Wanty has extended its contract with Roy Jans who achieved a top result when he finished second in the Belgian championships earlier this year. The team will try to build a sprint train around its future top sprinter.

Roy Jans, the young sprinter from the Belgian province of Limburg, has signed a new contract with procontinental team Wanty-Groupe Gobert.

“I turned pro thanks to this team. The faith they have in me, is still growing. That is one of the reasons that I am happy to be part of Wanty-Groupe Gobert in the next years,” Jans says.

After his silver medal at the Belgian championships and a good Eneco Tour, where he started for the first time, Roy Jans gets the chance to stay with Jean-François Bourlart's team for 2015 and 2016.

“We are very happy with this new agreement," Bourlart confirms. "Roy is only a second-year pro and he proved already that he is a sprinter with a bright future. We have the ambition to support him in the upcoming two seasons. The team will be dedicated to him to win sprint stages."

“It's important to me that the team is willing to work for me, and to create a real sprint train. That's an investment for the team and for myself too. I hope to be able to win several races for Wanty-Groupe Gobert in the next two years," Jans concludes