Visma-Lease a Bike’s new sensation to debut at Giro del Belvedere: here comes Jørgen Nordhagen
Expectations over the 19-year old Norwegian talent, Cross Country Skiing Junior World Champion, have been growing since months: on April 1st in Villa di Cordignano (Italy) it’s finally time to see him at work in the U23 category with the Dutch juggernaut, that hopes to defend last year’s success in the Easter Monday Classic
The time for Jørgen Nordhagen’s debut in a Visma-Lease a Bike Development Team jersey has finally arrived. The 19-year old Norwegian, will have his first official start in the U23 category on April 1st in Villa di Cordignano (Treviso, North-East Italy), for the 85th edition of Giro del Belvedere.
As it often happens in this generation of early-rising, multifaceted talents, the new rider of the Dutch Team is a real artist of the multidiscipline. Indeed, less than two months ago, on February 7th in Slovenia, he became Junior World Champion in Cross-Country Skiing on the 20 km mass start.
However, his career on the snow is now over, and the black and yellow Bees have great plans for his cycling future, as witnessed by a contract until 2027 and the step to the Pro peloton already scheduled for 2025.
“Stop skiing at high level was already the plan for a […]