Team LottoNL-Jumbo signed a two-year deal with Belgian youngster Victor Campenaerts. The 23-year-old time trial specialist will join from Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise.

Sports Director Nico Verhoeven followed Campenaerts for quite some time.

"Victor is a strong time trialist and in recent years, he has bagged some good results. In the U23 ranks, he became TT champion of Europe and this year, he was strong in stage races like the Ster ZLM Toer and the Tour de Wallonie.”

“His climbing has significantly improved, too. We think we can develop Victor into a top time trialist. As a team, we’ll put in time and energy into getting him there."

Campenaerts sees Team LottoNL-Jumbo as the ideal place for his development.

“I knew, from just following the team, that they pay a lot of attention to the scientific side of cycling. A conversation with Mathieu Heijboer really opened my eyes. The scientific approach of Team LottoNL-Jumbo was an important factor in my decision. Of course, the emphasis towards time trialling is a big plus for me, as well.”

Campenaerts is full of ambition ahead of his adventure with Team LottoNL-Jumbo.

“I’m looking forward to giving my all at the highest level of cycling and being surrounded by a strong team. I hope to take a step towards the top of time trialling. I also aim to keep making progress in climbing so that I will be able to compete with the best in the final kilometres of though Ardennes-like stages at WorldTour level.”