Megan Arens rode an old Picnic PostNL TT bike at Worlds and Euros. Now she’s been signed by the team. Photo courtesy of SWpix.
Back-to-back time trials (six in total) at the European Championships don’t lend themselves to in-depth interviews and race analysis, and certainly not when you’re flying solo, but there’s always something interesting to write about if you look close enough, and this morning I was drawn to several riders in particular.
This story looks at riders on bike tech from teams they’ve joined for 2026 and includes a few other contract and transfer news items from the junior and U23 ranks.
Megan Arens, the recently crowned junior TT world champion, was distraught with her fourth-place finish in Drôme Ardèche today, pointing to a front tyre that had too much air in it as she battled with the conditions. The Dutch rider found herself pumelled by the blustery wind and never got to grips with the situation as the medals disappeared out of sight.
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