Although LottoNL Jumbo have yet to offer veteran rider Laurens ten Dam a new contract the Dutch rider has several options for next year, including the possibility of riding for a US team next season.
Ten Dam, 34, has had a long and passionate attachment to the US racing season and his agent Joao Correia is currently discussing contract options with at least three European WorldTour teams, as well US squads. Correia would not confirm or deny if Cannondale-Garmin were one of the team's he is currently discussing options with on ten Dam's behalf. The American team were interested in signing ten Dam several seasons ago but the Dutch rider decided to remain with the team he signed for in 2007.
Having been hit by a car in training last week ten Dam has been forced to evaluate his future. The plan was to compete at the Vuelta a España but with a six-week lay off as he recovers from broken vertebrae the rider may choose to race predominantly in the US next season.
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"We're going to review a couple of opportunities for him but with the accident it really changed a lot of his priorities. We're trying to figure out what he'll do next year but he might not return to Europe and he may race with a team in the US for a year," his agent Joao Correia told Cyclingnews.
"It's still early days in that process and the accident really changed things and we're evaluating what he wants to do. Racing in the US is something that he's always wanted to do. Our plan for the last year or two of his career was to go to the US and he's got this thing about wanting to travel. He'd like to do the major US races but also some like Redlands and Gila. We're looking at that right now."
LottoNL-Jumbo have yet to offer the 34-year-old a new team, Correia confirmed.
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