The FDJ-SUEZ has a new sports director starting this Tuesday, October 8! Indeed, the French team announced the arrival of Lars Boom in its technical staff, with immediate effect. As stated in the press release, “Lars Boom will bring all his tactical experience and strengthen the team’s classics division. He will work closely with Nicolas Maire, current sporting director, and the co-performance directors, Lieselot Decroix and Flavien Soenen.”
Video – Lars Boom after his stage victory on the 2014 Tour
Stephen Delcourt: “Lars (Boom) is the reinforcement we were waiting for”
Cyclo-cross world champion in 2008, then author of a very successful career on the road, marked in particular by his stage victory in Arenberg on the Tour de France 2014, Lars Boom knows women’s cycling very well since he was sports director of the team Liv Racing in 2021, then Team SD Worx-Protime from 2022. Within the latter, he notably had under his command the double world champion Lotte Kopeckybut also Demi Volleringwhich is emphatically announced at FDJ-SUEZ next season.
“I am delighted to join FDJ-SUEZ, a team that has a bright future ahead of it. Stephen Delcourt’s vision and project for his team are fascinating and I really wanted to be part of it. What is emerging is exciting and I “I look forward to contributing to the development of the team”declares the 38-year-old Dutchman, before giving the floor to the general manager of the FDJ-SUEZ. “Lars (Boom) is the reinforcement we were waiting for. His keen tactical sense and experience of sports management at the highest level will enable him to support, in and outside the race, the progression initiated by the FDJ-SUEZ staff and athletes.”explain Stephen Delcourt.
