Dylan Groenewegen will join Team LottoNL-Jumbo next 2016 season. The quick Dutchman signed a three-year contract to give the Dutch WorldTour team’s bunch sprint a boost.
 
“To sign this contract, at the end of the season, is great for me,” said the 22-year-old sprinter, who comes from Team Roompot Oranje Peloton.
 
“We were talking about this move for a while. When I grabbed my second victory everything went a little faster.”  As a neo-professional, Groenewegen won the Arnhem-Veenendaal Classic and the Brussels Cycling Classic this year.    
 
“It was a bit tough to get used to the high level of racing in the beginning, but I improved a lot after the Dutch national championships. I’ve been waiting for my first victory, and the successes came eventually.”
 
Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne
“I want to develop in bunch sprints now,” Groenewegen continued. “I want to become a stronger and faster rider. I’ll join a team with men who can teach me a lot. It will be very instructive to have Dennis van Winden around me, for example. He has a lot of experience and he can use that to support me. For now, I’m aiming for the spring classics. Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne suits me, so I want to show myself immediately in that race.”
 
All-round
Sports Director Nico Verhoeven endorsed Groenewegen to be a good classic rider. “I’ve known him for a few years now and he is a solid rider in the spring classics. His arrival fits our innovative and creative policy to bind young riders to our team. He won the Tour of Flanders for riders under 23. He is an all-rounder. He also proved to be able to win bunch sprints in the last months. He will need some time to adjust to the WorldTour level, but he will be able to win bunch kicks at that level, as well.”