He hit the ground running really fast with a stage win in season’s […]
Daan Hoole: “I’m improving in all aspects of cycling”
Daan Hoole joined the Academy ahead of the 2018 season and hit the ground running with a third place in the U23 Dutch TT nationals in his first year in […]
Jesper Rasch takes fifth in Omloop van de Braakman
Yesterday our talents lined-up for Omloop van de Braakman, which featured the last round of the Top Competitie. The rain and strong wind made it a tough one for the […]
Preview Omloop van de Braakman
The Omloop van de Braakman is back tomorrow, and our talents alongside the bunch will be ready to tackle the 168 km long route that will feature several cobbled sections […]
Performance Q&A with Ioannis Tamouridis
The worldwide pandemic forced most of our races to be rescheduled and therefore our goals and ambitions were moved up to a different slot in the calendar. That meant that […]
Mathijs Loman, selected winner of the SEG Performance Challenge
During the period of six weeks, we had the SEG Performance Challenge up and running in the Tacx Training App, which featured three iconic climbs such as the Puig Major, […]
Jordi Meeus takes 4th in Gooikse Pijl and we wrap up Ronde de l’Isard
It was an action-packed weekend that wrapped up yesterday’s double-header in which we were present in Belgium’s 1.1 Gooikse Pijl as well as in the closing stage of the Ronde […]
We go down fighting in Ronde de l’Isard’s stage 3
After yesterday’s doubleheader action, the Ronde de l’Isard was back today with it’s third stage. The parcour presented a very tough day for the bunch as three categorized climbs were […]
Double-stage day at Ronde de l’Isard
After yesterday’s brilliant win by Wessel Krul in the opening stage of the Ronde de l’Isard 2020, that powered him atop of the overall classification, today the bunch faced a […]
Preview Gooikse Pijl
Gooikse Pijl it’s a race in which we have been performing well in the last couple of years, as in 2018 Jordi Meeus outsprinted his breakaway companions and took an […]
Wessel Krul wins the opening stage at Ronde de l’Isard
The Ronde de l’Isard 2020 started today with a 126 km long stage between Toulouse and Salies du Salat, featuring only one categorized climb halfway into the parcour. The stage […]
Jordi Meeus will gradute to Bora Hansgrohe
The Belgian rider has inked a two-year deal with Bora Hansgrohe and will move up to the German WorldTour squad at the beginning of the 2021 season, where he will […]
Preview Ronde de l’Isard
After an action-packed weekend with a double header of one-day races, the Academy is back to racing mood as tomorrow we will kick off the Ronde de l’Isard. The French […]
Meeus sprints to fifth in Antwerp while Hoole takes third on Orlen Nations GP
It was a hectic weekend for the Academy as we entered into the weekend with a doubleheader, Heistse Pijl and Antwerp Port Epic, while Daan Hoole was racing with the […]
Rasch in the Top 10 in Heistse Pijl; Hoole is the first leader of the Orlen Nations GP
After a hard 8 days at the Giro d’Italia U23, the Academy squad was back to full swing with an action-packed weekend that started with Heistse Pijl and will follow […]
Preview Heistse Pijl & Antwerp Port Classic
After a week of rest, we are ready for another action packed weekend with Heistse Pijl and Antwerp Port Epic. The weekend previews two flat parcours but strategy and tactical […]
How does the Academy test their riders for COVID-19?
The Cycling Performance Centre (CPC) and SEG Racing Academy have been productive partners in guiding upcoming talents for many years. This past summer CPC and SportMáx have been taken over […]
Medical update: David Dekker
The Giro d’Italia U23 did not end in the best way possible for us, as David Dekker badly crashed in one of the most technical descents of the race, being […]
Giro d’Italia U23 Recap
It was a tough 8-day run at the Giro d’Italia U23 and the closing stage was just no different. It presented a very tough parcour with start and finish in […]
Tough day out in the Giro d’Italia U23
Today’s stage started the fireworks for two epic closing stages at the Giro d’Italia U23. The bunch started in Barzio and after 116 km the stage finished atop of the […]
Teamwork delivers Jordi Meeus to the win at the Giro d’Italia U23
After coming close to the win yesterday with a second-place by Jordi Meeus in the bunch sprint, our talents were committed to give it another shot today, as the long […]
Meeus sprints to second again in the Giro d’Italia U23
The 146 km parcour that joined Marostica and Rosa featured the fifth stage of the 2020 Giro d’Italia U23. The profile presented a predominantly flat course, but the local circuit […]
First mountain top finish at the Giro d’Italia U23
After three predominantly flat stages, the Giro d’Italia U23 welcomed the first mountain top finish of the 2020 edition, as the peloton had to face a really tough parcour that […]
Another Top 10 finish for Meeus at the Giro d’Italia U23
After two really hard days for the bunch in which crashes, wet roads and intermittent rain led for most of the day, the third stage of the Giro d’Italia U23 […]
Close but no cigar for Meeus in the second stage of the Giro d’Italia U23
After yesterday’s opening stage, which was not the way that we hoped to start with, today our talents had a chance to bounce back as the second stage kicked off […]
Medical Update: Stan van Tricht abandons the Giro d’Italia U23
During yesterday’s stage at the Giro d’Italia U23, our Stan van Tricht suffered a crash and even though that he went back up on his bike, he was forced to […]
Race Report Druivenkoers – Giro d’Italia stage 1
Giro d’Italia U23 – Stage 1Today’s 150 km stage with start and finish in Urbino featured the opening stage of the Giro d’Italia U23. The stage consisted of a 39 […]
Preview Giro d’Italia U23
Our talents are back for our second stage race of the year, the Giro d’Italia U23. Due to the current situation and the forced rescheduling of the race, the new […]
Meeus 7th is our best-placed riders at the U23 Europeans Road Race
A 136 km long race with a broken profile featured today’s U23 European Road Race in Plouay. Our participation in this event started on Monday with Daan Hoole taking part […]
Preview U23 European Championships
Five our talents will take part tomorrow in the U23 European Road Race Championships in the first racing action with the national team this season. The race presents a parcour […]
Dekker and Hoole set to chase Europeans and Giro success
In yesterday’s U23 Dutch Road Race Nationals, David Dekker and Daan Hoole were involved in a crash that forced the later to abandon the race a couple of laps later. […]
Maikel Zijlard takes 8th in the U23 Dutch Nationals Road Race
It was a hard race around the Col de VAM in the Drenthe area. The race featured up to 17 laps around the a hilly circuit with some steep sections, […]
Preview U23 Dutch Nationals Road Race
The SEG Racing Academy is back to action with the U23 Dutch Nationals Road Race that will take place in the region of Drenthe, with the Col du Vam being […]
Frigo takes Top 15 on GC while Meeus secures the points jersey
After two stage wins and a very solid opening TTT, our talents were set to compete today in the last stage of the Czech Tour which featured a hilly route […]
Jordi Meeus sprints to back-to-back wins at the Czech Tour
After yesterday’s success, where Jordi Meeus finished a really solid team performance and sprinted to the win of the first road stage of the Czech Cycling Tour, it was time […]
Jordi Meeus outsprints everyone and wins the second stage
After yesterday’s opening TTT in which our 7-man squad managed to get a notable ninth place, just under a minute away from the best time, it was time for the […]
Preview Czech Cycling Tour
After a long period without races due to the COVID-19 outbreak, we are happy to make our return to the racing scene with what will be our first stage race […]
Thymen Arensman officially moves to Team Sunweb
As from today, Thymen Arensman is officially part of the Team Sunweb. The deal that linked Arensman to the WorldTour squad was announced last summer, but it specified that the […]
David Dekker graduates to Jumbo Visma
We are delighted to announce our first graduate of the 2020 season, as David Dekker has inked a two-year deal with Jumbo Visma. The 22-year old and the current Dutch […]
The Academy will have a training camp in Limburg
We are happy to announce that we will be organizing a team training camp in the Limburg area starting next week on the 22nd, and running all the way until […]
Jordi Meeus takes the lead after the first stage
The second SEG eRacing U19 and U23 Stage race kicked off yesterday on RGT Cycling. The opening stage was ridden in the flat and fast Borrego Springs Criterium circuit, that […]
Harrison Wood suffers a crash on training
Sadly, we have to report that our talented climber, Harrison Wood, was involved in a accident with a car on Saturday while training in Torquay, South West of England. The […]
No luck in GP Vermarc
Today’s GP Vermarc, marked our comeback to the road racing scene since mid-March, when the COVID-19 outbreak happened. Our clothing partner, Vermarc, worked hard on putting together this Kermesse so […]
Preview GP Vermarc
After a long break due to the COVID-19 outbreak, we are happy to be back on the road for a Kermesse in Belgium organized by our partner Vermarc. The Belgian-based […]
Arensman conquers the Mont Ventoux in the SEG eRacing Series
After GP Pienza two weeks ago, the SEG eRacing U19 and U23 Series were back to full swing today with the Mont Ventoux Challenge. the race featured 25 hard kilometers […]
SEG Performance Challenge
– Test & proof yourself! – SEG Racing Academy and Tacx join forces to give talented riders a chance to prove themselves! Sign up here! We are delighted to announce […]
Harrison Wood takes the eWin in GP Pienza
Today’s SEG eRacing U19 and U23 Series, kicked off with hard 40-km in GP Pienza. The race was off to a fast start with many riders holding into the peloton […]
“All riders have the chance of compete with the best U19/U23 talents around the world” Ioannis Tamouridis
After the success of the first edition, the SEG eRacing U23 Series will be back on the 12th of June with a set of four one-day races and a stage […]
SEG eRacing U19/U23 Series
After the success of the first edition of the SEG eRacing U23 Series, the SEG eRacing Academy, together with RGT Cycling and JOIN have joined forces again and created a […]
Superspark & SEG Racing Academy
We are really happy to announce that Superspark Bicycle Tools and the SEG eRacing Academy will partner up from 2020 onward. The Dutch-based company will equip our service course with […]
Marco Frigo wins the stage and overall of the SEG eRacing U23 Series
After yesterday’s thrilling stage up the Paterberg, the SEG eRacing U23 Series entered into the last stage, heading up to the Mont Ventoux, with the Top 5 distanced by just […]
Paul Wright conquers the Paterberg
After yesterday’s SEG eRacing U23 opener in the Borrego Springs Crit, which was won by Jordi Meeus, today it was the turn for the Paterberg Classic. The Belgian rider, started […]
Jordi Meeus takes the win and moves to the GC lead of the SEG eRacing U23 Series
Today the Borrego Springs Crit marked the opening shot of the SEG eRacing U23 Series. The 3-day long eRacing competition kicked off with a fast and flat parcour that features […]
How is Stan van Tricht improving during this period?
Stan van Tricht joined the Academy last year as a trainee in order to get himself familiar with the team’s environment ahead of the 2020 season. The Belgian rider hit […]
SEG eRacing Academy and 4iiii join forces
We are delighted to announce that 4iiii Innovations Inc. will become a partner of the Academy for the 2020 season. Thanks to their constant innovative work, the Canadian-based company will […]
Milan Paulus rides to 10 hospitals to express support for the Coronavirus crisis
Yesterday our Milan Paulus alongside two other cyclists, Angel Deckers and Jens Reynders, planned a ride in which they visited a total of 10 hospitals in their district, Limburg (Belgium), […]
SEG eRacing U23 Series stage race postponed to the 21st of May
We want to announce that the SEG eRacing U23 Series stage race has been postponed to the 21st, 22nd and 23rd of May, with the parcourses and the start times […]
Statement about SEG eRacing U23 Series
Due to technical issues, we have been forced to cancel the start of the second race of the SEG eRacing U23 Series that featured the Paterberg loop. We are really […]
David Dekker wins the SEG eRacing U23 Series Crit
The Borrego Springs Crit marked the opening of the first-ever U23 eRacing competition. The parcour, that was totally flat and 7,7 km long, was tackled by the bunch a total […]
The Academy launches the SEG eRacing U23 Series
We are delighted to announce that the SEG eRacing together with RGT Cycling and JOIN we have created the SEG eRacing U23 Series. An international competition that aims to bring […]
INSCYD’s new Power Performance Decoder (PPD)
Recently, our performance partner, INSCYD, has released to the public their brand new Power Performance Decoder (PPD), the first and only tool on the market, that combines lab- and field […]
Jordi Meeus: “My main goal for this period is to become a stronger rider”
After joining the Academy halfway in 2017 as a trainee, Jordi Meeus have been in constant improvement which led him to win 1.1’s Gooikse Pijl in 2018, act as trusted […]
Hoole: “It’s time to train, learn and focus on details”.
