Boels Dolmans has completed their line-up for 2018 with the signing of up and coming American rider Skylar Schneider.
The 19-year-old was a silver medallist in the junior women’s road race at last year’s World Championships and is a former junior national road race champion.
Schneider and her elder sister Samantha both rode for the US Team Illuminate at the start of this season. Only a few months into their contract, they chose to step away from the first-year team after disagreements with the management and allegations of late payment of salaries, a claim the team has denied. Unperturbed by the change, the younger Schneider had a strong season with a stage win at the Thüringen Rundfahrt, while riding for the US national team, and third in the road race at the Pan American championships. She finished racing in September and is now looking forward to making the step up to professional racing.
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“My cycling winter has flown by, but I've never been so motivated to get back on the bike and start training with the prospect of so many new goals and races,” said Schneider.
“There are a lot of new challenges for me this year and I'm looking forward to all of them with a huge sense of positivity. I've been very fortunate in the past two years to have been part of the American team riding in Europe. I love the cycling events on the European continent and am really looking forward to riding in even more races in 2018.
“This will be my first year in the Women's WorldTour and I have the privilege of learning from the strongest riders in the field and an experienced team management. My goals are to learn as much as I can and to be the best possible teammate for all these riders I admire so much. My individual goals are primarily on the U23-women's championships.”
Final 2018 roster
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