Chloe Hosking has signed a one-year deal with the Alé Cipollini team for the 2017 season. The move from Wiggle High5 will allow her to stay closer to home in Australia while she completes an online law degree.
"I don't like standing still," Hosking said. "It's time to move on.
"I made the decision that I wanted a more flexible work environment that would give me really concentrated periods of racing in Europe and then allow me to train in Australia. I realise it's unorthodox and that not every team would be open to offering this sort of arrangement. I'm really excited that Alé Cipollini Galassia can and is willing to allow me try it and see how it works."
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Hosking had a strong season with Wiggle High5 this year winning a stage at the Tour of Qatar, and went on to win a stage and the overall title at the Tour of Chongming Island, a stage at the Giro d'Italia and La Course by Le Tour de France. The latter three were Women's WorldTour events. She capped off this season with a stage win at La Route de France and second at the Madrid Challenge.
"I think I really came into my own as a rider at Wiggle alongside some fantastic teammates," Hosking said. "I'm grateful to have been part of so many of the team's victories these last two years, including some of my own.
"My results this year speak a bit to me growing up as a rider. The stage win at the Giro comes with me learning how to better manage my body at stage races. In races that I might normally have done better in the spring, I wasn't on-form because my goal was never to be in form in April, my goal is to be on form in mid-October. I had to sacrifice a bit this year in early season results, but I got lucky – well, not lucky because I had to work hard – but the work I've done in preparation for Qatar [World Championships], which has really been my sole focus this year, has gotten me some big results."
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