Tom Van Asbroeck is the evidence of Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise team success in grooming young riders into future classics specialists, as the 24-year old Belgian impressed with his consistency last season, reaching no less than 15 podium finishes and winning the final classification of the UCI Europe Tour. Opening a new chapter of his professional career as a LottoNL-Jumbo rider this season, Van Asbroeck has a huge desire to win as many races as possible.

„This is a huge step forward, joining a professionally managed team with more efficient training methods and high quality equipment,” Van Asbroeck said, according to Cyclism'actu.

Even though the 24-year old Belgian won't be the only young sprinter in the ranks of the Dutch WorldTour team, he is willing to learn and considers it as another advantage of joining the squad supported by the national lottery.

„There are three of us: Moreno Hofland, Barry Markus and me. I think there will be enough room for all of us to improve considerably and if we race in the same events together, we will be able to cooperate well in order to win. Leadership will be shared and sport directors will decide who the is going to be a protected rider,” the 24-year old Belgian explained.

„I take the start of each race with a desire to win, I really love this kind of rivalry.”

Van Asbroeck acknowledges, though, that first year within the WorldTour ranks is mainly about learning and gaining experience.

„All of this is new to me and I will have to learn many things. My priority will be to give everything to provide my team with best chances of gaining an advantage.”

The young Belgian will kick-off his 2015 season at Volta ao Algarve before heading to his favourite cobbled classics, starting with Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne.

„I like spring classics like Gent-Wavelgem a lot and I would like to make the final selection at Kuurne this season. I'm very much looking forward to my first participation in the Milano-Sanremo, it is a legendary race. I hope to match the other sprinters, but I'm going to learn in the first place,” he concluded.