Both fresh faces to Team dsm-firmenich PostNL in 2024, Van den Berg and Welten have settled in well, bringing energy both on and off the bike to the team’s sprint group. Continuing their journey together as Team dsm-firmenich PostNL look to build on progression made this season, the Dutch duo will race in the team’s colours for another two years through the 2026 campaign.

Julius van den Berg

Coming from Purmerend in the province of North Holland, Van den Berg has been a professional since 2018. He took a fantastic stage win from the breakaway at the Tour de Pologne in 2021 but it is qualities and abilities as a true teammate that have shone through since joining Team dsm-firmenich PostNL. Often seen working selflessly at the head of the peloton to shut down breakaways or help set them up, driving the front of the bunch and supporting with positioning the sprint group in the finale, Van den Berg is more than willing to give his all for those around him. In 2024, he has played a part in nine victories for the team so far and looking ahead to the coming years he wants to add onto that total.

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Bram Welten

Hailing from Tilburg in North Brabant, which is actually in the south of the Netherlands, Welten has settled in well since making the switch to Team dsm-firmenich PostNL. Continuing his transformation into a strong lead-out rider and last-man in the sprint train, Welten has played a role in eight of the Men’s program’s wins so far this season. A dedicated teammate who is always willing to put his hand up and do what’s needed to help the team’s finisher, you can often find Welten stuck like glue with his teammates throughout the stage and deep into the finales. Having made his Grand Tour debuts at both the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France in 2024, Welten hopes to help Team dsm-firmenich PostNL take victories at the biggest races in the years to come.

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