{"id":197121,"date":"2025-10-08T06:48:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T06:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/197121\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T06:48:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T06:48:09","slug":"cian-uijtdebroeks-speaks-out-for-the-first-time-about-move-from-visma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/197121\/","title":{"rendered":"Cian Uijtdebroeks speaks out for the first time about move from Visma"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.idlprocycling.com\/visma-lease-a-bike\" title=\"Visma | Lease a Bike\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Visma <\/a>| Lease a Bike saw two of its riders compete in the final stage of Tre Valli Varesine on Tuesday. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idlprocycling.com\/ben-tulett\" title=\"Ben Tulett\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Tulett<\/a> finished eleventh for the team, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idlprocycling.com\/cian-uijtdebroeks\" title=\"Cian Uijtdebroeks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cian Uijtdebroeks<\/a> also finished in the chasing group behind winner Tadej Pogacar. Before the race, the Belgian spoke for the first time about his transfer to Movistar.\u201cBen was very strong today. In the sprint, he had to find his own way. I think he started a little too early, which allowed many others to overtake him just before the finish line,\u201d said sports director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idlprocycling.com\/marc-reef\" title=\"Marc Reef\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marc Reef<\/a>. \u201cIt was a very tough race. For us, it was important to keep a cool head and really focus on the last two local laps.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt that point, Sepp, Cian, and Ben were in an excellent position thanks to the work of the rest of the team. Ben ultimately had the legs to keep up with the group behind Pogacar. Unfortunately, they couldn&#8217;t stay ahead of the thinned-out peloton. All in all, I&#8217;m delighted with our level today and the earlier Italian classics,\u201d said Reef.<\/p>\n<p>Continue reading below the photo!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ben-tulett-68e5516e00449.jpg@webp.webp\" class=\"w-auto\" alt=\"ben-tulett\"\/>Uijtdebroeks on transfer to MovistarBefore the race, Uijtdebroeks spoke to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurosport.nl\/wielrennen\/omloop-van-de-drie-valleien\/2025\/cian-uijtdebroeks-reageert-voor-eerst-op-transfer-weet-al-welke-grote-rondes-ik-ga-rijden-in-2026_sto23228998\/story.shtml\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Eurosport <\/a>about <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idlprocycling.com\/cycling\/why-is-visma-lease-a-bike-letting-cian-uijtdebroeks-leave-despite-ongoing-contract-richard-plugge-shares-the-honest-truth\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">his move to Movistar<\/a>. \u201cIt hasn&#8217;t been that long. The talks only started a month ago. We examined the opportunities I would have in the coming years and the races I could participate in. If I have to follow my heart, I want to ride the Grand Tours and compete for the GC. That is also my ambition for the coming years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel that this is the right time to take this step. I learned a great deal at Visma, but at Movistar, I will have the freedom to pursue my own path. That motivates me for the winter and the new season,\u201d explains the Belgian.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNext year, I want to participate in the Giro and the Vuelta again to compete for a good GC,\u201d Uijtdebroeks revealed. \u201cMovistar feels like a warm family that wants to support me there. That\u2019s why I\u2019m leaving for this family.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Visma | Lease a Bike saw two of its riders compete in the final stage of Tre Valli&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":197122,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[569],"tags":[64,63,784,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-197121","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cycling","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-cycling","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=197121"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197121\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/197122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=197121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=197121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=197121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}