2019 was only Daan Hoole’s second year as U23, but that did not stop him to emerge as one of the most promising prospects in the category, specially when battling […]
Ioannis Tamouridis analysis eRacing from a performance point of view
The SEG eRacing Academy was off to a solid start as Thymen Arensman seized the win in our first eRace of the year, and our riders swap the podium. Tomorrow, […]
Academy makes transition from sports to esports team and becomes SEG eRacing Academy
We want to announce that for the time being the Academy will be renamed to SEG eRacing Academy as a part of a program that will centered in resuming our […]
SEG Racing Academy’s Statement regarding COVID-19
After the decision of the Dutch and Belgian authorities to cancel all cycling races until the 31st of March, following the already announced cancellation of France’s Tour de Normandie and […]
Daan Hoole: “Each of us believe a lot in our teammates, and it makes us stronger”
Daan Hoole just quicked off his third season in the U23 ranks. After two successful years in the Academy in which he developed all the way to U23 Dutch Time […]
Excellent teamwork delivers Dekker to the win in Rucphen
After a solid effort in yesterday’s Ronde van Groningen, we were back in racing mode today as we were featured in the start line of Dorpenomloop Rucphen. The race presented […]
Wood wraps up Ronde van Groningen with a Top 15
Ronde van Groningen presented a totally flat parcour, which included some strong headwind all day long. The race was off to hectic start as in the first kilometers, three of […]
Preview Ronde van Groningen & Dorpenomloop Rucphen
After a really successful start of the season where David Dekker seized a win in our season opener, Ster van Zwolle, and Jordi Meeus and Stan van Tricht seized wins […]
The Academy dominates Wanzele Koerse; Meeus wins and Rasch is 3rd
Today we went back to the start line of Wanzele Koerse, a race that brings us happy memories as in 2018 our Cees Bol seized there our first win of […]
Dekker rides to third in GP Le Samyn
After a successful start of the season, with a dominating performance in Ster van Zwolle where we seized our first win of the season, it was time to tackle yet […]
Preview GP Le Samyn & Wanzele Koerse
After the success in our opening weekend, where Stan van Tricht in a Belgian Kermesse and David Dekker in Ster van Zwolle, seized high-quality victories, we are ready to keep […]
Corbin Strong; World Track Champion
Friday 28th of February 2020 will be a date that Corbin Strong will remember forever, as it was the day in when he claimed his first Elite World Track Title […]
David Dekker wins Ster van Zwolle
After a long pre-season, today’s Ster van Zwolle marked our debut in the 2020 season. A totally flat parcour and several local laps awaited the riders, who were joined by […]
The importance of testing in November
After a long preseason, our debut in the 2020 season is just around the corner. However, the tuning for the season started way back, during the month of November our […]
Amacx becomes our official nutrition sponsor
We are happy to report that from 2020 onwards, the SEG Racing Academy talents will use Amacx products for their nutrition on and off the bike. The Dutch-based company will […]
Kask becomes a partner of the Academy
We are delighted to announce that SEG Racing Academy and the Italian helmet manufacturer, KASK, have reached an agreement that will see our talents wearing KASK, helmets from 2020 onwards. The […]
Preview Ster van Zwolle
After a long pre-season and two training camps in Loutraki, our 2020 season is about to start. On Saturday our talents will lineup for Ster van Zwolle, that will feature […]
Adam Hartley has decided to quit cycling
The 21-year old British climber, Adam Hartley, has taken the decision to step away from cycling. Hartley, joined the Academy ahead of the 2019 season, after showing himself as one […]
Q&A with Harm Bronkhorst
Our Performance Coach, Harm Bronkhorst, sat down with us for a Q&A about the training adjustments for the second training camp from a performance point of view. The Dutch coach, […]
Arensman talks about 2020, moving to the pros and goals for the season
Thymen Arensman is preparing for a very important year in his cycling career and development. The 19-year old will begin his third season in the Academy outfit, but in August […]
Frigo: “Preparation is on point for doing a great spring season”
Marco Frigo, as well as most of his teammates, decided to stay put in Loutraki between our two training camps and focus 100% on his preparations coming into his second […]
Performance Q&A with Ioannis Tamouridis
With the first training camp coming to an end, and the second one just a few days away, our Performance Manager Ioannis Tamouridis, looks back to what this period means […]
Futurum Quality Gear becomes our official clothing partner
We are delighted to announce that the SEG Racing Academy and FUTURUM Quality Gear have joined forces for 2020 onwards. The partnership will see the Dutch brand become our official casual clothing […]
Corbin Strong: “My main goal in 2020 is the Team Pursuit in Tokyo”
Our multi-talented, Corbin Strong, started 2020 in full-swing and is shining in both, track and road racing events. Strong, who recently finished third overall in the New Zealand Cycle Classic […]
Ioannis Tamouridis; New Performance Manager
We are really happy to reinforce our Performance team and welcome Ioannis Tamouridis (1980) as new SEG Racing Academy’s Performance Manager. Ioannis is a BSc in Physical Education & Sport Sciences and […]
Aike Visbeek appointed as Academy Director
We’re delighted to announce the appointment of Aike Visbeek as Academy Director of SEG Racing Academy. Aike Visbeek, is one of the most promising Sport Directors in international cycling, with the […]
Adam Hartley: “I’m buzzing for the season to start”
Our talented British climber, is getting himself ready to start his second season in the Academy’s outfit. After a 2019 filled with highs and lows, we could see Hartley finishing […]
Wood: “It’s very nice to have this training structure”
As a fresh new signing for 2020, our Harrison Wood is enjoying his first training camp in Loutraki as the Academy sets the corner stone for a great season. “The […]
Zijlaard weights on how track racing helps in his road preparation
Maikel Zijlaard, who recently has been competing against some of the biggest names of the sport in 6 Days of Rotterdam, has been enjoying a busy time on the track […]
CyclingLab becomes SEG Racing Academy’s performance partner
We are more than happy to announce that CyclingLab and the SEG Racing Academy will join forces and the Amsterdam and Maastricht-based company will become our performance partner for 2020 […]
David Dekker “By the end of 2020 I want to have signed a pro-contract”
The coveted red-white-blue jersey as U23 Dutch National Champion will be back in our roster, as David Dekker will enter into his last year in the category as part of […]
Dare Bikes and SEG Racing Academy partner up for 2020 onwards
We are delighted to announce that SEG Racing Academy and Dare Bikes have reached a partnership agreement that will see our team riding the Taiwan-born company bikes from 2020 onwards. […]
Krul: “This is a really competitive team”
After spending the last pat of the 2019 season riding for the Academy as a trainee, Wessel Krul landed a spot in our 2020 roster. The 19-year old enjoyed his […]
Paulus: “Everyone will do their best for the next guy”
Born in 2001, Milan Paulus will be the youngest rider of our 2020 roster. The talented Belgian rider, who will join the Academy as from his first year in the […]
Wood: “I’m in the right place to learn”
One of our new faces of the 2020 roster will be Harrison Wood. The talented British climber will join the Academy after spending his first year in the U23 ranks […]
Zijlaard: “We are a group of friends riding together”
Maikel Zijlaard is one of our eight additions ahead of the 2020 season. The 19-year old Dutchman lands in the Academy after two years at Pro Continental level with the […]
Frigo: “I’ll target hard stage races with high GC ambitions”
After did so Edoardo Affini in 2018, Marco Frigo will bring back the famous ‘tricolore’ jersey back to the Academy as he currently holds the U23 Italian Road Race title. […]
How to master your off-season, by David Dekker
After a long season where you targeted multiple goals, it’s time for a well-deserved resting period. Our 2020 talent and current U23 Dutch Road Race Champion, David Dekker, takes us […]
Stan van Tricht: “The Olympia’s Tour stage wins motivates me for 2020”
Belgium’s Stan van Tricht, joined the Academy in early-August as he locked a trainee spot in the team for the last part of the 2019 season. The talented rider who […]
Get to know … Wessel Krul
Wessel Krul joined the Academy in August after our management was in contact with him for quite some time. The talented Dutchman, whose talent was discovered by his grandad, powered […]
Evans signs with Wanty – Groupe Gobert
We are very happy to announce that our Alex Evans, will move up to the professional ranks as he will join Wanty – Groupe Gober on a two-year deal. This […]
Burger looks ahead to 2020 with high-ambitions
In late-February, as the team training camp in Loutraki was coming to an end, Sven Burger suffered a long-lasting injury that kept him off the bike and the racing scheme […]
Get to know … Milan Paulus
Milan Paulus takes us back to his early days in cycling. After starting in the football pitch, Paulus decided to follow the footsteps of his parents, who both were really […]
Meeus: “I became a better and more complete rider”
After joining the Academy halfway 2017 as a trainee, Jordi Meeus has been improving as a bike rider year in year out. The 21-year old Belgian completed yet another solid […]
Get to know … Corbin Strong
All the way from New Zealand, today we get to know the story of Corbin Strong. The future Academy talent took up cycling following the footsteps of his father and […]
Get to know … Marco Frigo
Cycling was not the first choice for the current U23 Italian Road Race Champion, Marco Frigo. The now talented rider practiced a bunch of other sports before giving cycling a […]
Jesper Rasch: “In 2019 I got better with every race and every workout”
Jesper Rasch joined the Academy halfway 2018 as he completed the remainder of that season as a trainee. After his first full season with the team, the Dutch sprinter feels […]
Get to know … Stan van Tricht
The talented Belgian rider was already part of the Academy already in the last part of 2019 as a trainee and he showed what he was capable of by taking […]
Arensman talks about using CX as road preparation
In winter it’s usual to find our Thymen Arensman with is cross bike on his shoulder running around a muddy, wet and cold track. The young Dutchman, who as from […]
Get to know … Harrison Wood
It takes a special mindset to leave everything behind and join one of the most prestigious development programs in France, AVC Aix-En-Provence. Harrison Wood’s story is one in a kind […]
Get to know … Maikel Zijlaard
Maikel Zijlaard is coming back home! After a two-year stint in USA’s Hagens Berman Axeon, the talented Dutchman is back to home soil ready to keep on developing himself as […]
Hartley: “It was really easy to settle into the Academy”
Our Adam Hartley was recruited by the Academy last winter, and during 2019 he enjoyed his first season with the team. The talented British climber showed strong form in the […]
Get to know … David Dekker
Becoming the current U23 Dutch National Road Race champion was the icing in the cake for David Dekker, who started his cycling journey back in 2005 at just seven years […]
Q&A with Dries Hollanders
DS and Performance Coach, Dries Hollanders, just wrapped up his third season with the Academy. Our Belgian Sports Director looks back to the overall performance level of the team throughout […]
Hoole: “I’ll target the U23 Europeans and Worlds again”
Our Daan Hoole just completed his second year in the U23. The Dutch rider, who moved up from the Junior ranks to the Academy in 2018, looks back to a […]
Maarten Tjallingii looks back to 2019 in our Q&A
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 […]
Van Tricht wraps up Olympia’s Tour in third overall
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 […]
Stan van Tricht keeps the yellow jersey safe with one day to go
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 […]
Stan van Tricht takes the win and moves onto the overall lead
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, […]
Anastopoulos will join Deuceuninck – Quick Step as a trainer
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 […]
Meeus & van Tricht off to a solid start in Olympia’s Tour
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 […]
Corbin Strong will be in Academy colors from 2020 onwards
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 […]
Meeus: The goal is clear, we want to win a stage and be up there on GC”
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 […]
Harrison Wood signs for the Academy for 2020
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 […]
How to plan late-season goals?
