Jumbo-Visma a perfect home for Rohan Dennis: "I actually thought that this was what Ineos was going to be like"

Rohan Dennis is currently part of Jumbo-Visma, and as one of the riders who over the years has gathered experience in several of the world's top teams, he has talked about how they compare, more specifically his stint at INEOS Grenadiers.

In an interview with VeloNews, Dennis has revealed that there wasn't a big difference in the procedures within the British team - with it's so called 'marginal gains' having become a trendy word over the last few years. "Ineos, once again, I had a lot of great times. I can’t really fault them. In the end, and I’ve spoken about it since I moved to Jumbo, I think that they got a little bit content with where they were at. They were at the top of the food chain for a good decade and they sort of got left behind, what was seen as all of a sudden, but what was a slow build from UAE and Jumbo.

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Having moved from INEOS to Jumbo-Visma, the Australian became direct competition as both teams actively battle for wins at Grand Tours, aswell as several other stage-races - and more recently, they have also taken dominant stances in the cobbled classics. "They weren’t doing those one percenters or half percenters for every single thing. Their training wasn’t up to maybe the latest, latest, latest standards. Obviously you can’t fault them fully because they were still getting podiums in the Tour de France, won the Giro and almost won the Vuelta over Roglič with Carapaz as well," he added.

Dennis grew as a time-trialist, who on his best day could climb with the best. Nowadays, he has the same role, aswell as having developed into a domestique at INEOS and Jumbo. He's got the capacity on paper to be a top stage-racer, but he never managed to make the transition into a Grand Tour contender, and has taken a step back on those ambitions.

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His recent performance at the Tour de Romandie, where he lead the race throughout several days after strong performances in the opening stages has shown he's still at a high-level when it comes to stage-racing, but the time-trials will remain his big goal.

He's satisfied with his presence and role within the team, as he goes on to describe how the team works in the background: “...That’s where I think that Jumbo has taken over. Their organization, their science, and everything. I haven’t been in a team like this ever, and I actually thought that this was what Ineos was going to be like," Dennis concluded.