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Talented Japanese climber Yuhi Todome joins EF Education-EasyPost for next season

Cycling
by Ondrej Zhasil
Thursday, 23 November 2023 at 05:30
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Yuhi Todome comes over to American World Tour team EF Education-EasyPost after having spent last 18 months within its development structure - the EF Education-NIPPO - which is set to fold at the end of this season. The 21-year-old Japanese climber impressed with 13th place in mountain time trial at Tour de l'Avenir or by coming third place in queen stage of Tour de Kyushu (2.1).
"Our 2024 roster is noticeably younger than in recent years. We have several riders making their WorldTour debut with us so Yuhi will fit in nicely. We wanted the last spot on the roster to be a rookie who can take advantage of the experience and knowledge of his veteran teammates and in Yuhi, we’ve found that," team CEO Jonathan Vaughters says about the transfer.

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However, it won't be Todome's first experience racing with the WorldTour team in 2024 as he already was a part of the team for the 2022 Tour de Langkawi, supporting the then 2nd Hugh Carthy. "I learned about nutrition and how I was doing in the race. It was my first time so I was nervous but it was fun and the team’s atmosphere was really good," he says. "The whole team welcomed me."
"My family cried upon hearing the news that I will join EF Education-EasyPost," he says. "My family has been supporting me since the day I started racing. Dreams come true! I’m so happy to be riding with such a wonderful team. I know that the mission of a WorldTour team is difficult but I will give my best effort!"

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