Our season is coming to an end. With just two one-day races remaining (Paris Tours U23 and Tacx Pro Classic) and one stage race (Olympia’s Tour), the off-season and some […]
Arensman back in action for Tacx Pro Classic & Olympia’s Tour
In mid-August our Thymen Arensman was involved in a crash during Tour de l’Avenir’s stage 6 that forced him to abandon the race, disabling the chance of defending his second […]
No result for us in Il Piccolo Lombardia
Today we started in the U23 version of cycling’s monument, Il Giro di Lombardia, named Il Piccolo Lombardia at this category. The profile featured a rolling first part in which […]
Jordi Meeus takes third in Ronde van Midden Brabant
Today we went back to racing Ronde van Midden Brabant after seizing the win there last year. Alberto Dainese outsprinted everyone else in the field and powered to, what it […]
Schelling: “I look back to a wonderful day”
Yesterday’s U23 World Championships Road Race, saw our Kaden Groves and Ide Schelling rode to Top 20 placement in a day that was marked by rainy and windy weather. With […]
Anastopoulos: “These guys are still hungry”
A total of five Academy riders will start in tomorrow’s U23 World Championships Road Race in Yorkshire. From Doncaster to Harrogate, the race will be 187 km long and after […]
Daan Hoole takes 10th in the U23 Worlds Championships TT
Barnabás Peák riding for Hungary and Daan Hoole for the Netherlands were the two Academy representatives in today’s U23 World Championships time trial. The 30 km long parcour was marked […]
Wrap My Bike and SEG Racing Academy partner up from now onwards
We are excited to communicate that Wrap My Bike will become a partner of the SEG Racing Academy from this season onwards. “At Wrap My Bike we create customized designs […]
Anastopoulos: “Both of them can do a great TT”
Tomorrow the U23 World Championships will kick-off for the Academy representatives as Daan Hoole and Barnabás Peák will defend their national colors in the time trial. The parcour features a […]
Marco Frigo, more Italian talent at the Academy
We are pleased to announce that the current U23 Italian Road Race Champion, Marco Frigo, will join the Academy and feature a spot in our 2020 roster. “I am very […]
Teamwork powers Dainese to second in Gooikse Pijl
Today we went back to Gooikse Pijl, a race that back in 2018 marked an important milestone in the history of the Academy. After a day-long breakaway, our Jordi Meeus […]
Van Tricht joins the Academy for the remainder of 2019 onwards
We are stoked to announce that Stan van Tricht has signed for the Academy for 2020 onwards and will ride keep on riding with us as a trainee for the […]
The Academy goes down fighting in GP Wallonie
Today our riders started in UCI 1.1’s Grand Prix de Wallonie, which presented a broken parcour featuring 9 côtes, including the final one all the way to the Citadelle de […]
Milan Paulus will move to the Academy in 2020
We are really excited to report that 17-year old Milan Paulus has agreed to join the Academy for the 2020 season onwards. “I’m really looking forward to joining the team […]
Kooistra (6th) & Rasch (10th) sprint ino the Top 10 in De Kustpijl
Today’s UCI’s 1.2 De Kustpijl featured a totally flat 200 km long parcour that previewed a bunch sprint already from the starting gun. We arrived to the line, with a […]
David Dekker to be in Academy colors in 2020
We are stoked to announce the signing of the current U23 Dutch National Champion, David Dekker, for the 2020 season. “I am very excited to be joining the SEG Racing […]
Ide Schelling moves up to WorldTour level with Bora-Hansgrohe
We are extremely happy to announce that our Ide Schelling will join Germany’s Bora-Hansgrohe for the next two seasons. The 21-year old, joined the Academy straight from the Junior ranks […]
Meeus closes the Norwegian trip with third in Gylne Gutuer
Today’s Gylne Gutuer featured the third and last leg of the UNOX-Development Weekend. The race presented a predominantly flat 174 km long parcour that attached a total of 34 gravel […]
Fifth for Daan Hoole in Lillehammer GP
Today’s Lillehammer GP featured the second leg, out of three, of the UNOX-Development weekend. The race presented a tough 20 km long circuit that the bunch tackled a total of […]
Daan Hoole powers to 9th in Hafjell TT
Today’s Hafjell TT was the first of a 3-day series of UCI 1.2 races covered under the UNOX Development Weekend. Today’s time trial featured a totally flat 22-km long parcour. […]
Jordi Meeus: “I had some good results but of course, I wanted to win more, but this doesn’t come on delivery”
Yesterday our wrapped a really solid performance along the eight races that featured the first edition of the U23 Road Series. The Belgian rider seized the win in GP Tombroek, […]
Meeus takes fourth and finalized U23 Road Series 2nd in GC
Today’s GP Albert Fauville featured the last round of the first edition of the U23 Road Series. The competition’s finale presented a potential thriller ending as the general classification was […]
Alex Evans: “I will never forget the win in Tour de l’Avenir”
Alex Evans started in halfway August his first-ever participation in Tour de l’Avenir, one of the toughest and the most prestigious U23 race of the calendar. The 22-year old Australian […]
Sven Burger takes 5th in Veenendaal-Veenendaal Classic
Today’s Veenendaal-Veenendaal Classic presented a tough challenge to our talents as the 1.1 category of the race attracted a competitive field to the start line. After becoming U23 European Road […]
Alberto Dainese sprints to the victory in Czech Tour
Today’s stage number three at the Czech Tour presented a broken parcour that featured a total of four categorized climbs along the way, before facing the last 40 km flat […]
Maikel Zijlaard will join the Academy in 2020
We are delighted to announce the signing of Maikel Zijlaard ahead of the coming season. The 19-year old Dutchman will join the Academy after riding the last two seasons with […]
Sven Burger comesback to 6th in Koga Slag om Norg
After suffering a knee injury that kept him away from the road from February onwards, Sven Burger made his comeback at the U23 Dutch Nationals at the end of June […]
Kaden Groves will join Mitchelton Scott from now onwards
We are extremely happy to announce that Kaden Groves will join Mitchelton Scott. The 20-year old will be part of the Australian WorldTour already for some races this season, before […]
Alberto Dainese becomes U23 RR European Champion
After Daan Hoole’s sixth place in the TT of the U23 European Championships, today it was the day of the road race. Divided in different national teams, the Academy had […]
Arensman to join Team Sunweb in August of 2020
We are delighted to announce that Thymen Arensman will join WorldTour’s Team Sunweb on contract as from 01/08 in 2020. “I feel really excited and happy to join a team of […]
Alberto Dainese will join WorldTour’s Team Sunweb
We are really happy to officially announce that our Italian sprinter, Alberto Dainese will join the Dutch WorldTour squad Team Sunweb on a two-year deal. “It feels great to join […]
Tour d’Alsace recap
The last stage of the 2019 Tour d’Alsace presented a parcour devoted for a final bunch sprint in the French village of Dannemarie, replicating the exact same finish that saw […]
Marten Kooistra becomes a trainee for Team Sunweb
We are delighted to announce that Marten Kooistra will become a trainee for WorldTour’s Team Sunweb for the remainder of the season. “I’m really looking forward to joining Team Sunweb […]
Alex Evans takes second atop of la Planche des Belles Filles
We kicked off the 2019 edition of the Tour d’Alsace with a solid performance in the 3-man TTT prologue, finishing just 13″ off the best team along the 6 km […]
Maarten Tjallingii: “We are in Tour d’Alsace for the win”
In the eve of Tour d’Alsace’s kick-off, we sat down for a quick Q&A with our DS for the race, Maarten Tjallingii. The former 14-year old professional is enjoying his […]
Q & A with Adam Hartley
Adam Hartley joined the Academy ahead of the 2019 season, after a solid year in the Team GB squad. The British rider completed a strong Tour de Bretagne, where he […]
Groenendaal: “This project is special on so many levels”
Richard Groenendaal debuted as a DS for the Academy in late-April’s Tour de Bretagne, and he hit the ground running real quick as Alberto Dainese powered to a total of […]
Marten Kooistra: “Tour d’Alsace and the EC will be my coming goals”
Marten Kooistra joined the Academy as first year U23 in the 2016 season and is now completing his fourth year in the category in our colors. The Dutchman, who last […]
Aosta recap; Adam Hartley takes second overall
Over the weekend we wrapped up the 2019 edition of the Giro Ciclistico valle d’Aosta. Two high-altitude mountain stages awaited the peloton as the final showdown of the race came […]
Adam Hartley moves to second on GC
Today’s stage at the Giro Ciclistico Valle d’Aosta featured a total of four categorized climbs in which was the longest run in this year’s race. The race was kicked off […]
Schelling & Hartley stay in the Top 5 overall in Aosta
After yesterday’s success, that saw Ide Schelling taking the stage win as well as the leaders and KOM jersey, our guys kicked off the second road stage of the Italian […]
Schelling wins in Aosta
The Giro valle d’Aosta started yesterday with a 3 km long prologue which tested the fast legs of all the participants. As it happened in the Giro d’Italia U23, our […]
Jordi Meeus: “I am stronger and smarter than last year”
The 2018 season was already a solid year for our Belgian Jordi Meeus. The now 21-year old took an impressive win in 1.1’s Gooikse Pijl, which was the icing on […]
Vasilis Anastopoulos present in Brussel’s Science and Cycling conference
Our Performance Manager, Vasilis Anastopoulos, was recently a speaker in the Science and Cycling Conference celebrated in Brussels ahead of the Tour de France’s Grand Départ. Anastopoulos developed a presentation […]
Burger on his recovery: “It helped me to grow as a cyclist and as a person”
Bad luck hit Sven Burger’s interests in late February, as after some pain in the knee during the last day of training in Loutraki resulted in a runner’s knee, causing him […]
Wessel Krul will join the Academy
We are delighted to announce that Wessel Krul will join the Academy as he secured a contract from 2020 onwards. The 19-year old will be intensively involved with the team […]
Daan Hoole: “I knew that I could win that race”
Yestarday, our Daan Hoole claimed the U23 Dutch National TT title. After placing third last year as a first year in the category, Hoole came back this year ready to […]
Barnabás Peák set to join Mitchelton-Scott
We are delighted to announce that Barnabás Peák will join WorldTour’s Mitchelton-Scott in a two-year deal. “I am stoked to join such a successful and high-profile team as Mitchelton-Scott. I […]
Giro d’Italia U23 wrap up
After a tough and difficult race marked by the crashes and bad luck we had in the first part of the Giro d’Italia U23, we entered into the last weekend […]
Schelling takes second in the Giro stage
After the Mortirolo stage, the bunch faced a predominantly flat parcour that brought them all the way to Levico Terme. The day started really fast, as per usual, with the […]
Arensman takes 6th in the Mortirolo stage
Today’s stage at the 2019 Giro d’Italia presented a unique parcour featuring two climbs up the Mortirolo, one by each side. However, the total length of the stage was 94 […]
Another hard day at the Giro
After yesterday’s rest day, we were up for yet another day at the Giro d’Italia U23. Today’s stage presented a predominantly flat parcour all the way to the foot of […]
Evans rides to 18th in the first mountain test at the Giro d’Italia U23
After a really bad day marked by the crashes of some of our riders, the Giro d’Italia U23 headed towards its first mountaintop finish of the 2019 edition. Sadly, Kaden […]
Tough weekend at the Giro U23
We had a rough run at the Giro d’Italia in the past two days. On Saturday, a predominantly flat stage set the tone for a potential bunch sprint. Despite a […]
Groves & Schelling stay in the Top 10 GC after day 1
Yesterday’s prologue set the tone for the 2019 edition of the Giro d’Italia. Just 3,3 km long, it was set to be an all-out effort all the way to the […]
Peák: “I want to win a stage in the Giro”
Tomorrow in Riccione, the Giro d’Italia U23 will kick off. It will be a tough 10-day fight, in which we will put everything we have into showing the best version […]
Groves: “I’d love to take one or two stages in the Giro U23”
With 5 UCI wins under his belt, our Kaden Groves is putting in the final touches of his preparation ahead of the Giro d’Italia U23. The double stage winner in […]
Hoole and Meeus rode into the Top 20 in Roubaix
Paris Roubaix it is always one of the main targets of our calendar, and this year was not an exception. With more than 25 km of cobbled sections ahead, the […]
Kooistra & the Academy dominate Regiobank Kersenronde
Yesterday’s Regionbank Kersenronde featured the fourth round of the U23 Road Series. We arrived to the race with already one win in our bag, as Jordi Meeus won in GP […]
Arensman on Roubaix: “I’ll fight for the win”
After a tough beginning of the season, where a broken collarbone kept him out of the racing scheme for some weeks, Thymen Arensman is getting back to his best level. […]
Schelling sixth in Isard; Dainese fourth in Haute France
Like yesterday, it was yet again another action-packed day for the Academy as we participated in two stage in French soil at the same time. The third day of the […]
Schelling moves to seventh overall in Ronde de l’Isard
After yesterday’s win in the opening stage of the Ronde de l’Isard, we started the day with the yellow jersey in the shoulders of Kaden Groves. Today’s stage presented a […]
Kaden Groves takes the win in Ronde de l’Isard stage 1
We kicked off the Ronde de l’Isard 2019 as defending champions, following a successful weekend last year that powered our Alumni Stevie Williams to the overall win. It was a […]
Schelling: “I expect that we will fight for the win again”
“I am feeling in shape and confident to go for a good result in Ronde de l’Isard”. Short and clear, our 21-year old Dutchman hopes for a good one in […]
Weekend recap
It was an action-packed weekend for the Academy as we featured the start line of U23 Road Series GP Arjaan Schipper on Saturday as well as Flèche Ardennaise on Sunday. […]
Groves 2nd in Frankfurt; Wrap up of the Tour de Bretagne
After a great week of racing around the French region of Bretagne, we faced the last stage before wrapping up the 2019 edition. The race featured, as per usual, and […]
Hat-trick for Dainese
Today’s stage at the Tour de Bretagne featured a 171 km long parcour between Le Ferre and Plurien, including four categorized clibms spaced by just 28 km. As per usual […]
Dainese crashes and loses GC lead
After two successful days in controlling the race as the leader’s jersey was on the shoulders of Alberto Dainese, the Academy committed again to try to deliver our Italian talent […]
Dainese makes it two in a row at Tour de Bretagne
After yesterday’s win and GC takeover by Alberto Dainese, our rider had the responsibility of dominating today’s third stage all the way to Guegon. Our riders played it smart and […]
Dainese, stage and GC lead in Tour de Bretagne
After yesterday’s tough start, marked by crashes in the crucial moments of the stage, our riders hit the road in today’s stage two with the goal of redeeming themselves from […]
