NEWSFLASH: DEVELOPMENT TEAM SUNWEB CONFIRM MORE ADDITIONS AND EXTENSIONS
Team Sunweb are pleased to welcome Ben Katerberg (CAN), Edo Maas (NED) and Ludvig Anton Wacker (DEN) to their Development program for the upcoming two seasons. Nils Eekhoff (NED) sees his contract with the team extended for an additional two years.
Ludvig Anton Wacker (DEN)
The young Danish talent Ludvig Anton Wacker will wear Team Sunweb's Development program's colours for the next two seasons. A strong rider in both the classics and sprints, Wacker took the win at the 2017 junior edition of Gent-Wevelgem, 10th at this year's junior Paris-Roubaix as well as second and third in the sprints at Niedersachen Rundfahrt and Grand Prix Rübliland.
18-year-old Ben Katerberg joins the team after racing on the Canadian and European scene over the past few years. He impressed with a double national title win at the junior Canadian championships this year as well as second places in the time trials at both the Tour de Gironde and Tour de L'Abitibi.
After impressing at Team Sunweb's annual Deutsche Talent Tage this year, Edo Maas joins Development Team Sunweb for the upcoming two racing seasons. His palmares include notable performances such as a win at the junior E3 Harelbeke in 2017, 4th at the 2018 junior Paris-Roubaix and a first and third place at Tour de Pays de Vaud.
2019 sees 20-year-old Eekhoff start his third season on Team Sunweb's Development program. Over his two years with the team he has proven his strength taking wins at the 2017 Paris-Roubaix Espoirs, the prologue at the 2018 Istrian Spring Trophy as well as second at the U23 dutch time trial championships and Les Triptyque des Monts et Chateaux. Eekhoff has also shown his value to the team's lead-out and has shown solid steps in his development whilst riding as a stagiaire for the WorldTour program this year.
