Team dsm-firmenich PostNL are thrilled to reveal that home-grown talents Nils Eekhoff and Casper van Uden have committed their long-term future to the team, both penning contracts until the end of the 2026 campaign. 

Both graduates from the Development program, Eekhoff has been wearing the two-striped jersey in some form since his debut in 2017 before making the step-up to the Men’s program in 2020; while Van Uden has been with the squad since 2020 before turning pro in the middle of the 2022 campaign. The multiple-year contracts are a mark of intent and stability as Team dsm-firmenich PostNL looks to build for the future.

Nils Eekhoff

Hailing from Rijsenhout in the Dutch province of North Holland, the rangy Eekhoff has progressed steadily through the ranks with the team and is an integral member of the squad on and off the bike. A strong U23 career saw him claim a memorable cobblestone win with the team at Paris-Roubaix Espoirs in 2017, alongside several other successes, before a promotion to the WorldTour. Since then, Eekhoff has learned from the more experienced riders around him and has shown great mental resilience and fortitude to return from setbacks through illness or injury. That hard-work paid off in the 2023 campaign where he took his first pro win with the team at the ZLM Tour and rode strongly in classics-style races such as a third-place finish at Tro-Bro Leon. It was also a campaign that saw Eekhoff record his best result at a Grand Tour with fifth place on stage eight of the Tour de France, and he has his sights set firmly on continuing that progression and winning feeling with the team in the future.

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Casper van Uden

Still very much in his early twenties, Schiedam born Van Uden is just about to begin his second full-season as a professional, having been promoted to the Men’s program in mid-2022. That promotion was well deserved after a barnstorming few seasons which saw him take seven UCI level wins as part of the Development program, where he showed his sprint capabilities against not only other young talents but seasoned veterans and strong riders from the Continental level scene. The step-up to the WorldTour with the Men’s program has seen Van Uden begin to find his feet and learn from those around him, with promising results in the sprint finishes, such as third at Milano - Torino and second on a stage at the Tour of Britain, a glimpse at where his future lies with the team.

Click here for quotes from Van Uden and coaching staff.