Bad luck strikes the Academy in Tour de Bretagne’s opener
Today we kicked off the Tour de Bretagne, one of the most important stage races in our calendar. We come back to this edition with high hope and ready to […]
Dainese 5th in Arno; Groves 8th in Liège
It was an action-packed day as we started in cycling’s monument Liège-Bastogne-Liège U23 and Netherlands’ Arno Wallaard Memorial. In Belgium, our riders showed their commitment to the cause early on […]
Circuit des Ardennes recap
The last day at the Circuit des Ardennes awaited with a double stage, the first one featuring a bit less than 60 km. After a hectic start, three riders broke […]
Meeus wins in Tombroek; Groves in GC contention in Circuit
It was an action-packed day as the Academy had representation in three different races today. Alberto Dainese, Daan Hoole and Marten Kooistra were up for Ronde van Vlaanderen u23 today. […]
Groves wins the opening stage in Circuit des Ardennes
The Circuit des Ardennes kicked off with a long 188 km long stage. The day was off to calm start and quickly two riders escaped from the main group and […]
Thymen Arensman will return in Circuit des Ardennes
Just before our season kicked off in early March, our Thymen Arensman suffered a crash during training that resulted in a broken collarbone, forcing our talented Dutchman to postpone his […]
Groves makes it two in Triptyque’s last stage
After yesterday’s double sector, the bunch faced one last stage before wrapping up the 2019 edition of the Triptyque des Monts et Chateâux. The stage started with several attackers trying […]
Hoole and Rasch get into the Top 10 in today’s double sector
After yesterday’s sensational victory by Kaden Groves in the sprint of the opening stage in Triptyque des Monts et Chateâux, today it was the turn for a hard double sector […]
Kaden Groves takes the win in Triptyque’s opening stage
Today’s opening stage in Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux featured a total of 147,1 km that finished with two local laps to a circuit. The day was off to a […]
Two stage wins & the green jersey after a week in Normandie
We arrived at the last stage of the 2019 Tour de Normandie with two stage wins under our belt as well as Alberto Dainese wearing the green jersey as the […]
Dainese sprints to fifth in Normandie and stays in green
After yesterday’s strong win by Bárnabas Peák and Alberto Dainese sprinting to second, we were ready to fight again for our third win in this edition of the Tour de […]
Peák powers to a solo win in Tour de Normandie
Today’s arrival to Bagnoles de l’Orne brought sweet and nice memories to the Academy expedition as current Education-First rider and Academy alumni, Julius van den Berg, won there last year. […]
Dainese wins the bunch sprint, and takes 4th in the day
Today’s stage presented a 173 km long parcour with a predominantly flat local circuit. The race was off to a fast start with several riders trying to make it up the […]
Chaotic day in Normandie with Meeus spriting to third
After yesterday’s win by Alberto Dainese, which also catapulted him to the top of the General Classification, today’s stage was presented as a tough one for our guys. The Italian […]
Dainese takes the win and moves to the GC lead in Normandie
Today’s stage in Tour de Normandie presented a predominantly flat 170 km long parcour, with a final local circuit that was set to see the race finish in a bunch […]
Dainese takes second in the opening day in Normandie
Today it was the start of our first stage race of the season, Tour de Normandie. The 7-day long stage race kicked off with a 159 km long stage, which […]
SEG Racing Academy is looking for a Strategy Director through PC game
AMSTERDAM – The UCI Continental team SEG Racing Academy is utilizing the Pro Cycling Manager 2018 (PCM) PC game by Cyanide Studio to look for a Strategy Director. On Saturday, […]
Stavrakakis: “Racing on Zwift pushes your limits”
George Stavrakakis is kicking off his second season in the Academy get up. This off-season our 20-year old has featured four times our lineup in KISS Super League races, finishing […]
Rasch takes 5th in Houtse Linies and Schelling 11th in RvD
It was an action-packed Sunday for the Academy as we featured the start line of Ronde van Drenthe and Houtse Linies, with the goal of keep on showing ourselves and trying […]
Jordi Meeus sprints to second in Wanzele Koerse
The first pro-Kermesse of the season was up for grabs today in Belgian soil, as our riders started in Wanzele Koerse. A race that brings back sweet memories from the […]
Jordi Meeus: “I look back really good on the first weekend of racing”
After several months, two training camps in Loutraki, and thousands of miles on the bike it was about time to be back in the Belgian and Dutch one-day races. Jordi […]
Solid Academy performance in our opening weekend
After two training camps in Loutraki and several months of winter training in the legs, it was about time to pin on the numbers for an action-packed weekend of racing […]
Fleet Complete Cycling Academy – p/b SEG Racing Academy
We are excited to expand the blueprint of our successful Racing Academy to a new dimension. The launch of this new youth initiative, Fleet Complete Cycling Academy, will focus on […]
Vasilis Anastopoulos looks back to the training camp performance
Once again and for the fifth year in a row, the Academy has moved to Loutraki in the months of January and February in order to properly prepare for the […]
Kaden Groves sprints to second in Zwift’s Kiss Road Race
The Kiss Road Race powered by Zwift landed to the fourth round out of the ten that are compressed in the competition. The race featured a parcour inspired in the streets […]
Academy Alumni, Nick Schultz, shines in Herald Sun Tour
The Herald Sun Tour featured the featured the first race of Academy Alumni, Nick Schultz, with WorldTour’s Mitchelton-Scott. The young Australian, who graduated from the Academy in 2016, completed his […]
Richard Groenendaal to join the Academy as a DS
We are pleased to announce the addition of Richard Groenendaal to our Performance Staff. Richard (Former CX- World Champion) will become our second addition to the staff, after Maarten Tjallingii, […]
Maarten Tjallingii joins the Academy Performance Staff
We are delighted to announce the addition of Maarten Tjallingii to our Performance Staff. The addition of the former Dutch pro-rider will bring more experience and first-hand knowledge to the […]
Antunes: “Morale is high and confidence is renewed”
Tour d’Alsace marked the first race of Tiago Antunes in Academy colors as he joined the team as a trainee. Even though he started the year as part of the […]
Jordi Meeus: “2019 will be an important year for me”
Jordi Meeus joined the Academy as from the 1st of August of 2017 as a trainee. Since he was part the development structure of the team he has not stopped […]
Hoole: “I am very satisfied with how my season went”
Newcomer to the U23 ranks, Daan Hoole, has enjoyed a strong year in Academy colors. The progression and improvements of the 19-year old have been right on track, exemplified in […]
Alberto Dainese; The Italian powerhorse
At just 20 years of age, the fast Italian sprinter seized a total of 7 wins in 2018, the last two while already wearing Academy colors as he joined the […]
The first steps of Barnabas Peak
Barnabás Peák joined the Academy ahead of the 2019 season after completing a traineeship with WorldTour’s Quick-Step Floors. The young Hungarian, who currently holds the double crown as Elite National Champion […]
The roots of Kaden Groves, Australia’s fastest talent
Kaden Groves has recently finished his 2018 season in China with a bang as he finished third overall in the Tour of China II and took stage wins in the […]
Team Building Camp Recap
Last weekend the 2019 roster of the Academy gathered together at CTO Eindhoven in order to kick off the upcoming season and meet all the riders and staff members. The […]
From Down Under to the Academy; Alex Evans’ journey
In February 2018, Alexander Evans showed himself to the big stage cycling fans as he powered to second behind Estaban Chaves, in the mountaintop finish at the Herald Sun Tour’s […]
Jesper Rasch; from football to cycling
Jesper Rasch landed a spot in the 2019 Academy roster after completing a traineeship with the team at the end of the 2018 season. However, the journey of the talented […]
The start of Sven Burger
13 years ago Sven Burger rode a mountain bike for the first time around Alkmaar at his brother’s birthday party, and he instantly felt a special connection with it. From […]
How did Adam Hartley start in cycling?
At just 19 years old, Adam Hartley powered to eighth overall in the Tour d’Alsace after placing second in the team prologue and solidly riding up the Planche des Belles […]
Tiago Antunes’ early days
Tiago Antunes, joined the Academy the last August the 1st as a trainee, and the upcoming one will be his first full season with our colors. In the last part […]
Jesper Rasch to stay with the Academy in 2019
We happilly announce that after completing a traineeship with the Academy at the end of the 2018, 20-year old Jeseper Rasch, has secured himself a spot in the 2019 roster […]
Barnabás Peák joins the Academy in 2019
We are delighted to welcome the talented Barnabás Peák to the Academy ahead of the 2019 season. The 19-year started the year as a member of the UCI World Cycling […]
Kaden Groves to ride for the Academy in 2019
We are pleased to announce that 19-year old, Kaden Groves, will join the Academy in 2019. The talented Australian rider, who joined Mitchelton Bike-Exchange in June, will take a next […]
Bol takes third in season’s finale Putte Kapellen
Today’s Putte Kapellen marked our last race of the season, and it has been proved all year long our guys played for the win regardless the field. The Belgian race […]
Preview Putte Kapellen
All good things must come to an end, and after a hard-fought season we are in front of the last race of our 2018 calendar, Putte Kapellen. Our final race […]
Kooistra: “I am happy with how the season is going and the way I improved”
Recent Paris Tours U23 winner, Marten Kooistra, has excelled not only on one-day races this season, but also in week-long event like the Olympia’s Tour where he finished second overall […]
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Breekt jou het angstzweet uit, zodra je aan afdalen denkt? Dat is geen schande. Zelfs gelouterde profs kampen met dit ongemak. De volgende zeven tips kunnen jouw volgende bergrit een […]
Schelling took fifth in Red Hook Criterium Milano
Last Satruday our Ide Schelling competed in the Red Hook Criturium in Milano and took home a fifth place overall against some of the strongest in the discipline. The young […]
Kooistra finishes off a 30 km long solo attack with a win in Paris Tours
Today’s Paris Tours U23 featured our last U23 one-day classic of the calendar, and our riders certainly made it one to remember. The parcours presented a 182 km long challenge […]
SEG Racing Academy to land in Esports
We are proud to announce that SEG Racing Academy, in partnership with SEG Esports, will launch the first-ever professional virtual cycling team: SEG Racing Academy Esports. The decision to enter […]
Sven Burger to ride in Academy colors in 2019
We are happy to announce that the talented 21-year old Dutchman, Sven Burger, will join the Academy for the upcoming 2019 season. “I am really honored and excited to become […]
Bol finishes 10th in Binche and seals a third overall in the Napoleon Cup Games
After nine rounds filled with nail-biting action, today the Napoleon Cup Games held its finale with Binche-Chimay-Binche. The race presented a hilly parcour that featured some cobbled sections that the bunch […]
Dainese scores his second Academy win in Ronde van Midden Brabant
After the World Championships action, we were back in Academy colors in Netherland’s Ronde van Midden Brabant. The 160 km long presented a predominately flat parcour that saw the riders complete 3 […]
Bol closes the Top 10 in Famenne Ardenne Classic
In the middle of the World Championships action, the Academy lineup up for the second edition of 1.1’s Famenne Ardenne Classic. The race presented a broken parcour with several short steep […]
Jordi Meeus takes the win 1.1’s Gooiske Pijl
After yesterday’s action in Tour de l’Eurométropole, we were back in action with 1.1’s Gooiske Pijl. The race was off to a fast start, with dangerous moves being done from […]
Solid Academy performance in Tour de l’Eurométropole
The Academy talents sealed a solid performance in 1.HC’s Tour de l’Eurométropole in a field mainly composed of WorldTour and ProContinental teams. The parcour was predominantly flat but a series of short […]
Adam Hartley will ride for the Academy in 2019
We are happy to announce that Adam Hartley will join the Academy from 2019 onwards. The British climber feels excited and happy ahead of the opportunity, after having a tough […]
Schelling on fixed gear racing: “I am learning a lot and becoming a better rider”
Last month we announced that SEG Racing Academy was set to ride in fixed gear criteriums in the NL Crit Series with the aim of participating in the Red Hook […]
Edoardo Affini will join Mitchelton – Scott
Edoardo Affini will become the fourth Academy graduate of 2018 as he will move up to the WorldTour with Team Mitchelton-Scott. This way the 22-year old Italian will complete his dream of […]
Edo Affini: “We have done everything properly ahead of the Worlds”
Our Edoardo Affini it is no stranger in fighting for the win when it comes down to a time trial, in fact, he has done it four times this season […]
Julius van den Berg: “I will give my 200% at the U23 Worlds”
Current Team EF Education First – Drapac p/b Cannondale rider and Academy Alumni, Julius van den Berg, has been selected by the Dutch National Team to compete in the time […]
Marten Kooistra seals a second overall at Olympia’s Tour
After six hard stages spaced in five days, the Olympia’s Tour was set to have today its finale today. We started the day with Marten Kooistra, who won yesterday’s morning […]
Kooistra and Schelling sit on the overall podium with one stage to go
Today’s double-action day at the Olympia’s Tour presented a tough challenge to the whole peloton. The morning sector featured a fast 100 km long ride, and quickly after the flag […]
Action-packed day for the Academy with Meeus in the podium
It was an action-packed day for the Academy as we were present in Netherland’s Olympia’s Tour, as well as in Belgium’s Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen. At Olympia’s Tour our guys lined […]
Jordi Meeus closes the Top 5 today in Olympia’s Tour
Today’s stage 3 in Olympia’s Tour featured a total of 184 km that joined Gieten with Hellendorn, which was the longest stage of the race so far. The day was […]
Preview Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
Tomorrow our riders will lineup in Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen, a 186 km long race in Belgium that will see the peloton tackle the same local circuit a total of 17 times. […]
Kooistra takes second in the second day of the Olympia’s Tour
Yesterday’s opening stage, which was marked by the strong wind, saw three Academy riders power into the Top 10 of the day and overall of the 2018 Olympia’s Tour, with Ide […]
Ide Schelling sprints to second in Olympia’s Tour opener
