Team Visma | Lease a Bike Women welcomes 30 years old neo-pro in surprise mid-season transfer

Team Visma | Lease a Bike Women has signed Femke de Vries. The 30-year-old from joins the WorldTour team with immediate effect, stepping up from the Continental team GT Krush Rebellease where she spent the last two and a half seasons. It appears to have been De Vries' latest exploits at Tour de Feminin (2.2) and eighth place at Antwerp Port Epic (1.1) that sealed the deal to turn pro with the Dutch formation.

De Vries could be described as a late bloomer. Unlike many riders, she did not grow up with cycling. "It wasn't until I was 23 that I sat on a road bike for the first time," De Vries reveals in press release. "That was in 2016. I started cycling as a student. I was studying medicine. My uncle lent me a road bike. I was immediately hooked. The love of racing started there and never left."

"I soon realised that I had more in me than just recreational cycling," she continues. "I joined a club. Each time, I managed to move up a level. I ended up at Krush. I rode there for two and a half years. All the time, I had a dot on the horizon."

That wish is now coming true. "Joining Team Visma | Lease a Bike is a dream come true. I can't describe it any other way. This is what I have worked so hard for all this time. The structure here will definitely help me, as will the scientific approach. I immediately felt a great atmosphere in Team Visma | Lease a Bike," says doctor De Vries.