Welcome to our November newsletter! While racing is still in winter sleep mode riders and staff are busy getting everything set up for the new season, which is already around the corner. In our blog, you can learn more about what off-season looks like for our riders and how they build up to return to training. In our rider diary, you can take a peek at what five of our riders got up to during their holidays. And in case you missed it, the new season means also a new team name and new colours for us - you can find out more about our new partnership with PostNL.

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Off-season, a time for the riders to refresh physically and mentally, go to nice places, be active off the bike and spend quality time with their friends and family. For this month's rider diary, we asked five of our riders how they spent their time before they got back into training, with all of them now busy with working towards the new season already.

Bikes are packed away, wheels are hung up and the buzz and organised chaos of the competitive professional cycling calendar finishes for another year in the month of October. While behind the scenes within teams there is plenty of work ongoing for the following season, this is the period of the year where the riders get to experience the infamous “off-season”, after which they slowly begin their return to training.

We caught up with Trainer Coordinator Steve Benton who shared his knowledge and insight into what exactly goes on around off-season planning and how the riders return to training. Read all about out it in our blog below!

Earlier this month, we unveiled an exciting development for all cycling fans – the inclusion of PostNL as our newly esteemed co-title partner. Commencing in January 2024, we will be racing as Team dsm-firmenich PostNL, marking the beginning of a new chapter that fills every member of our team with great pride.