Welsh cyclist Owain Doull signs a two-year contract with Team Visma-Lease a Bike squad, joining reigning Vuelta a Espana champion Jonas Vingegaard.
Owain Doull says he is looking for "how much room for growth" he still has after switching to Team Visma-Lease a Bike for the next two seasons.
The 32-year-old Welsh rider has spent nine years on the World Tour since launching his career with an Olympic team pursuit gold medal on the Rio track in 2016.
He joined Team Sky - later rebranded as Ineos Grenadiers - in 2017 and has spent the last four years riding for EF Education–EasyPost.
Doull joins a Team Visma-Lease a Bike squad which boasts two-time Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard and one-day specialist Wout van Aert, as well as rising British sprinter Matthew Brennan.
"I'm very excited about the opportunity I'm getting here with one of the best teams in the world," said Doull.
"I'm already highly motivated when I think about next season. I'm looking forward to supporting Matthew Brennan in the flat sprints, playing a role in his lead-out and in the classics."
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Cardiff-born Doull has won two World Tour-level races in his professional career - stages at the 2019 Herald Sun Tour and the 2020 Tour de la Provence.
Although regarded as one of the peloton's most experienced and dependable support riders, the former team-mate of recently retired fellow Welshman Geraint Thomas insists he still retains personal ambitions.
"I also want to discover how much room for growth I still have myself," added Doull.
"Physically, I'm still getting stronger, even after nine years in the World Tour.
"Last season was my best so far, and I expect that I can take another step forward with this team."
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