The 2018 edition of the Olympia’s Tour kicked off today in Assen, with a 127 km long stage that started and finished in the same city and featured mainly a […]
Olympia’s Tour preview
The 6-day long Olympia’s Tour will kick off in Assen in two days time with a flat stage that will see the fastest sprinters fighting for the first leader’s jersey. […]
Aussie talent Alexander Evans will ride in Academy colors in 2019
We are really proud to announce that Australian talent, Alexander Evans, will join the Academy for the 2019 season. The 21-year old, who is currently completing a traineeship with BMC […]
Q&A with Thymen Arensman post Tour de l’Avenir
Thymen Arensman finished yesterday in second overall in the Tour de l’Avenir, in which was his first ever participation in the iconic French U23 race. The 18-year old has had […]
Alberto Dainese will ride for the Academy
We are delighted to announce that Alberto Dainese will join the Academy. The 20-year rider will follow the footsteps of fellow Italian compatriot, Edoardo Affini, and will join the team […]
Jordi Meeus and Jan Maas ride into the Top 10 in RVMNL
Today’s Ronde van Midden Nederland featured the sixth and last round of the Holland’s Cup, with a 190 km long parcour with start and finish in Utrecht. The race was […]
Jordi Meeus finishes in the front at Veenendaal-Veenendaal Classic
Today’s Veenendaal-Veenendaal Classic presented a 191,5 km long parcour over predominantly flat roads and a strong field of riders. The race was off to a quiet start as the 4-man […]
Cees Bol takes the 32nd Academy win in Ronde van de Achterhoek
Today’s Ronde van de Achterhoek presented a 190 km long parcour, which included several gravel sections from Groenlo to Gendringen. The race was off to a quiet start with three riders […]
Kooistra takes 4th and Bol 7th in Koga Slag om Norg
Today it was the turn of one of the most special races of the season, Koga Slag om Norg. It’s gravel sections always presents a challenging parcour not only for […]
SEG Racing Academy to join Fixed Gear criteriums
We are really excited to announce that the Academy will compete in some NL Series Criteriums with the goal of participating in Red Hook Milano at the end of the […]
Williams spends the day in the break in the last stage in Alsace
Today’s stage presented the last challenge in the 5-day long Tour d’Alsace. After two hard days in the mountains, today’s profile presented a more flat profile, even though that there […]
Arensman rides in the break in the queen stage in Alsace
After yesterday’s mountaintop finish up the Planche des Belles Filles, today it was the turn of the queen stage of the Tour d’Alsace. Today the peloton faced the hardest stage […]
Hard day up La Planche des Belles Filles
One of the hardest stages of the Tour d’Alsace was up for grabs today. The 143 km long parcour included a total of five categorized climbs along the way and […]
Ide Schelling takes fourth in Alsace
After yesterday’s opening three-man team time trial, where our trio formed by Jordi Meeus, Marten Kooistra and Stevie Williams powered to third, it was the turn of the first road […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Julius van den Berg will join Team EF Education First – Drapac p/b Cannondale in a mid-season transfer
Julius van den Berg will be joining Team EF Education First p/b Cannondale as of July the 1st in a mid-season transfer that will see our Dutch all-rounder move up […]
Julius van den Berg: “I have the fastest TT bike”
One year after seizing the U23 Dutch time trial title, Julius van den Berg is ready to fight again for the red, white and blue stripes. The Dutch all-rounder looks […]
Bol stays in the lead of the Napoleon Games Cup
Today’s Halle Ingooigem featured the sixth round of Belgium’s Napoleon Games Cycling Cup. The parcour featured almost 200 km through a predominantly flat course between the Belgian towns of Halle and […]
Performance Anaylsis Giro d’Italia U23
The Giro d’Italia U23 was a successful one for the Academy as we wrapped up the race with two stage wins, two days in pink, two riders within the Top […]
Preview Halle-Ingooigem
After some tough racing action during the 10-day long Giro d’Italia U23, the team will be back in the racing scheme tomorrow in Belgium’s Halle-Ingooigem. The race presents a predominantly […]
Stevie Williams finishes the Giro U23 in fifth overall
The tenth and last day of the Giro d’Italia U23 featured a double stage day that was set to decide the overall classification. The morning stage joined the towns of […]
Double action day in Italy and Belgium
Today was yet another double action day for the Academy as we were in the eighth stage of the U23 Giro d’Italia as well as in Belgium’s Dwars door Het […]
Williams takes the win and gets closer to the GC lead
Today’s stage presented a profile that perfectly suited our climber’s skills, and they did not disappoint. Starting in Schio, the peloton had to face a total of 137 km, which […]
Preview Dwars door het Hageland
Tomorrow our riders will face the fifth round of the Napoleon Games Cup, Dwars door het Hageland. The 194 km long course will present a really challenging parcour from Aarschot to Diest. The […]
Williams stays third on GC after a really tough day
Today’s stage presented a 120 km long, which featured two categorized climbs within the last 50 kilometers of the day. The parcour between Dimaro Folgarida and Pergine Valsugana presented the easiest […]
Williams takes the overall lead after powering to second in the day
Yesterday’s was the first real test for the GC contenders as the stage finished all the way up a first category climb. Today was no different, it featured three categorized […]
Williams moves to fourth overall after stage four
Today’s stage featured the first mountaintop finish of the 2018 Giro d’Italia U23. The Passo Maniva, a first category climb, awaited for the riders with slopes that overcome the 15%. […]
Van den Berg wins in MBPO; Affini spends the day in the break in the Giro
It was an action-packed day for the Academy as today we were in the start line of Holland Cup’s Midden-Brabant Poort Omloop as well as in the third stage of […]
Safe day in the Giro U23
Today’s stage between Nonantola and Sestola presented a flat and easy parcour in the first part of the stage, but it was followed by 60 km of broken and tough […]
Hectic day and fast day in the Giro d’Italia U23
After yesterday’s amazing prologue, where three Academy riders ended up within the Top 20 of the day and Edo Affini took the win and the first Maglia Rosa, it was […]
Edo Affini wins the prologue and is the first leader of the Giro U23
The Giro d’Italia U23 kicked off today with a fast and short prologue around the streets of Forli, that will host tomorrow’s start as well. The 4,4 km was the […]
Preview Giro d’Italia U23
Tomorrow one of the most important races of the calendar, the U23 Giro d’Italia, will kick off in Forli with a 4,4 km long prologue. The race presents a really […]
Anastopoulos: “All six riders come into the race in the best physical condition possible”
The Academy has been off to a great start of the season, seizing already more than 20 wins, and being in the front in races like Tour de Normandie, Tour […]
Lezyne becomes the official safety partner of the Academy
We are delighted to announce that SEG Racing Academy and Lezyne have reached an agreement that will make the USA-based company the official safety partner of the team. Lezyne will provide […]
Teamwork delivers Cees Bol to fifth in Heistse Pijl
Today’s Heistse Pijl presented a 194 km long parcour in a predominantly flat course. The race was off to a fast start with multiple attacks and attempts to make it to […]
Preview Market Heistse Pijl
After some hectic racing action in last Sunday’s Paris Roubaix, the Academy will pin on the numbers again tomorrow in Belgium’s 1.1 Market Heistse Pijl. The race presents a predominantly flat […]
Julius van den Berg: “I am really happy with how the season is going so far”
Julius van den Berg has been off to an impressive season start. The 21-year old Dutchman holds already four wins under his belt in 2018 and has scored in races […]
Van den Berg and Arensman take second and third in Paris Roubaix U23
Today’s hell of the north presented almost 200 km of constant fighting, high speed and tireless attacking. The race was off to a really fast start with several attacks and […]
Affini: “Our goal will be to do everything in our power to be the first into the velodrome”
Sunday’s Paris Roubaix will see Edoardo Affini’s first ever participation in the U23 version of the Hell of the North. The 21-year old Italian feels calm and excited ahead of […]
The Academy wraps up an amazing week with the overall win in l’Isard and a podium in GP Marcel Kint
An unforgettable week for the Academy was wrapped up in the best possible way by our talents. Stevie Williams sealed the overall win in the first European U23 stage race […]
Williams keeps the yellow jersey safe with one day to go
Today’s stage between Lévignac and Boulogne-sur-Gesse featured a totally different type of parcour than the two previous days. The never stopping ups and downs on the road to the finish […]
Back-to-back wins for Williams who extends the race lead
After yesterday’s stage win and race leadership, our riders faced today’s stage two with the pressure of defending Stevie Williams’ leader’s jersey. The stage featured a mountaintop finish, with almost […]
Williams wins the stage and takes yellow in Ronde de l’Isard
The 2018 edition of Ronde de l’Isard kicked off with a hard stage that featured none other than the Col du Portet d’Aspet and an uphill finish to Eycheil. The […]
Preview Ronde de l’Isard
Tomorrow the Academy will kick off in Lorp-Sentaraille its participation in the 2018 edition of the famous Ronde de l’Isard. Four days of hard racing and steep long climbs await the riders, […]
Van den Berg and Bol go 1-2 in an amazing team performance in Ronde van Noord-Holland
After yesterday’s Ronde van Overijssel, where Cees Bol took fifth, it was the turn for Profronde van Noord-Holland as our second and last race of this action-packed weekend. The race […]
Cees Bol sprints to fifth in Ronde van Overijssel
Today’s Ronde van Overijssel marked our first race of the action-packed weekend that the Academy will enjoy in the Netherlands that will be completed tomorrow with Ronde van Noord-Holland. The […]
Preview Ronde van Overijssel & Ronde van Noord Holland
After some hard but successful racing in Tour de Bretagne and Flèche Ardennaise, the Academy colors will be back on the road with an action-packed weekend in the Netherlands. Saturday’s […]
Anastopoulos: “Being the best team in Normandie and Bretagne shows the strength of the Academy”
After several hard working months behind the scenes, the Academy has been off to a strong season start. A total of 15 wins after just two months of racing do […]
Cees Bol takes Flèche Ardennaise
A total of nine côtes throughout 180 km was what awaited the riders in the 2018 edition of Flèche Ardennaise. The race, with start and finish in Herve, feature plenty […]
Preview Flèche Ardennaise
A total of nine côtes through the 180 km long parcour await the riders in the 2018 edition of Flèche Ardennaise. Last year the Academy was off to a great […]
Williams is ready to take on Flèche Ardennaise
After a hard week of racing in Tour de Bretagne, our team is set and ready to fight for yet another win in Flèche Ardennaise. Last year the team was […]
Bol powers to fourth overall in Bretagne and Kooistra takes third in Frankfurt
It was an action-packed day for the team as aside from the last stage in the week-long Tour de Bretagne, seven of our talents were in the start line of […]
Van den Berg takes our second in a row in Tour de Bretagne
Today’s stage presented a short but intense 150 km long battle starting with a hilly part before being followed by a tough and hard final circuit, that the race had […]
Cees Bol wins Tour de Bretagne’s stage 5
Today’s stage between Colpo and Plancoët featured a 155 km long stage finishing with five local laps with a hilly profile. The stage followed the same script as the four previous […]
Bol and Williams sprint into the Top 10 after an amazing team performance
Yesterday’s stage saw the bunch complete the longest day in the 2018 edition of the Tour de Bretagne, as well as our Edoardo Affini climbing all the way to third […]
Affini takes third in the day and moves up in GC
Today’s stage between Baden and Clohars-Carnoët featured the longest day on the bike for the peloton racing the 2018 edition of the Tour de Bretagne. The race was off to hard […]
Cees Bol takes sixth in the second stage in Bretagne
After yesterday’s opening stage today the bunch had to face a total of 180 km starting in Louisfert and finishing with five local laps in Plougoumelen. Once again the race was […]
Affini spends the day in the break and Bol sprints to sixth
Today’s 160 km long stage between the French towns of Châteaubriant – Louisfert marked the opening day of the 2018 edition of the Tour de Bretagne. After several attempts to jump […]
Preview Tour de Bretagne
Less than 24 hours left before the Tour de Bretagne kicks off in Brient. The stage will feature a total of seven stages with hilly and tough parcours, that combined with […]
Cees Bol sprints to second in Arno Wallaard Memorial
Arno Wallaard Memorial featured our only races this weekend, ahead of next week’s Tour de Bretagne. The 184 km long course, was divided into two big loops before the peloton […]
Preview Arno Wallaard Memorial
A total of 184 km in a predominantly flat parcour await the riders tomorrow in the Arno Wallaard Memorial. The race will feature two long loops (76 km) before entering […]
Bol: “We will have the strongest lineup in Tour de Bretagne”
Winner of the Wanzeel Koerse, second in a stage in Tour de Normandie and runner up in the overall classification of the Circuit des Ardennes. Cees Bol’s presentation card for […]
Thymen Arensman: “I expect to learn a lot this season”
After a great run in the cross season, where he powered to third in his first ever U23 Dutch Nationals and and performed consistently in the World Cup, Thymen Arensman […]
Ide Schelling takes fourth in a superb team effort in LBL
One of the most important one-day races of our calendar was up today. With a total of 173,4 km and 9 côtes awaiting the riders the U23 version of cycling’s […]
Preview Liège-Bastogne-Liège
The time has finally come, and the team is more than ready to tackle the short steep climbs that feature the parcour of one of the five cycling monuments, Liège-Bastogne-Liège. […]
Ide Schelling: “Our goal will be to win LBL”
Second year U23, Ide Schelling, has been off to a strong start of the season. He dominated the Loutraki Challenge by winning the uphill time trial and placing second in […]
Cees Bol finishes second overall in Circuit des Ardennes
Today’s last day in France’s Circuit des Ardennes featured a hard and hill double sector before wrapping up the 2018 edition of the race, with our Cees Bol starting the […]
Cees Bol takes second in the day and moves to third in GC
After yesterday’s opening day, it was the turn of the second of Circuit des Ardennes that featured a total of eight categorized climbs. The team was down to four riders […]
Bol opens Circuit des Ardennes spriting to fourth in the day
A 172 km long stage was set to open the 2018 edition of the Circuit des Ardennes, and it wasn’t a bad one for us. Today’s ride featured a total […]
Preview Circuit des Ardennes
