Team LottoNL-Jumbo extended its contract with Timo Roosen for two more years, through 2018.

"I am very content with the assurance and confidence of the team," said Timo Roosen, who joined the Dutch team in 2015. The 23-year-old rider helped Sep Vanmarcke in the cobblestone classics. During the Tour, Roosen is one of the lead-out men for sprinter Dylan Groenewegen.

"I want to develop myself further as a classic rider who can ride well on the cobblestones." This year Roosen raced in the E3 Prijs, the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix, where he assisted Vanmarcke.

Nico Verhoeven

Technical director Nico Verhoeven is happy that Timo Roosen extended his contract. "Timo has raced a very good early season. He's solid value for the spring classics and in the sprint lead-out train, he delivered the preparatory work for as many as six of the seven wins by Dylan Groenewegen. "

Tour

In the Tour, Roosen is working for Dylan Groenewegen. "Despite the crash, I had a good feeling in the first week of the Tour. Hopefully, we can sprint next week again with Dylan. "

Verhoeven added, "The crash in the first stage was obviously disadvantageous, but he survived. He fits into our vision with young talent and he is still developing. I expect a bright future for him in the Flemish classics. "