The Dutch Julius van den Berg And Bram Worlds will wear the jersey of Team dsm-firmenich PostNL for two more seasons. Both aged 27 and members of the team managed by Iwan Spekenbrink since this year, they have extended until 2026 with the latter. Senior sports director of the Dutch WorldTeam in which the French play Romain Bardet, Warren Barguil And Romain Combaud, Rudi Kemna commented on both news items, first speaking about the case Julius van den Berg.
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What Rudi Kemna thinks of Julius van den Berg and Bram Welten
“Julius has a lot of power on the bike. He’s played a big role in supporting our sprinters in the final stages of races, but he’s also someone who’s been able to help control races from the start. In fact, in the very recent Vuelta a España, we saw him help set things up for his teammates so that we could create race scenarios and breakaways that would work in our favor. We look forward to continuing our growth with Julius in the years to come.”
The Dutch sporting director then spoke about Bram Worlds who, before joining the Team dsm-firmenich PostNL in 2024, had spent the previous six seasons in France (Arkea-B&B Hotels for four years, then Groupama-FDJ). “Bram has integrated very well into the team. Off the bike he has a positive and outgoing character, and is someone who works closely with the riders but also with the technical staff. On the bike we have seen him progress and develop further in his role within our sprint group, often acting as the last man for the sprinter. We believe Bram has the ability but also the attitude to develop further in this role so that we can aim for more success together in the future.”
