Shirin van Anrooij extends at Lidl-Trek through 2026: "To be honest, the decision to stay was super easy"

Shirin van Anrooij may have been forced to end her cyclocross season early due to injuries, but her employer Lidl-Trek still fully believes in the talented Dutch lady and thus extended her contract with the American team until the end of 2026.  

"Shirin will continue to proudly represent Lidl-Trek on the road and Baloise Trek Lions when competing in cyclocross," the team said in the press release confirming the news.

"To be honest, the decision to stay with the team was super easy. I think there wasn’t even anything to decide, I just needed to sign the contract," Van Anrooij confided.

"If you look at last year, a lot of puzzle pieces came together in the Classics and I was able to win my first WorldTour race at Trofeo Binda which wouldn’t have been possible without the support of this team. I can’t see myself racing in any other team’s jersey," she concluded.