Tomorrow five of our riders will be in the start line of France’s Circuit des Ardennes. Short and steep climbs will be featured in the four stages that the race […]
Williams is ready to take on the Ardennes
Short steep hills will be on the menu for our riders in the coming two weekends as the team will be competing in Circuit des Ardennes and Liège-Bastogne-Liège. Stevie Williams […]
Double stage to wrap up Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
After two tough and hard days a double stage awaited the riders today before wrapping up Le Triptyque des Mônts et Châteaux. The day started off with a 9,6 km […]
Kooistra stays fourth overall after a hectic stage
After yesterday’s breakaway effort that brought Marten Kooistra to third in the overall classification, our riders were ready for yet another battle on Belgian roads in today’s second stage. The […]
Day in the break for Kooistra who climbs to third overall
Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux is one of the most important events in the U23 calendar, and what a way to kick it off. The 136 km long parcour that […]
Preview Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
After the strong performance that the team put together in Tour de Normandie last week, we are ready to hit the road again with one of the most prestigious races […]
Affini: “My main goal will be the time trial”
Edoardo Affini will be back in the racing scheme next Saturday as he will start in Belgium’s Triptyque des Monts et Châteux. The strong Italian rider started his season with […]
Van den Berg is fourth overall and Best Young Rider in Tour de Normandie
Today’s stage final stage started with Julius van den Berg and Cees Bol in contention for the overall win. Both Dutch riders were sitting three and thirty eight seconds away […]
Van den Berg stays third in GC after a dangerous and hectic day
Yesterday’s stage win brought Julius van den Berg really close to the GC win. With two days reaming and and a strong team ready to help, today’s stage was the […]
Van den Berg wins the queen stage in Tour de Normandie
Today’s stage was marked as the hardest and most difficult one of the 2018 Tour de Normandie. The 175 km long parcour was filled with two categorized climbs and a […]
Cees Bol takes fourth in the final bunch sprint
Today’s stage, the fourth one in Tour de Normandie, featured a predominantly flat 155 km long parcour between the towns of Evrecy and Argentan. The multiple attempts to break clear […]
Van den Berg goes on the attack again as Bol keeps his GC spot
After showing themselves in the two opening stages of the 2018 Tour de Normandie, our riders were ready to keep the positive vibe going in today’s stage three. The race was […]
Bol stays second on GC after a hectic and windy stage
After yesterday’s strong team effort that ended with Cees Bol taking second in the stage, our riders were up for another fight today. The second stage of the French race […]
Cees Bol takes second in the opening day in Normandie
Tour de Normandie features our first stage race of the season, and we kicked it off with a strong performance. Today’s 150 km stage opened up the 38th edition of […]
All set and ready to start the Tour de Normandie
Today we kick off our first stage race of the season, the Tour of Normandie. During the next seven days our riders will be fighting on French roads, starting today […]
Hard and freezing day in Houtse Linies
After yesterday’s Ronde van Groningen, Houtse Linies featured our second race of another action packed weekend for the team. The day started badly as Ide Schelling and Marten Kooistra did […]
Hoole is tenth in a survival day in Ronde van Groningen
The 173 km long Ronde van Groningen was the first race that our riders will tackle this weekend. Tough weather conditions were expected prior to the race, and the strong […]
Another action packed weekend
After a strong season start with three wins in just few days of competition, the Academy is heading into yet another action packed weekend in the Netherlands. Saturday’s Ronde van […]
The analysis of a win
Last Saturday Marten Kooistra powered to the win in Netherland’s Ronde van Zuid-Holland. The Dutchman showed his form in his first race of the season, sustaining a strong power throughout […]
Stephen Willams announcement on the Commonwealth Games
Stephen Williams has been selected to represent Wales in the upcoming Commonwealth Games that will be celebrated in Queensland, Australia, between the 4th and 15th of April. Unfortunately, his participation […]
Review of a great weekend of racing
We wrapped up the first action packed weekend of the season in style. After Cees Bol’s win in Wanzeel Koerse last Wednesday our guys got into the weekend with high […]
Marten Kooistra wins Ronde van Zuid-Holland
Ronde van Zuid-Holland marked the first race of our action packed weekend, and what a way to start. The parcour presented a predominately flat route where external factors like wind […]
Preview of an action packed weekend for the Academy
Saturday’s Ronde van Zuid Holland and Sunday’s Omloop van het Waasland and Dorpenomloop Rucphen will feature an action packed weekend for our riders. The two Dutch races present flat parcours […]
Cees Bol takes the win in Wanzeel Koerse
Today’s Wanzeel Koerse featured the first kermesse of the season. The race presented a flat 10,3 kilometers long lap that the riders had to tackle a total of 16 times. […]
SEG Racing Academy and ROKA join forces for 2018
We are really proud to welcome a strong partner of the likes of ROKA to our project. The Austin-born company will become the official eyewear supplier of the team for the upcoming […]
Maas and Hoole set to debut tomorrow in Wanzele
After Sunday’s Dwars door West Vlaanderen we will be back on Belgian soil for Wanzele Koerse, our second race of the season. The course features a total of 16 laps […]
Affini and Meeus race into the Top 20 at DDWV
Today’s Dwars door West Vlaanderen marked our first race of the 2018 season. Wind and rain joined the riders since the first kilometers of the day, making the 190 km […]
Dwars door West Vlaanderen preview
Tomorrow’s Dwars door West Vlaanderen will mark our first season of 2018. After two training camps in Greece everyone in the team is looking forward to get the season underway […]
Daan Hoole: “We improved a lot in the training camp”
Fresh off his first two training camps with the Academy, Daan Hoole is back home ready to get his first season in the U23 ranks underway. The 19-year old Dutchman […]
NatuSport is the new SEG Racing Academy nutrition partner
Founded in 2015, Natusport is a company specialized in the distribution of high-quality nutritional items, healthy supplements and sport nutrition products and will be the official nutrition partner of the […]
Loutraki training camp recap
Every year since our inception we have been travelling to Loutraki in January and February to prepare for the season, and this year has been no exception. The superb weather […]
Michel Cornelisse: “Joining the Academy was a quick choice”
Michel Cornelisse joined the Academy structure in November as a sports director and talent coach. The former pro-rider already took the role as ‘guest’ sports director during the Ronde de […]
Arensman looks back to his CX season
After riding to 16th place in his first ever U23 CX World Championships race in Limburg last Sunday, Thymen Arensman has wrapped up a solid cross campaign. The 18-year old, […]
Stavrakakis: “I want to make 2018 a special one for me and the team”
Junior European Individual Pursuit champion in 2016, George Stavrakakis, was one of our latest additions to the 2018 roster after being followed by our performance staff for a long period […]
Arensman is ready for the 2018 CX Worlds
Tomorrow Thymen Arensman will be dressed in orange as he will represent the Dutch national team in the U23 CX Worlds Championships in Limburg. The 18-year and first year U23 […]
Dries Hollanders: “We have a really strong team for 2018”
Dries Hollanders joined the Academy as Sports Director and trainer last year. The role of DS was brand new to him, as it was his first ever experience in such […]
Williams shares his goals and ambitions for 2018
Lightweight climber and Welsh-born, Stevie Williams, is fresh off the first team training camp in Loutraki. “The first camp was great, starting the year with a solid block of training in […]
Minne Verboom: “I want to become a complete cyclist”
Minne Verboom joined the Academy at the end of 2017 after a very successful last year in the junior ranks, showing that he was one of the strongest in the […]
Anastopoulos: “I saw a solid team on and off the bike”
Our first team training camp of the year is done and dusted. During 12 days our riders moved to Loutraki where they have been keeping up with his preparations ahead […]
Ide Schelling: “I feel like this is the best winter training I have ever done”
Ide Schelling joined the team last season as a first year U23 with the main goal of learning as much as possible of his teammates and races in order to […]
Fleet Complete joins SEG Racing Academy as partner in 2018
We are proud to announce our partnership with Fleet Complete for 2018. Headquartered in Canada and with a European base in Utrecht, The Netherlands, Fleet Complete is a global telecommunications […]
Arensman takes third in the U23 CX Nationals
While the rest of his teammates are enjoying some shining sun and blue skies in Loutraki, Thymen Arensman raced today in Surhuisterveen the U23 CX Dutch National Championships. Under rainy […]
Anastopoulos: “This is the time of the year when individuals become a team”
The first get-together of the 2018 roster took place in November in Eindhoven. Fun and team building activities were in the menu, but for the second meeting things will be […]
Marten Kooistra shares his goals and ambitions for 2018
Marten Kooistra is getting the miles in ahead of his third season with the Academy. The young Dutchman joined the team in 2016 and last season showed himself as a […]
Peter Lenderink: “I want be a better rider than the one I was before the injury”
Last season was a tough one for Peter Lenderink. After two years at Rabobank Development the talented Dutch rider joined the Academy, but things got off to a bad start […]
Edoardo Affini was invited to join Quick-Step Floors in their training camp in Calpe
From the past 11th of December to the 21st our Italian talent, Edoardo Affini, was in Spain as he was invited to join WordTour’s Quick-Step Floors in his first training towards […]
Cees Bol: “I am working hard to get in a better shape than ever before”
The 2016 winner of the Olympia’s Tour winner had a tough first season with the Academy, as a home injury made him sit out for most of the season. A […]
Jan Maas: “A win in an UCI race will be my main goal”
Jaan Maas is the whole package. The young Dutchman is not only a very talented bike rider, but also a very smart student who just graduated. “Now that I am […]
Thymen Arensman: “In the Academy everything is more serious and professional”
Cyclocross, time trials, punchy climbs… Thymen Arensman can do it all! The 17-year old joined the Academy this winter and he is training ahead of his first season in the […]
Van den Berg: “My goal for 2018? Easy, winning”
“My goal for this season is winning!”. That is Julius van den Berg’s aim for 2018, you can say it louder but you won’t be make it any more clear. […]
De Vries: “I had the perfect racing program at the Academy”
Hartthijs de Vries made his way to the Pro Ranks as he will be racing for the Dutch Pro Continental squad Team Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij, but 2017 was a tough one […]
George Stavrakakis will complete the Academy’s roster for 2018
We are happy to welcome Georgios Stavrakakis to our 2018 roster. The 19-year old, who claimed the 2016 Junior European Individual Pursuit title, had been already for followed by our […]
Meeus: “It feels like I could make some big steps in the coming months”
Jordi Meeus joined the team as a trainee last August the 1st and is now set to begin his first complete year with the Academy. The 19-year old made his […]
Team building training camp recap
Last weekend team building training camp featured the first get-together of the squad that will represent the Academy throughout the 2018 season. A weekend packed with bonding activities helped staff, riders […]
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Michel Cornelisse wordt talent coach en ploegleider bij SEG Racing Academy
| AMSTERDAM – Michel Cornelisse wordt talent coach en ploegleider bij SEG Racing Academy. De ex-coureur komt over van Team Roompot – Nederlandse Loterij. In mei van dit jaar was Cornelisse […]
Michel Cornelisse joins the Academy as Sports Director and talent coach
| AMSTERDAM – Michel Cornelisse will become talent coach and Sport Director at SEG Racing Academy. The former pro cyclist joins us from Team Roompot – Nederlandse Loterij. Last May, Cornelisse […]
Loutraki Training Camp
From 19 – 26 FebruaryThe 2017 season may have come to an end this week with our last race, Putte-Kapellen, but we are already looking forward to our next races! […]
Van den Berg sprints to 15th in the last race of the season
Today’s 184 km that featured Belgium’s Putte Kapellem, were our last racing kilometers of the season. The course presented a tough and quick local circuit of a length of 16,7 […]
Stevie Williams takes 15th in Famenne Ardenne Classic
Today our guys took part in the first ever edition of Wallonia’s Fammene Ardenne Classic. The 195 km long parcour started and finished Marche-en-Famenne and featured up to nine categorized climbs […]
Hartthijs De Vries sprints to fourth in Paris Tours
Today’s Paris Tours marked our last U23 race of the 2017 calender. The 187 kilometers long course started in France’s Bonneval and took place all the way to Tours, including […]
Bol: ” I’m back in good shape and ready to enjoy a nice race”
Tomorrow’s one-day classic, Paris Tours, will mark the last U23 race in our racing calendar of 2017. This French race will set a milestone for our Cees Bol, as the […]
Maas and De Vries ride into the Top 10 in Gooikse Pijl
After a break for some action in the World Championships, our guys were back on the Academy’s colors for today’s Gooikse Pijl. The one-day Belgian classic featured a 198 kilometers […]
The Academy signs Thymen Arensman for the upcoming two years
Thymen Arensman, the current junior Dutch Cyclocross champion, will join the team for the next two seasons starting in 2018. The 17-year has finished his time as a junior and […]
More young talent as Minne Verboom will join the team in 2018
We are beyond happy to announce that Minne Verboom will join the Academy from 2018 on wards. “I think that it is the biggest development team and they ride in […]
Four representatives in the U23 World Championships
Four of our riders will represent their national countries in tomorrow’s road road in the U23 World Championships. The riders will go through a 19,1 kilometers long circuit located in […]
Daan Hoole signs with the Academy for the next two years
We are happy to announce that Daan Hoole will join the Academy for the next two seasons. After a successful last year as a junior during which Daan showed to […]
Affini powers to eighth in the Worlds Championships TT
Edoardo Affini put on a great performance in today’s individual time trial in the U23 World Championships celebrated in Bergen, Norway. The strong Italian rider hit the road in the […]
Affini: “I feel good and preparation went as planned. Now it is time to race.”
