The Dutch site Cycling flash dropped a bomb this Friday morning! According to their information, Olav Kooijone of the best sprinters in the world at just 23 years old is about to leave the Visma | Lease a Bike To join the French team Decathlon Ag2r La Mondialewith a contract of several million euros. A few days ago, it is Tiesj Benootanother executive in the Dutch training, which was announced at Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale from 2026.
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Best contract, sports freedom … Decathlon AG2R would offer what the Visma cannot
Member of the Visma | Lease a Bike For seven years, Olav Kooij Gravi the ladder gradually to become one of the fastest runners of the peloton. But his ambitions on the classics and the great towers seem to be braked by the presence of leaders like Wout van Aert or Jonas Vingegaard. Result: he has only participated in a single big round so far, the Giro In 2024, where he should return this year. On the other hand, his chances of playing the Tour de France With the Batavian team remain very thin. At the house of Decathlon Ag2r La Mondialeit would not only benefit from a revalued contract, but also from total sporting freedom.
39: this is the impressive number of victories that the fact that Olav Kooij Among professionals at only 23 years old. Winner on the Internationale Coppi and Bartali semaine In 2020, he won in Worldtour in 2022, winning a stage of Poland Tour. He then chained success: 12 victories in 2023, 8 in 2024 (including 7 in WorldTour). That same year, he won his first step on a Grand Tourwhen Giro. Less successful at the start of the 2025 season, he still has three successes: two in Tour d’Oman and one on Tyrrhenian-Adriatic. Also comfortable on the classics, Kooij I ended 6e from Gand-Wevelgem2nd of Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne and 8th of Milan-san row. A rare profile … and a gold opportunity to Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale.
