'His talent is no longer a secret' - Laurence Pithie signs for Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe for 2025
New Zealander makes mo🔜ve after two years with Groupama-FDJ

As widely expected, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Laurence Pithie will leave 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Groupama-FDJ for 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe at the end of this season.
The German WorldTour team has not announced the length of the New Zealander’s contract but see𓃲 him as a vital new part of their Classics squad.
Pithie is the second new signing announced by Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe for 2025 following the arrival of Giul🍃io Pellizzari from VF Group - Bardiani CSF – Faizanè. A number of others are expected, with the team also ready to pouᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚnce if Remco Evenepoel decides to buy out his contract at Soudal-Quick Step.
“I’m super excited to be joining Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe for the coming seasons,” Pithie said on Monday as he prepared to race the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tour de Pologne.
“It is an impressive team with a great project for the future. I can’t wait෴ to get started and progress as a rider in their new colours.”
Piಌthie turned professional with Groupama-FDJ last year and he made an early impact by winning at Cholet-Pays de la Loire and riding strongly at a number of races in the latter part of the season, including his fifth place at BEMER Cyclassics in Augu༒st.
The 22-year-old went on to enjo꧃y a breakout season in 2024, starting with strong displays at the Tour Down Under and victory at the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race.&nbs𒉰p;
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Pithie wore the leader's jersey at Paris-Nice for a day and carried that form with him to the Classics, spending much of the day in the winning move at both Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:and Gent-Wevelgem. He went on to make a most assured Paris-Roubaix debut, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:taking 7th💙 place despite a crash in the finale.
After making his Grand Tour debut at the Giro d’Italia in May, Pithie represented New Zealand in both the time trial and road🐬 race at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
A rapid finisher with a clear aptitude for the cobbles, Pithie is expected to𝕴 play a key role in Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe’s lofty Classics ambitions for 2025.
“Laurence is still young, but his talent is no longer a secret,&r⛎dquo; said team manager Ral🍸ph Denk.
“I am delighted that he has chosen to join our team and that we will be taking the next step in his career together.&rdq♌uo;

Barry Ryan was Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, repor🐷ting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of , published by Gill Books.