2023-05-09 14:59:37
By @amatiz12
As the reigning team of the Tour de France and the benchmark for dates in the genre, Jumbo-Visma must prioritize the general classifications, even if it means sacrificing other ambitions… and other talents. Given the lack of guarantees of a better calendar, they will be forced to let go who is their purest sprinter: Olav Kooij.
This was confirmed by a HLN report, in which it was also revealed that they will renew Tosh van der Sande, who has been a recurring member of the classic block, a side project of the Dutch.
The 21-year-old router aspires to run the gala round, but today, it is not an aspiration possible with his current team, completely focused on Jonas Vingegaard for the test in question.
If you add the fact that they have not given him the opportunity in another big one -like this Giro- and that this will be the constant in the short term, Kooij understands that it is best to take advantage of the fact that his contract expires right now to change the air and look for a place where it does have a place in important races.
In fact, the same portal shows that DSM and some French squads -of the WorldTour surely- are already comparing the young sprinter who this year proved his worth with a stage victory in Paris-Nice.
At the end of 2021, Jumbo had to give way to Dylan Groenewegen -an even more consolidated packer- for the same reason and it seems that due to his approach and level, the experts in mass arrivals do not fit with the current model . Doing and winning everything is almost impossible.
Alejandro Matiz
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