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OFFICIAL: EF Education-EasyPost announce signing of European Championship podium finisher from Intermarché
CyclingThursday, 07 November 2024 at 16:30
The EF Education-EasyPost team has made official the signing of young Estonian prospect Madis Mihkels. The 21-year-old, who rode for Intermarché - Wanty for the last few season, arrives after finishing on the podium at the last European Championships and making a good impression at Paris-Roubaix.
“I am super happy with this move,” a delighted Mihkels tells his new employers' official website after the announcement of the deal. “It is the right next step for me to make as a cyclist. EF Education-EasyPost looks like a team with a great environment and atmosphere between the riders and the staff. I'm really looking forward to next season.”
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“At 21, Madis has already gone top ten at Paris-Roubaix and finished third at the European championships,” adds EF Education-EasyPost boss Jonathan Vaughters. “He is a proven pro race winner with the strength to go toe to toe with the best in the cobbled classics and the sprint to finish the job. He is only going to get better from here. It is going to be fun to see what Madis can do with our team in the coming years.”
In terms of targets for his debut campaign in pink, Mihkels is keeping his options open for the time being. “It's not that I just have one race in mind,” he explains. “I want to win next year. I just want to get into a winning mode. I love hard races. I'm never the fastest guy in pure, pure bunch sprints when everybody there is fresh. That's why I love harder racing, where I can go for the sprint in the end.”
Given he's flying the flag for the next generation of Estonian cyclists, Mihkels can also carry the pride of a nation of his shoulders. “For me, Estonia is such a good country, except for the winter,” he says of his homeland. “It's a really good place to train, maybe not for a climber, but for a rider like me. We don't have big climbs, but we do have super good roads with no traffic. It's all rolling hills and rivers and lakes.”
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