Mike Teunissen signs with Astana Qazaqstan Team

Dutch rider Mike Teunissen (32 years old) has signed a two-year contract (for the 2025 and 2026 seasons) with the Astana Qazaqstan Team.

Mike Teunissen is known as a strong classic rider and sprinter. Just some days ago, Teunissen delivered a high-level performance in the famous Paris-Tours classic race, where he finished 4th. Other notable results from this season include 2nd place in the one-day race Tour of Leuven, 4th place in the Dutch National Championships, 8th place in the BEMER Cyclassics, and 8th overall in the ZLM Tour.

“This is a big challenge for me, and I’m looking forward to joining this project, which is both old and new at the same time, but with great ambitions. On the one hand, Astana Qazaqstan Team is a completely new team for me, but I believe I can integrate quite easily, as there are already a few Dutch riders in the team. Now there will be one more. I’m grateful to the management for this opportunity and ready to give my best to achieve success with the team in the upcoming spring classics”, – said Mike Teunissen.

 

“With Mike Teunissen joining the team, we will strengthen our classics group and, together with other riders, form the core for the spring classics. It’s no secret that in recent years, we haven’t performed very well in these races, so we’ll try to change that in the new season. Teunissen is a strong domestique, but he is also capable of achieving results on his own in sprints, especially on challenging terrain. I think this is a great signing for our team”, – said Alexandr Vinokurov, General Manager of Astana Qazaqstan Team.

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