Pilot fishArnaud Démare this season at Arkéa-B&B Hotelsthe British Dan McLay next year will put himself at the service of a much less experienced but no less talented sprinter: Olav Kooij ! In fact, the 32-year-old runner has committed to 2025 with the Team Visma | Lease a Bikethe leaders of the Dutch team seeing in him a perfect launcher for their young sprint nugget. “We are happy to welcome Dan (McLay) to the team. His experience and qualities perfectly match our objectives, and we are convinced that he will have a significant impact.”begins by declaring Grisha Niermannthe sports director of Team Visma | Lease a Bike.
Video – Olav Kooij will be launched by Dan McLay next season
“McLay made impressive launches for Demare at the Tour de France”
“He is a very experienced pilot fish and is exactly what we were looking for. He notably made impressive launches for Demare in the Tour de France and we hope that he can do the same for Olav Kooij in our team next season.”continues the German, before giving the floor to the one who will leave the training Arkéa-B&B Hotels d’Emmanuel Hubert after five years of belonging to the latter.
“I can’t wait to join this team. Team Visma | Lease a Bike has an excellent track record when it comes to developing riders, and while I’m pretty far along in my development curve, I think there’s still room for improvement. My ambitions are to do the best possible job for the team, and especially for Olav (Kooij).”concludes the Briton.
