Dutch sprinter Amy Pieters will move across from the Wiggle-High 5 squad to Boels Dolmans, signing a two-year contract with Danny Stam's number one squad. Stam says he sees Pieters as a boost for the team's Classics squad.
"Of course, she can have a leading role in the bunch sprints, but that's not the main goal with Amy," said Stam. "I see her doing important work for the team in the spring classics. She fits in with our classics team perfectly."
Pieters, 25, had her breakout year in 2014, coming into the Ladies Tour of Qatar as a foil for then-teammate Kirsten Wild. She won the second stage from a breakaway and then helped Wild to the overall victory, finished second overall and won the youth classification. She later won the Omloop het Nieuwsblad. This year she won a stage of the Aviva Women's Tour and the prologue of La Route de France, but has been missing a 'big victory'.
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"My main hope for the next season is to achieve a really big victory," said Pieters. "I made a step higher this year, but I didn't have the big victory I had hoped for, and that's the goal for next season. I hope I can do a good winter and be important for the team in the spring and in the sprints."
"My biggest ambition is to be there for the team in the spring," said Pieters. "I hope by stepping up for the team, I can help the team achieve more victories and have a win for myself. I can sprint, but I also like the other roles. I want to be in the breaks and race aggressively and show that I can help the team in every situation."
"When I'm the rider that is there for the sprint, I can do the sprint, but we have a lot of fast riders on Boels-Dolmans," Pieters added. "We'll have to see how things are going in the spring and how the other girls are riding and racing before we really know."
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