Lotto Soudal secure up-and-coming star Lambrecht for another two seasons
Belgian handed new contract after ꦕfourth place a𒉰t Fleche Wallonne and sixth at Amstel Gold






168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Bjorg Lambrecht has signed for a further two years with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lotto Soudal, which will keep the 22-year-old at the Belgian Wor𝄹ldTour team until at least the end of 2021.
The Belgian youngster only turned pro with the squad last season, having moved up from their under-23 feeder team, but a string of good results – including 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:fourth at Flèche Wallonne and sixth at Amstel Gold earlier th🌳is season – have led the management team to move quickly to secure his services for a further two years.
Lambrecht won a stage at the T﷽our des Fjords last May in his debut season in the pro ranks, and went on to start his first Grand Tour at the Vuelta a España. He then took the silver medal at the under-23 world championship road race in Austria in September, behind Switzerland's Marc Hirschi, to cap off an extremely productive first year.
"It was n𝓡ot a difficult decision to make to stay at Lotto Soudal," Lambrecht said in a press release. "I feel at hom꧑e with the team, and, for the past two years, I've always been given the opportunities I hoped to get.
"Right from the start, I received a nice race schedule,ꦓ and at some races I could start as the co-leader. That wouldn't be the case at other teams," he said.
"We gave Bjorg – always in a careful ඣway – the chance to become a fully-fledged pro," added delighted Lotto Soudal sports manager Marc Sergeant. "That approach definitely paid off with, among others, wonderful results at the past Ardennes Classics."
As well as his top results at Amstel and Fl&✱egrave;che, Lambrecht finished fifth at this year's Brabantse Pijl and second on stage 2 of the Itzulia Basque Country, behind Deceuninc꧅k-QuickStep's Julian Alaphilippe.
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"Within the team, we cherish Bjorg," Sergeant continued. "Although only aged 22, we have kno⛦wn each other for quite a while. For Bjorg, Lotto Soudal is a familiar environment."
Lambrecht came uꦛp through the Lotto Soudal U23 team, just like senior teammates Tiesj Benoot and Tim Wellens, and the young rider is happy to keep l♋earning from the likes of them.
"Over the coming years, I want to further develop myself in the one-day and stage rac𒁃es. The team has already taught me a lot, and they also fully support me," Lambrecht said. "Thanks to, among others, Tiesj, Tim and Jelle Vanendert, I've taken a nice step forward in terms o𓆏f physical strength and tactical insight.
"At the moment, I lack just that little bit for a top result, but that will be the main goal for the future," Lambrecht added. "On Sunday, I'll start at my first 168♊澳洲5最新开奖结果:Critérium du Dauphin&♉eacute;. 🔯I don't have many expectations just yet, and I'm not in great shape yet, but it's also not bad. My main objectives are a bit later in the season, with the Tour de Pologne and the Vuelta a España."
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