Norwegian training, evolving in the pelotons since 2010, already plays an important role on the European scene, showing a strong rise this season which has made it one of the watched teams of the second world division. Danish and Norwegian follow one another, and some of them even rose through the ranks after passing through the team led by Jens Haugland. This is particularly the case with Tobias Foss, winner of the Tour of the Future and now a member of the powerful Jumbo Visma collective, but also of Andreas Leknessund, who joined the DSM training after a very good season with the hopes. Young Markus Hoelgaard will also make the big jump to the World Tour next year by joining the Trek Segafredo squad.
But the structure has ambition for the years to come, and no longer just want to be a training team in which the big teams come to help themselves. From now on, it is the World Tour that interests the Norwegian collective, and to achieve it, it is a quality recruitment offered by the Norwegian manager. After bringing in from the Premier League Kristoffer Halvorsen and Rasmus Tiller last year, they are now Niklas Eg, Jonas Gregaard and Lasse Norman Hansen moving down to Pro Team to join the team. Very nice recruits, to which must be added of course those of the Johannessen brothers who crushed the recent Tour de l'Avenir, transferred from the reserve team. What to fight against Total Energies, Alpecin Fenix or Arkea Samsic, who outrageously dominate the second division, Especially since the particularly sharp sense of collective work of the Norwegian team often allows them to shine at the highest level.
But that's not all. Because if the trajectory now seems very clear in the men's peloton for the Uno-X team, it is also on the feminine side that this name should be followed, since next year, the formation will have a female team. And there again, it's heavy on the transfer window, since 9 names have already been announced since August 1.
Among these names, we find in particular Hannah Barnes and Hannah Ludwig from the Canyon Sram Racing formation, both of which have solid references at the highest level. We will also have to rely on the Norwegian Susanne Andersen for the sprints and time trials., she who won last year at the European Championships hope in the timed event. Great Britain’s Joscelin Lowden will also be on hand after leaving Drops Le Col., and will be able to bring its experience to the young shoots already mentioned. Norwegian Anne Dorthe Ysland, Mie Bjorndal Ottestad and Amalie Lutro will complete the squad, as well as the Danish Rebecca Koerner and the Finnish Anniina Ahtosalo. A collective that could spark sparks next year, part of the same dynamic as the men's team.