Our strong Italian rider, Edoardo Affini, will roll off the ramp today at the U23 World Championships time trial. The 21-year old will face a tough 37 kilometers long parcour […]
We wrap up the Top Competitie with Maas taking fifth in Eurode Omloop
Eurode Omloop feature the last round of the 2017 Top Competitie’s race. With start and finish in Markt the riders had go around an almost 13 kilometers long circuit a […]
Trainee Jordi Meeus takes fourth in Amersfoort Groeistad Klassieker
Today’s Amersfoort Groeistad Klassieker was the first round of our action packed weekend of one-day races in the Netherlands. A 180 kilometers long route awaited the riders, in a day […]
Academy Alumni Schultz and Bouwman got around La Vuelta
It was a tough journey, but our two Academy Alumni that took part in this year’s Vuelta made it all the way to the finish line in Spain’s capital, Madrid, […]
We finish as the best team and three riders in the Top at Olympia’s Tour
Today’s stage 6 at Olympia’s Tour joined the Dutch towns of Margraten and Noorbeek with a 173,3 km long loop. Today’s course was categorized as the hardest day of the […]
Jakobsen sprints to third in Olympia’s Tour stage 5
After scoring back-to-back wins in the last two stages, it was time to get back to work ahead of Olympia’s Tour stage 5. Today’s course featured 129 km with start […]
Back-to-Back wins for Fabio Jakobsen at Olympia’s Tour
After yesterday’s win, today it was turn to keep fighting at Olympia’s Tour stage 4. The bunch had on the menu a fast and flat stage with start and finish […]
Jakobsen grabs his eighth win of the season at Olympia’s Tour
After two third places in a row our guys hit the road today ready to keep fighting for the victory in Olympia’s Tour stage 3. The first display of commitment […]
Kooistra is third in the stage as Affini stays third on GC
Today’s stage at Olympia’s Tour presented a flat 124 km long parcour with start and finish in Assen. Only 3 km into the race our riders took control of the […]
De Vries signs a 2-year deal with Team Roompot
Hartthijs de Vries will move up to the pro ranks as he will join Team Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij for the upcoming two seasons. It was a tough season for the 21-year […]
Affini is third in Olympia’s Tour prologue
The 2017 edition of the Olympia’s Tour started today with a fast 4,3 km prologue around the streets of Eelde. The course was totally flat and presented a couple of […]
Edo Affini: “I’m ready for it.”
First timer in the race, Edoardo Affini, is really looking forward to debut at the Olympia’s Tour. Today’s stage suits his specialties as the bunch will face a 4,5 km long […]
“I’m confident that we’ll do a good race.” says Vasilis Anastopoulos ahead of Olympia’s Tour
Tomorrow we will kick off the last U23 stage race of the season, the Olympia’s Tour. The six-day long competition will start in Eelde with a 4,5 km long prologue […]
Ninth place for Adriaan Janssen at Echt-Susteren
Today’s Kernen Omloop Echt-Susteren was a special day for our team as our strong Dutchman Peter Lenderink made his return to the racing scheme after undergoing surgery on his groin […]
Peter Lenderink makes his racing return tomorrow
Tomorrow’s Dutch one-day classic, Echt-Susteren, will set an important milestone for our Peter Lenderink. More than 4 months after undergoing surgery for removing the vasoconstriction in his groin, the strong […]
Action packed weekend of racing at the Ronde van Midden Nederland
Our guys kicked off an action packed weekend at the Ronde van Midden Nederland yesterday with a 26,7 km long team time trial. The course consisted of two laps around […]
Hard day out in GP Stad Zottegem
It was a hard day on the bike for our 5-man squad in Belgium’s GP Stad Zottegem. The race was off to a fast start with many attackers trying to […]
Cees Bol makes his comeback today in Zottegem
Today’s Belgian one day classic, GP Stad Zottegem, marks Cees Bol comeback at racing level. The 2016 winner of the Olympia’s Tour suffered a domestic accident on March 3rd, just […]
Evensen takes fourth at the Ronde van de Achterhoek
The Dutch Ronde van de Achterhoek was on the menu for our guys today. The course consisted in a predominantly flat parcour that computed a total of 186,4 km including […]
Two Academy Alumni riding La Vuelta
SEG Racing Academy Alumni Koen Bouwman and Nick Schultz were yesterday in Nîmes for the start of the 2017 Vuelta España. The Dutch climber, who graduated from the Academy in […]
FABIO JAKOBSEN MOVES TO THE PRO RANKS WITH QUICK-STEP FLOORS
Fabio Jakobsen and SEG Racing Academy have been together ever since the team’s inception back in 2015. Throughout all these years we have celebrated several wins together, but most importantly […]
Our guys show themselves at the last stage of the Czech Tour
That was a wrap to our participation at the Czech Tour, and our guys did not miss the opportunity of showing the Academy’s flag. After several attempts it was Marten […]
Maas and Williams get to the line in the main group
After yesterday’s 202 km long stage, today the riders had to face a 186 km long parcour that featured up to six categorized climbs along the way. There was a […]
A bunch sprint decides the stage 2 at the Czech Tour
Today’s 202 km long stage featured the longest day of the race. The bunch was off to a fast start until a group of five riders broke clear to the […]
Sixth place in the opening TTT at the Czech Tour
The 2017 edition of the Czech Cycling Tour kicked off in Uničov with a 18,6 km long Team Time Trial. It was a fast parcour with some with some technical section […]
No luck but bad luck at Omloop het Hageland
Yesterday’s Omloop het Hageland marked the debut of our new trainee, Jordi Meeus. The course presented a mix of cobbles and dust that made the race even tougher for the […]
Jakobsen sprints to sixth at the U23 Europeans RR
A total of six riders of our team were at the start line of U23 European Championships RR. Today’s race was off to a fast start, with the peloton not […]
Affini: “I’m very satisfied with my performance and I have no regrets.”
After narrowly finishing in second place at the Italian TT National Championships, Edo Affini had the European Championships as an important target of his season. Only 9 seconds separated Edo […]
Meeus: “I will try to take as many as possible victories for the team and for myself.”
Tomorrow’s Omloop het Hageland will mark the first ever race of our new trainee, Jordi Meeus, with the SEG Racing Academy kit. The strong Belgian rider defines this race as […]
Edo Affini is fourth and Van den Berg 15th at the U23 Europan TT Championships
In the second day of the European Championships it was turn for the Men’s U23 TT race. The riders had to tackled a challenging fast course that computed a total […]
Team commitment brings Jakobsen to the win in Alsace
Today’s stage between Neuf brisach and Dannemarie was the last chance for our riders to show the SEG Racing Academy flag at the Tour de l’Alsace, and what a way to […]
Queen stage done and dusted in Alsace
Today’s profile presented a big showdown as it was marked as the queen stage of the Tour de l’Alsace. Eight categorized climbs were compressed in the 160 km long route […]
Jordi Meeus signs as a trainee
We are happy to announce that Jordi Meeus will be part of the team from August 1 on. Jordi has signed a traineeship contract for the rest of the season […]
Great team performance at the Tour de l’Alsace
Today’s stage was off to a fast and hectic start as but our riders remained focus at all times. A big 18-man breakaway took off quite early in the day […]
Hard fight all the way up the Planche des Belles Filles
After yesterday’s hectic TTT, the peloton started in Velleminfroy the first road stage of the Tour de l’Alsace. Today’s route held three categorized climbs, with the two first category ones […]
Fast day as we get Tour de l’Alsace going
It was a fast an hectic ride around the streets of Sausheim. A flat-out 4,7 km long circuit, which the riders tackled in two teams of three, kicked off the […]
De Vries: “I am happy with how my legs are.”
After recovering of a very scary crash last month during a training ride in Limburg, our Hartthijs de Vries completed his first stage race of the season. The strong Dutchman already […]
Fighting as the only way of riding
The last day of racing at the Giro valle d’Aosta held an action packed 100 km stage for the riders. The short and explosive ride featured up to 3 categorized […]
Another day in the break for Edo Affini
Once again we had only three riders at the start of today’s stage three at the Giro valle d’Aosta. But that setback did not stop our guys to try to […]
Another tough day out in Aosta
It was another hard day out in the Giro valle d’Aosta. The tough parcour presented by the organization, that included six categorized climbs, was a massive one for the peloton. […]
Edoardo Affini spends the day in the break
After yesterday’s prologue, the 172 km long parcour between Quassolo and Scalaro featured the first road stage of the Giro valle d’Aosta. Four categorized climbs awaited the riders throughout the […]
Adriaan Janssen will join Lotto NL Jumbo as a trainee
Adriaan Janssen stood at the top of the Best Young Rider classification at Top Competitie’s and secured himself a traineeship at WorldTour’s Lotto NL Jumbo, starting August the 1st.The 21-year […]
Stevie Williams powers to 13th in the opening prologue
The Giro valle d’Aosta 2017 kicked off today with a hard uphill prologue that joined France’s Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc and Saint-Nicolas de Véroce in 8 km. The hilly parcour featured a […]
Three riders in the top 10 at TT Emmen
Hard day out for the team in Top Competitie’s TT Emmen. Three of our riders featured the final top 10 of today’s 27 km time trial. The race presented a flat […]
Affini powers to second at the U23 Italian TT nationals
Our Edoardo Affini raced today the U23 TT Italian Championships and ended the day with a silver medal. The strong Italian rider faced a really tough and hilly parcour which […]
Fabio takes fifth at Koga Slag om Norg
As expected, the gravel roads of Koga Slag om Norg decided a very hectic day on the bike. The breakaway of the day was quickly formed, and three riders broke […]
No luck but bad luck at OHN
The peloton was off to a fast start at yesterday’s Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, as the first hour of racing featured lots of attacking and chasing. The high pace in the […]
Evensen and Hollanders share his thoughts ahead of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
Tomorrow we will be at the start line of one of the most iconic Belgian classics. Omloop Het Nieuwsblad holds a 170 km long parcour including some of the most […]
Strong team performance in the IT Vaals
Our guys put on a great performance as today’s test around Vaals was a difficult one. The 15,5 km long time trial went through a hilly circuit which made it […]
van den Berg: “It feels really special to win like this.”
Julius van den Berg has been part of the team ever since its inception, and last week the 20-year old achieved his most special victory so far, the U23 Dutch […]
SEG Racing Academy dominates and wins the Dutch National U23 Championships
What a race it was! We came into the race with the goal of retaining the Dutch Champions jersey. A goal which we confidently achieved. Our riders followed clear and deliberate […]
Cullaigh: “I want to develop myself as a one-day racer.”
