From road cycling to mountain biking, Tom Schellekens signs with KMC Ridley

Dutch under-23 cyclist Tom Schellekens has just announced that he will leave the Visma Lease a Bike team to sign with the KMC Ridley MTB Racing Team, led by the legendary mountain biker Bart Brentjens. 

Tom Schellekens is the first signing for the KMC Ridley MTB Racing Team for 2025

The KMC Ridley MTB Racing Team is gearing up for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and their first signing for the upcoming season is the talented young rider Tom Schellekens.

Tom has been competing in 2024 in road and mountain biking as a cyclist for the Visma|Lease a Bike Development Team. But the Dutch rider has decided to focus on mountain biking for the upcoming seasons with the main goal of being selected for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

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This is how Bart Brentjens, director of the KMC Ridley Mountainbike Racing Team, explained it

“We are happy that Tom will join our team in the coming years. Working towards participating in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics as his main goal is exactly the ambition we look for in our cyclists."

"I am confident that Tom can become an Olympic athlete and develop into one of the best mountain bikers in the world”.

For his part, Tom Schellekens, said:

“I am very happy and proud to be part of the KMC Ridley Mountainbike Racing Team. This gives me a lot of confidence and I am sure that this is the right team for me. I am looking forward to participating in the entire UCI World Series program and pursuing my ultimate goal, Los Angeles 2028!”