SEG Racing has announced its 2015 team, comprised of 16 riders, including some of the most talented youngsters in cycling.

The U23 team was created by pro agents Eelco and Martijn Berkhout and the aim is to help the best talents in the sport make it to the pro ranks by showcasing their talent and by giving them experience by helping them ride pro races.

''We develop for all the professional teams out there, I think you can describe us as the continental team which supports professional cycling, instead of the other way around,” said SEG Racing Performance Director, Michiel Elijzen.

Elijzen worked at Belkin in 2014, but will now work with the team which aims to develop riders from Holland, Australia, china and the UK.

''We want to become the best in development, that for sure. But this is just the first year and we need to focus on building a solid development institution for the coming years. The team is based in Eindhoven, at the Cycling Performance Center,” Elijzen added.

“That’s where the riders are monitored, tested and where we also build our own blood passport. Creating a blood passport on development level was one of the key elements of the project. It’s part of our contribution to the development of new future starts for cycling who are educated in a clean and safe environment. We offer the teams a chance to sign a talent with a full profile so teams can be sure of their investment.”

The roster includes Sea Keong Loh, a Malaysian who rode with Giant-Shimano in 2014, 2014 Paris-Roubaix Junior winner Magnus Bak Klaris and 2014 Junior World Road Race Champion Jonas Bokeloh. Other talents include Alex Peters, Steven Lammertink, Robert-Jon McCarthy and Yoeri Havik.

“Together with the Australian Institute of Sport we focus on the development of Robert-Jon McCarthy and from Team GB talented climber Alex Peters will join the team. We have been really keen on scouting a young talented Chinese rider for the first year and we are happy to have the 20 years old Zhi Hui Jiang on board next year.''

The team will hold their first training camp later this month in Loutraki, Greece. The team will have his focus on the Nation Cup Races, U23 calendar, Dutch Top competition and the UCI Europe Tour.

SEG Racing 2015 Roster: Alex Peters (GBR), Robert-Jon McCarthy (AUS), Magnus Bak Klaris (DEN), Jonas Bokeloh (GER), Jenthe Biermans (BEL), Rob Leemans (BEL), Yoeri Havik (NED), Jasper Bovenhuis (NED), Steven Lammertink (NED), Ricardo van Dongen (NED), Koen Bouwman (NED), Davy Gunst (NED), Julius van den Bergh (NED), Fabio Jakobsen (NED), Sea Keong Loh (MAL), Zhi Hui Jiang (CHN)