Gabriel Cullaigh will be in the Isle of Man this weekend riding the U23 TT British Championships. The British rider decided to sign for the team last winter because of […]
JULIUS VAN DE BERG WINS U23 DUTCH NATIONAL TIME TRIAL TITLE
What a way to kick off the Dutch National Championships! Our Julius van den Berg made the most of his good form and claimed the U23 title in Montferland. The […]
Fighting until the last day at the Giro
That is wrap for us at the 40th edition of the Giro d’Italia U23. The race was off to a fast start, and it took more than an hour of […]
Cullaigh drops out in the Giro’s hottest day
It was the hottest day in the Giro d’Italia U23, reaching 38°C during the stage. The race presented a challenging parcour that features up to five categorized climbs, including an uphill […]
Van den Berg eighth in the Giro TT
It was an action packed day for the peloton at the Giro d’Italia U23. The short an explosive morning stage saw the peloton arriving together to the last climb of […]
Jakobsen takes second in Giro’s stage 4
Once again our riders went for an aggressive ride in today’s stage four of the Giro d’Italia. Gabriel Cullaigh jumped into the break of the day together with two other […]
We keep on fighting at the Giro
Day three and yet another hectic day of racing at the Giro d’Italia U23. Today’s stage presented a tough parcour that included five categorized climbs but the peloton made it […]
Day in the break for Williams
It was a fast day on the bike for the peloton in today’s Giro d’Italia U23 stage 2. The breakaway of the day featured up to eight riders, including Stephen […]
Hectic stage at the Giro
It was a hectic day out at the first stage of the Giro d’Italia U23. The peloton started the 40th edition of the race in Imola, and it didn’t take […]
Anastopoulos: ” We want to win a stage at the Giro U23″
The Giro d’Italia U23 kicks off today in Imola with a 132 km long stage. Vasilis Anastopoulos, performance manager and DS for the race, talks about the goals for the […]
Stevie Williams is ready to take on the Baby Giro
Stevie Williams is enjoying his first year at SEG Racing Academy, where he landed attracted for the international calendar that the team offers: “As a young rider is really important […]
De Vries makes the double at the District Kampioenschap
After seizing the Nord District Kampioenschap TT title last week ,Hartthijs de Vires made the double and won yesterday the road race! The Dutch rider imposed himself and arrived solo […]
Janssen keeps the Best Young Rider Jersey in Limburg
It was difficult day around Limburg, with plenty of short steep climbs marking today’s parcours. The three-rider breakaway was chased down when the bunch got in the race’s closing kilometres. […]
De Vries takes the win in the Districts Kampioenschap
Hartthijs de Vries was the fastest rider in the Districts Kampioenschap time trial. The Dutch rider averaged an speed of 47,5 km/h in a 18,4 km long circuit. De Vries was […]
Fighting until the velodrome
It wasn’t until the first cobbles section of the day that the breakaway finally went clear. They leading group was formed by 11 riders, including our Adriaan Janssen, and were […]
Dries Hollanders talks about Paris-Roubaix
For the past two days our riders alongside Jens Mouris have been around the roads and cobbled sections of Sunday’s Paris-Robaix for a recon. Dries Hollanders, our DS for the […]
Medical update on Martijn de Jong
The Dutch rider is currently back home recovering from the injuries suffered at Ronde de l’Isard. After five days in a French hospital, the Dutchman transferred to The Netherlands by […]
M. Kooistra: ” This race is very special and one of the most beautiful ones I know.”
A crash in the last edition of the Ronde van Vlaanderen U23 resulted in a broken collarbone for Marten Kooistra. Thanks to a lot of work and a speedy recovery, […]
Double action day for the team
Yesterday we wrapped up the Ronde de l’Isard with a tough a fast stage where our Jan Maas was 15th in the stage and secured his Top 10 place on […]
Maas and Williams in the Top 10 ahead of the final stage
It wasn’t easy for the breakaway to go clear as the peloton was off to a fast and nervous start in today’s Ronde de l’Isard stage 3. It took almost […]
Two riders in the Top 10 at Ronde de l’Isard
Today’s stage was off to a fast start as it took more than an hour of racing before the breakaway of the day was clear. The early moved was made […]
Fabio Jakosbsen wins Ronde van Noord Holland
It was a fast day at Ronde van Noord Holland, and as expected the wind was present from early on. Our riders were always present in the moves and echelons, […]
Van den Berg is the fastest at the DK TT
Julius van den Berg and Ide Schelling put on some big power and secured first and second in the time trial of the NH District Kampioenschap. This was Julius’ first victory this season […]
Medical update on Hartthijs de Vries
Last Wednesday Harttijs de Vries suffered an accident while training on the roads of Limburg. The Dutch rider crashed into the back of a car and was taken to the […]
Stevie Willams takes second at Flèche Ardennaise
The race featured a hectic start as many attacks were done in the first kilometers of the race. A dangerous move with 15 riders, including Julius van den Berg, led […]
12th place on GC for Julius at Tour de Bretagne
Once again it was a rainy stage at Tour de Bretagne. After a fast start, a group of 28 riders including the race leader and GC contenders went up the […]
Fabio Jakobsen wins Rund um den Finanzplatz U23
What a day it was today! On German roads, four of our riders took part in the U23 race of the WorldTour’s Rund um den Finanzplatz Eschborn-Frankfurt. After an amazing ride […]
Julius van den Berg sprints to 6th in Bretagne
A very strong Julius van den Berg got into the breakaway of the day in the very first kilometers of the stage alongside 9 other riders. They kept the gap to […]
Three Top 20 in Bretagne, and Fabio takes eighth in Meerkerk
Stage 5 of Tour de Bretagne featured a very fast start that led the bunch to complete over 47 km during the first hour of racing. Several attacks and breakaway […]
Longest day at Tour de Bretagne done
It was a long day on the bike for our guys as stage 4 of Tour de Bretagne featured 198 km. The peloton was off to a fast start and a […]
Rainy stage at Tour de Bretagne
The bunch was off to a very fast start completing a little bit more of 45 km in the first hour of training. Finally and after several attempts a trio […]
Gabriel Cullaigh sprints to 16th in Tour de Bretagne stage 2
Today’s stage presented the longest parcour of this year’s edition of the race. A total of 203 km saw the riders go through a very tough day on the bike. […]
A bunch sprint decides the first stage of the Tour de Bretagne
The stage was off to a calm start and after some attacks in the first kilometers a duo of riders went up the road, being allowed a gap over the […]
Adriaan Janssen takes 5th and keeps the leader’s jersey
Once again, the peloton was off to a fast start in the streets of Stein. Several attacks and breakaway attempts were made during the first hour of racing, but none […]
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Fabio Jakobsen fourth in Arno Wallaard Memorial
It took less than 20 km in today’s Arno Wallamaard Memorial for the wind to break the race into small groups. After a hectic start, our Fabio Jakobsen, Martijn de […]
Medical update
Cees Bol Due to a concussion as a result of his crash in the beginning of March, Cees Bol is not back on the bike yet. Luckily, he is slowly […]
Fabio Jakobsen on U23 jersey: “It is very special”
Fabio Jakobsen is really proud to wear the U23 Dutch national jersey: “It is very special. You work hard, spend a lot of hours on the bike and then one […]
Michiel Elijzen: “We won’t go down without a fight”
This is what our Performance Manager, Michiel Elijzen, has to say regarding tomorrow’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège:“This is one of the most important races of our season. The final is similar to the […]
Julius van den Berg and Fabio Jakobsen at ZLM Roompot Tour
Coming weekend Fabio Jakobsen and Julius van den Berg will be defending the colors of the Dutch National team. After riding Ronde van Vlaanderen last weekend, now it is time for ZLM Roompot Tour. The […]
Two-day recon in Liège
One of the most special races of the calendar is right upon us, our riders will be at the start line of Saturday’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège U23. Today, our riders kicked off […]
Adriaan Janssen: “There are many more races I want to win”
Adriaan Janssen seized his first win of the season last Saturday, after riding solo to the line in the cobbled Omloop van de Braakman. “It was a tough race and it […]
Strong team performance in today’s individual time trial
The morning stage saw our riders getting down the ramp for the first time trial of the season. The 10km loop around Chièvres did not stop our Edoardo Affini as he […]
Circuit des Ardennes done and dusted
That’s a wrap for our guys in Circuit des Ardennes!In the short and explosive morning stage, the peloton tackled a 76km long parcour with several climbs along the way. It […]
Adriaan Janssen wins Omloop van de Braakman
What a day it was today at Omloop van de Braakman! With 50 km to go, the eventual winning move was made by ten riders, including Adriaan Janssen, who went […]
Williams sprints to fourth in Circuit des Ardennes’ stage 1
After numerous attacks in the first kilometers of the race, a three-man group formed the break of the day. They were allowed a gap of close to five minutes. Our […]
Jan Maas: “International program, great material and awesome mates”
After riding Belgium’s Triptyque des Monts et Châteux, Jan Maas will be back on the bike for this weekend’s Circuit des Ardennes in France. The 21-year old rider joined the […]
Hartthijs de Vries finishes in the front group in Triptyque’s stage 2
As expected, today was a hard day out in Belgium. Four categorized climbs were tackled before the riders got to the final circuit with the cobbled climb of the Châteux […]
Triptyque stage 1 review
Tough day on the bike for our guys today in Belgium. Our 7 men line up started the Tryptique des Monts et Châteux with a 166 km long stage that […]
Martijn de Jong: “Focus on development is key for us”
Martijn de Jong is enjoying his second season with the team. He feels he is in the right place to keep growing as a rider. “The development focus is key […]
Michiel Elijzen: “We can look forward with a lot of confidence”
With several one-day races and the first stage race of the season in the books, our Performance Manager is happy with how the team has ridden so far: “I’m really […]
Fabio sixth in Normandie; Hartthijs fifth in Gent-Wevelgem
That is a wrap for our first stage race of the season!Today’s stage was off to a fast start as it took a while for the breakaway to being formed. […]
Gabriel Cullaigh sprints to tenth in Normandie
Another high speed day in the books for our guys as today’s average speed was again above the 44km/h.The sixth stage of the Tour de Normandie presented a challenging initial […]
Medical update
Cees Bol Even though he was more than ready to kick off his season, Cees Bol suffered an unfortunate incident at home. A knock on his head resulted in a […]
Fabio Jakobsen close to the victory again at Tour de Normandie
Today was no easy day for the team in Tour de Normandie. A four men breakaway animated the race early on and led it for most part of the day, but because […]
Gabriel Cullaigh finishes tenth in stage 4 of Tour de Normandie
It was a cold, rainy and windy day in Tour de Normandie. Stage three kicked off at the foot of a 2 km long hill, and after several attempts the breakaway […]
Fabio Jakobsen wins stage 2 of Tour de Normandie
Another fast day in Tour de Normandie. As yesterday the peloton rode very fast, and the gap of the four men breakaway never got over two minutes. Our team was perfectly positioned […]
Tour de Normandie stage 1 report
It was a very fast day today in Normandie, the hilly 143 km course was completed at an average speed above 42 km/h. But it was not only the high […]
Fast day in Houtse Linies as Hartthijs takes 12th
Another hard day in today’s Omloop van de Houtse Linies! The wind appeared in the first part of the race and quickly the peloton was reduced to small groups even before […]
Ninth for Hartthijs de Vries in Ronde van Groningen
It was a tough day around Groningen. The bunch stood solid for the first part of the race, bringing back all the attacks, but it was the wind the one […]
Julius van den Berg: “It was my hardest race ever”
“It was my hardest race ever”, says Julius van den Berg after riding 200 km in the break in last weekend’s Ronde van Drenthe.”At first I wanted to wait for the final, […]
Second place for Fabio Jakobsen in Dorpenomloop Rucphen
Fast day in Dorpenomloop Rucphen today! After one hour of racing the first breakaway went clear. Several attemps were made during the first part of the race, and our guys […]
200 km in the break for Julius van den berg
The first of our two races of the weekend is done and dusted. Ronde van Drenthe saw our Julius van den Berg jump into the break just a few moments in the […]
Affini: “SEG Racing Academy is the perfect fit for me”
After kicking off his season last weekend with Ster van Zwolle, Edoardo Affini will be back on his bike tomorrow for an action-packed weekend at Ronde van Drenthe and Dorpenomloop Rucphen. […]
First weekend of racing – recap
What a start of the season for our guys! Last week, Stephen Williams won the Wattmeister competition. He is now one step closer to a traineeship with Katusha Cycling.On Saturday, Fabio Jakobsen spent […]
Gabriel Cullaigh takes eighth in GP Lillers
Today’s Grand Prix Cycliste de Lillers has been a tough day out for our team. Not only the challenging profile but also the weather conditions, have made the course harder […]
Ster van Zwolle: first race, first victory
Ster van Zwolle was our first race of the season and what a race it was! An early 9-man breakaway including Fabio Jakobsen was allowed up to 9 minutes by the […]
Ide Schelling’s U23 debut
Saturday’s Ster Van Zwolle will feature Ide Schelling’s debut at U23 level. After a succesful last junior season, the 19-year old comes to our team to continue his development. “For me […]