ORICA-GreenEDGE have announced the signing of Danish rider, Chris Juul-Jensen, who will leave Tinkoff-Saxo at the end of the season.
The current Danish time-trial champion said: “I’m very happy and excited to be joining ORICA-GreenEDGE for the coming two years. ORICA-GreenEDGE has some of the most well respected, experienced and winning riders of the peloton as well as the biggest up and coming talent. To be part of such a group of riders is going to be an incredible experience.
“I want to help make a difference and have an impact wherever and whenever possible.”
Juul-Jensen has raced with Tinkoff-Saxo since 2012. He has finished the Giro d’Italia twice during his career, and helped Alberto Contador to win this year’s race.
Matt White, directeur sportif for the team said, “Chris is a very very versatile rider. This year he has worked incredibly well for the likes of Peter Sagan and Alberto Contador at the highest level of racing, particularly the Giro and the Classics.”
“We will use him in a couple of different roles. He is going to bolster our Flemish Classics department. Jens Keukeleire has obviously been a great performer for us in that area so he will be a great support to him.
“And what Grand Tour he does, we will wait and see the routes, but he is a guy that is ready for the Tour de France. We are evolving over time into a team that rides for general classification and he has that experience of being part of a winning team. That’s a key reason why we see him as so valuable.
“I also really believe we are far from seeing him at his best so we want to develop and give him opportunities for himself too. That’s the key to our team – we give young riders opportunities.“
