{"id":249461,"date":"2025-11-07T14:41:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T14:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/249461\/"},"modified":"2025-11-07T14:41:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T14:41:08","slug":"new-signing-lifts-the-lid-on-decathlons-alcohol-fuelled-end-of-season-training-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/249461\/","title":{"rendered":"New signing lifts the lid on Decathlon\u2019s alcohol-fuelled end-of-season training camp"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team<\/a>\u2019s newest recruit, Tobias Lund Andresen<\/a>, has revealed that his first pre-season camp with the French squad was anything but a quiet affair \u2014 admitting the team\u2019s bonding sessions involved \u201cbeer, shots and plenty of laughs\u201d as the group got to know each other ahead of 2026.The 23-year-old Dane, who joins from Team Picnic PostNL<\/a>, said the camp struck a balance between serious work and light-hearted teambuilding, with new and existing riders quickly finding common ground.\u201cWe\u2019ve definitely partied \u2014 there were icebreakers in the form of beer and shots, and we did some bonding. It seems like a really good atmosphere,\u201d the sprinter told Feltet.dk<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s the best way to build team spirit and get to know each other. You lose your inhibitions a bit once you\u2019ve had a drink.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nA lighter start before the hard work begins<\/p>\n

While the image of cyclists drinking might surprise fans more used to pasta and protein shakes, Lund Andresen insists the camp wasn\u2019t all about celebrations. \u201cWe also had a lot of meetings, tried on new kit and did bike-fits. It was a good mix between relevant work and teambuilding,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

The Danish sprinter joins a revitalised Decathlon CMA (their new team name from 2026) roster that has undergone a major recruitment drive for 2026, adding heavyweights such as Tiesj Benoot and Olav Kooij from Team Visma | Lease a Bike, Cees Bol from the XDS Astana Team, Gregor Muhlberger from Movistar Team, Matthew Riccitello from Israel \u2013 Premier Tech, Daan Hoole from Lidl-Trek and Robbe Ghys from Alpecin-Deceuninck.<\/p>\n

With seven career victories already \u2014 including this year\u2019s Surf Coast Classic in Australia \u2014 Lund is expected to bolster Decathlon\u2019s sprint options as the team aims to build on its resurgence under its new CMA identity.<\/p>\n

For now, though, he\u2019s enjoying a rare off-season breather. \u201cI\u2019m still in my off-season and haven\u2019t properly started training yet,\u201d he said. \u201cIt was a great team camp, and I\u2019m really looking forward to next year.\u201d<\/p>\n

After a lively introduction to his new teammates, it\u2019s fair to say the Danish sprinter has already found his rhythm \u2014 both on and off the bike.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One of Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team\u2019s newest recruit, Tobias Lund Andresen, has revealed that his first pre-season…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":249462,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[4985,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-249461","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cycling","8":"tag-cycling","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=249461"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249461\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/249462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=249461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=249461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=249461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}