Mia Griffin is at the start of a three-year World Tour contract with Picnic PostNL and the Kilkenny woman is looking sharp in her new national champion’s kit
Mia Griffin is at the start of a three-year World Tour contract with Picnic PostNL and the Kilkenny woman is looking sharp in her new national champion’s kit.
Track Olympian Griffin rode for Roland Le Dévoluy last season but had already ridden at World Tour level for two periods in her career. But last year it emerged she was really moving up a gear after landing a deal with World Tour team Picnic PostNL.
That deal was announced in October after she had just taken two podium finishes at the Tour of Chongming Island World Tour stage race in China, with a three-year contract confirmed.
That’s a deal that offers her real stability, and potential for development, in one of the most professional environments women’s cycling has to offer. And the team has already set out clear plans for her over the next three years, during which it intends to help her grow into a stop sprinter.
“Mia joins us from a strong track background and the ambition to make it as a full-time road sprinter,” said Team Picnic PostNL head coach Rudi Kemna at the time.
“Together we’re starting a project that’s exciting; the goal is for her to become a dedicated sprint finisher in the future, capable of competing for podiums in the biggest races.
“She has already shown that she can challenge the best in the world. What she needs now is time, structure, and race experience, and we’ll give her that.
“Next season she’ll get plenty of sprint opportunities, especially in the pure fast-finisher races. She fits our way of working perfectly: driven, open to learning, and ready to take the next step.”
