The Visma-Lease a Bike staff confirmed the signing of Victor Campenaerts. The information of the transfer emerged as a hearsay in June, with the Belgian confirming a change of groups however unable to present specifics.
Campenaerts added a long-sought stage win within the Tour de France in July, including to a palmares that features a stage win within the Giro d’Italia, two European titles within the time trial and a stint holding the Hour Document.
The 32-year-old spent the final three seasons with Lotto Dstny, having rejoined that staff after two years with the NTT/Qhubeka staff. His two earlier years with Lotto Soudal got here after his first stint with the Visma-Lease a Bike organisation in 2016 and 2017.
Campenaerts left the then-LottoNl-Jumbo staff following the 2017 staff to pursue his private ambitions. Along with his return, he dedicated to trip out the subsequent three seasons for the staff serving the leaders.
“We nonetheless know Victor effectively from his earlier time with the staff and have saved in good contact since then,” says staff director Grischa Niermann.
“He’s a really robust rider, with a superb time trial, as he proved once more on this Tour de France. By now, he’s additionally a really skilled rider identified for his pursuit of improvements. We are able to actually use that have.”
Campenaerts is wanting ahead to supporting the staff’s leaders throughout Grand Excursions, particularly, the Tour de France.
“All through my profession, I’ve all the time set formidable however reasonable objectives,” Campenaerts stated. “I’ve typically achieved them, like on this previous Tour de France. My final objective is to at some point win the Tour de France. I’m not able to doing so myself, however I is usually a profitable a part of the staff that achieves that victory.”
“I hope I could make the Tour squad subsequent yr. This staff is the benchmark with regards to stage racing, so I’m very completely happy to return.”
