All of the team’s athletes and staff are determined to outdo our inaugural year in the pro peloton. That will be a challenge, but with young recruits bringing their enthusiasm and skills to the roster and new veterans to help lead us, our squad is up to the task.
Sophomore year is supposed to be the hardest, but we’re going to make ours stellar.
“This is my dream roster because we have a really young group but also a really experienced group,” says EF-Oatly-Cannondale general manager Esra Tromp. “The team is a mix of characters and nationalities, a mix of strengths, and all these women are open to learning. I think that’s something you really need – that they want to learn from each other, with each other, and grow with each other. ”
EF-Oatly-Cannondale got off to a dream start in its debut season in 2024. Noemi Rüegg won our first ever race at the Trofeo Felanitx-Colònia de Sant Jordi and Magdeleine Vallieres backed her up the very next day with her own first victory . From there, the wins only got bigger as our team spirit grew. Kristen Faulkner and Alison Jackson both won stages at the Vuelta . Clara Emond won a mountain stage with a solo attack at the Giro . Racing in her national colors, Kristen won two gold medals at the Paris Olympics. In total, we had 14 victories in 2024. Just as important was how the team came together when the going got tough in […]
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