Niewiadoma has been with the same team since 2018. 📸 SWpix.
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Breaking news coming out of the Vuelta España Femenina, with Kasia Niewiadoma close to signing with Lidl-Trek on what we believe will be a three-year contract.
The Polish rider, who is sitting 12th on GC after three stages, has been courted all spring by the German team, and despite CANYON//SRAM zondacrypto previously telling us that they were confident that their former Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift champion would stay, it now looks like she will depart.
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From what we understand, contracts have been presented, the verbal terms have been agreed upon, and the only element missing – albeit an important one – is a signature, with the 31-year-old on the verge of a change of teams for the first time since 2018.
Niewiadoma has been close to leaving her current team in the past, but Lidl-Trek have been pushing for a leader since their new level of investment, and despite making a raft of new signings in the last 18 months, haven’t quite delivered in the biggest races. They see Niewiadoma as the final piece of the puzzle – or at the very least their leader for the next couple of seasons before making a potential play for Paula Blasi, who is out of contract at UAE Team ADQ at the end of 2027. Lidl-Trek are one of three teams currently vying for the Spanish rider’s signature.