Wiebes signs contract extension with Team SD Worx-Protime until 2028

Lorena Wiebes has signed a three-year contract extension that will see her remain with Team SD Worx-Protime until the end of 2028.

The renowned Dutch rider, who had a deal in place until the end of 2025, has been in fine form this season.

Wiebes has already secured six wins and has established herself as arguably the most feared sprinter on the Women’s World Tour.

She powered to victories in Stage 1 and Stage 2 at the season-opening UAE Women’s Tour before winning at GP Oetingen, Ronde van Drenthe, Gent-Wevelgem and Scheldeprijs.

“I didn’t hesitate for long,” said Wiebes. “I feel completely at home in this team and I also feel that in this environment I can make the necessary steps in the coming years.

“It is a big compliment for me that the team wants to work with me as far into the future as 2028. I was offered a nice contract, so we quickly reached an agreement.

“I have been racing for this team since 2023. I notice that I have made the necessary steps in this environment and thanks to the good guidance of the team.

“That I have become a lot stronger has shown last spring with the victory in Gent-Wevelgem as the highlight. The fact that the team has a lot of confidence in me also strengthens me.”

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SD Worx took over as sponsors of Boels-Dolmans Cycling Team in 2021 before Protime joined as a second title sponsor at the start of this year.

“Together with SD Worx and Protime, we have already built up something very beautiful in recent years,” team manager Erwin Janssen said. “It is also inspiring for us to see how the sponsorship of the cycling team is very much alive among the employees of both companies.

“It gives us a lot of energy that we already know that we can continue at the highest level for the next four seasons. In doing so, SD Worx and Protime also support our ambition to continue to be the number one team in the world in the coming years.

“We are one of the few top teams in the peloton that focuses entirely on women’s cycling. I think this is also part of our strength.

“Women’s cycling has been on the rise tremendously in recent years. There is much more attention on the sport. Our main sponsors SD Worx and Protime are also anticipating that growth with us for the coming years.”

In what is a period of transition for SD Worx-Protime, the team are set to lose Demi Vollering after the Belgian announced she would be moving on at the end of the year, while a number of other riders are also out of contract when 2024 draws to a close.