Olav Kooij is a transfer ring from Visma-Lease a bike to decathlon CMA CGM after this season. The Dutch Top Sprinter Hopes to Participate in the Tour de France for the First Time With The French Team. Cees Bol is also transfer ring to decathlon.
At Visma, Kooij had no chance of participating in the tour in recent years. The Dutch Team was fully committed to the overall Victory with Jonas Vingegaard, and that is not changing for the time being.
Kooij Did Ride the Giro d’Italia in the Past Two Years. In The Italian Stage Race, he won Three Stages. The 23-year-old Kooij Said last winter that would have liked to go to the tour, but the team’s objectives were different.
At Decathlon CMA CGM, Currently Decathlon AG2R LA Mondiale Team, Kooij Seems to Be Able to Realize His Tour Dream. “I am very much looking forward to this new chapter in my career,” Kooij Says in a press release.
“I am Looking Forward to Working with the Team on Future Goals and Challenges. Together, we have a great Ambition to Perform at the Highest Level, which Hopefully Will Lead to Many More Victories in the Coming Years.”
Kooij Has Been Riding for Visma Since 2021, After Riding for the Training Team for Two Years. Last week, he won Three Stages and the Points Classification in the Tour of Britain. Kooij has signed a contract with decathlon until 2028.
Sprint Train Takes Shape With Bol’s Arrival
Bol is also transfer ring to decathlon CMA CGM. The thirty-year-old from Noord-Holland is coming from astana and is signing for three seasons.
Bol Rode for Astana for three years. Last year, the Helped Sprinter Mark Cavendish Achieve His record Victory in the Tour de France. Before that, the red for sunweb and dsm.
“With the Group Around Olav, we have the ambition to win races at the Highest Level,” Says Bol. “Through my experience in Various Roles over the years, I hope to be able to contribute to the sprint train and in the classics.”
Decathlon also Announced the arrival of the Belgian Robbe Ghys. He is coming from Alpecin – Deceuninck. Earlier, The Team Already Announced the Transfer of the Belgian Tiesj Benoot from Visma-Lease a Bike.