Cafe Roubaix, 6 January 2014
Garmin-Sharp made no less than nine transfers for 2014 and one of the smartest move was offering a contract to Dylan Van Baarle, who had an impressive 2013 season in the U23 ranks, winning the GC of Olympia’s Tour and Thüringen-Rundfahrt, as well as both national titles (road race and time trial). A cyclist with a huge “engine”, thanks to which he often time trials his way to a win, Van Baarle likes cobbles, short hills, and bad weather and is poised to become one of the best Classics riders in the world.