Yentl Vandevelde will continue his career with Flanders-Baloise

Yentl Vandevelde has signed a contract with Flanders-Baloise. The Belgian rider was unexpectedly forced to leave TDT-Unibet at the end of 2023, despite giving the team its biggest win last season. Vandevelde did not seem to be able to find a new team for a long time, but now he has succeeded.

At the end of September, the 23-year-old rider received bad news from TDT-Unibet. "I have been told that I cannot stay with the team. I was given the excuse that I wouldn't be able to handle the level next year. It's just incredibly strange. I asked a few times why I couldn't stay, but I never got a clear answer. It all feels a bit ungrateful. I am the rider who takes the biggest victory of the team, but I am not allowed to stay."

After weeks of searching, a new team did not seem to be possible. "I have contacted almost every team, because I don't have a manager. Each time I was told that it is too late, that they are full. Or maybe they underestimate me, because I have ridden so much in service," Vandevelde said in conversation with WielerFlits.

Flanders-Baloise has still found a place in the selection for Vandevelde. The Belgian ProContinental team has offered Vandevelde a contract for two seasons.

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