Tadej Pogacar gets new teammate as UAE Team Emirates sign Julius Johansen: "He can add strength to the team"
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Last week, we reported that Julius Johansen was set to sign
with UAE Team Emirates for the 2025 season. The team has now officially confirmed
this, announcing that the Danish rider has signed a one-year deal.
Johansen, 25, last competed at the WorldTour level in 2023
with Intermarché-Wanty, and he is the latest addition to a UAE Emirates roster
that will begin the 2025 season with big crowd of 29 riders.
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“We are very happy to welcome Julius,” team manager Mauro
Gianetti said in a press release. “He already has a lot of experience at
WorldTour level. In addition, with his profile, he can add strength to the team
when it comes to supporting our leaders.”
Johansen expressed his gratitude for the opportunity. “It is
a dream come true to join such a professional and successful team,” he said. “I
know that this is the perfect place for me to grow and develop as a rider with
the guidance of the experts within the team. Being part of such a winning
culture is truly inspiring. I am looking forward to helping the team achieve
many victories. I can’t wait to get started and meet everyone. I am ready to
give it my all.”
Johansen was seen as a promising talent early in his career.
In 2017, he became junior world champion and won Olympia's Tour in 2018 as a
first-year U23 rider. Riding for ColoQuick at the time, Johansen was teammates
with Jonas Vingegaard, his team leader Tadej Pogacar’s arch rival.
Despite his potential, Johansen struggled to make a
significant impact at the WorldTour level. After not receiving a contract
extension from Intermarché-Wanty following the 2023 season, he sought to
relaunch his career with Sabgal/Anicolor.
Johansen joined the continental team in March 2024 after a
roster spot opened up following the departure of Antwan Tolhoek, who had been
dismissed due to a positive doping test. With this move to UAE Team Emirates,
Johansen hopes to revive his career and contribute to one of the most
successful teams in professional cycling, who through Tadej Pogacar won the
triple crown in 2024.
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Fin Major is a UK-based writer at CyclingUpToDate and has been part of the team since 2024. He is the site’s main writer for FAQs and evergreen explainers and has written around 2,000 pieces for the platform. Alongside this work, he focuses on in-depth analysis and covers the biggest races on the calendar, including the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, and La Vuelta a España, providing clear context around performance trends, tactics, and key storylines.
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