{"id":70646,"date":"2025-08-16T06:40:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T06:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/70646\/"},"modified":"2025-08-16T06:40:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T06:40:11","slug":"dries-de-bondt-signs-two-year-contract-with-jayco-alula-%f0%9f%87%a7%f0%9f%87%aa-%f0%9f%87%a6%f0%9f%87%ba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/70646\/","title":{"rendered":"Dries De Bondt signs two-year contract with Jayco AlUla \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddea \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!to91!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F14e212ba-ff5c-42b3-a303-c1fa2d41d6f8_1200x800.jpeg\" data-component-name=\"Image2ToDOM\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"image-link image2 is-viewable-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/14e212ba-ff5c-42b3-a303-c1fa2d41d6f8_1200.jpeg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/14e212ba-ff5c-42b3-a303-c1fa2d41d6f8_1200x800.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:800,&quot;width&quot;:1200,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:863471,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/dnlbenson.substack.com\/i\/171030949?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F14e212ba-ff5c-42b3-a303-c1fa2d41d6f8_1200x800.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}\" alt=\"\"   fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"sizing-normal\"\/><\/a>Dries De Bondt will be racing in Jayco AlUla colours next season. Photo courtesy of SWpix.<\/p>\n<p>Jayco AlUla have announced the arrival of Dries De Bondt on a two-year contract. The 34-year-old Belgian rider spent the last two years at Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale and will help bolster the Australian team\u2019s Classics core. <\/p>\n<p>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/dnlbenson.substack.com\/p\/transfers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cycling Transfers &#8211; All the major signings and news for 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow me on: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/dnlbenson\" rel=\"nofollow\">Twitter<\/a> \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/danielbensoncyclingstack\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a> \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/dnlbenson.bsky.social\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bluesky<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve always seen this team as one of the most outstanding and inspiring teams in the WorldTour &#8211; a team that rides with heart, ambition, and a clear identity. That\u2019s why I\u2019m incredibly proud and excited to be joining them. From next season, I\u2019ll be wearing the beautiful Team Jayco AlUla jersey with pride, ready to give my all and attack the Classics with full commitment and determination,\u201d the rider said in a press release issued on Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a true honour to be part of this team, and I hope to enjoy the journey for the next two years. I can&#8217;t wait to grow alongside this team and create our successes in the future together,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dries De Bondt will be racing in Jayco AlUla colours next season. Photo courtesy of SWpix. 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