Visma-Lease a Bike bring on Giorgia Bronzini as sports director

Visma-Lease a Bike announced the signing of Italian sports director Giorgia Bronzini for the women’s WorldTour team for the 2027 season on Thursday.

Bronzini, 43, is a two-time world champion. She retired in 2018 and spent three years as a director with Trek-Segafredo before joining Liv Racing for two seasons. For the past three years, she’s worked with the Human Powered Health team. Her move to Visma-Lease a Bike brings her on the same team as her former sprint rival, Marianne Vos.

Bronzini will be important for the young riders, including new under-23 world champion Viktória Chladoñová, 19.

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“Giorgia will be dedicated to working with our younger riders, particularly on their tactical development and understanding of how to read a race,” Tijssen said. “She also wants to help us to take the combination of performance and racing a step further. That way of thinking is something we value highly within our team, and especially with younger riders, there is still a lot to gain by bringing the two even more together.”

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