Loren Rowney joins Orica-AIS in 2016
With Velocio-SRAM closing its doors at the end of the season, Loren Rowney has joined the Australian Orica-AIS squad for 2016. The 26-year-old won stages at the Trophée d'Or Féminin and La Route de France this season along with several top-ten finishes.
"I've raced with, but mostly against these girls my whole career, so I feel the transition will be pretty smooth," Rowney said of joining the Australian team. "The team has such an awesome dynamic, quite often at races I find myself gravitating towards the Aussie table to engage in some banter.
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"To say I'm pumped about finally being teammates with this crew is an understatement. I really enjoyed my time with Velocio SRAM, and learnt so much. I'm the professional I am today because of that team, however, there's always been a part of me that wanted to be on an Aussie team."
Rowney added she is looking to pursue more of her own opportunities from next season.
"Orica-AIS has always had a really aggressive approach in their racing style. I've always liked and respected that in their style of racing, so I look forward to testing myself more in those race situations where you just have a go and see what happens," she added. "For me I do best in a small break away, or reduced bunch at the finish. I really want to be good in the spring. The classics are my favourite type of race, so it's a big goal to have a good start to the year, go into races like Het Nieuwsblad and be at the pointy end of the race to contest the finish."
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