Having spent his whole career so far riding in Dutch teams, the Tilburg-native Timo continues that trend as a fresh face to the team in 2024.
Coming from an active family, his father used to ride recreationally while his mother was a runner, but it was Timo’s older brother Sjors who inspired him to get into the sport in a more competitive sense, and he started racing at 12 years old, following in his brother’s footsteps. Before that, like a lot of kids he followed the sport on TV and would watch the Tour with his dad. Timo did also try his hand at ice skating (something which he still likes to do to this day), football and a bit of judo but cycling was the thing that stood out for him.
“I love the tactics of cycling. I find it really interesting that from the outside and for those who don’t follow the sport, it always seems like a big mess at times, but the tactics are important to winning. I also like the physical part and to get everything out of yourself with good preparation to be the best version of yourself you can be.”
With four professional wins to his name so far in his career, Timo believes that the change of environment will be a good catalyst for him and that the team’s ambitions and his align well and “fit who I am as a person.”
“I’ll focus mainly on the sprint group which is a bit of a change to my previous roles, but I’m really motivated for that.”