Johannes Staune-Mittet will step as much as the WorldTour in 2024 with Jumbo-VIsma on the energy of his total victory on the Giro Nextgen again in June. The 21-year rider spent three years studying his craft with the Jumbo-Visma Growth Group and has gained seven UCI races, principally in under-23 occasions.
In 2022, Staune-Mittet claimed two stage victories, the youth classification and the general win on the Ronde de l’Isard U23 stage race, in addition to one of the best younger rider jersey on the Czech Tour the place he completed fifth total.
This season, the Norwegian added a win on the one-day Giro del Belvedere (U23) earlier than making his mark on the Giro Nextgen in June. Halfway via the stage race, he climbed into the chief’s jersey by taking the win on stage 4 which ended with the ascent of the Passo dello Stelvio.
The Lillehammer-born rider rightly names the outcome on the Giro Nextgen because the spotlight of his years on the event squad.
“I had a unbelievable week there with the staff. I loved day-after-day, each on and off the bike. The staff spirit was unbelievable and took us to nice heights. A part of the success is all the way down to the chemistry. The friendship I’ve with the blokes off the bike is particular. I’m satisfied that this additionally brings outcomes.”
He’s wanting to step as much as the WorldTour subsequent yr, after having a style of the racing at that stage this yr.
“I can not wait to start out the brand new season. The races we did along with the WorldTour riders final season already tasted like extra”, says Staune-Mittet who gained a stage on the Czech Tour.
“Hopefully, we will have much more success within the coming years. In any case, I really feel greater than prepared for the step up, not least due to the skilled assist.”
Staune-Mittet does admit that he struggled within the junior ranks earlier than becoming a member of the Jumbo-Visma growth staff.
“I had a tough time originally,” he says. “I wasn’t positive I used to be in the fitting place as a bicycle owner. My second yr as a junior was difficult. In the long run, I used to be very grateful for the prospect Jumbo-Visma gave me. I grabbed it with each arms.”
He credit the pinnacle of Jumbo-Visma’s growth staff, Robert de Groot and sports activities administrators Robert Wagner and Sierk Jan de Haan for giving him the “very best steerage” in his three years with the squad.
“The most important step I took was on a psychological stage. I do know higher than anybody that good preparation is half the battle. It offers me extra peace of thoughts within the races, figuring out that I’ve ready in addition to I can. Due to the steps I’ve taken, I’ve been capable of win a number of races.”
A crash on the primary stage of the Tour de l’Avenir ended his 2023 season early, and though he couldn’t race within the Tour of Lombardy and the Coppa Citta di San Daniele, the ultimate two races with the staff, he was on the sideline handing out bottles.
“Though I could not participate in these races, I requested if I may nonetheless go to Italy, if solely at hand out bottles. I needed to present one thing again to the staff. I needed to complete what we began collectively a number of years in the past. These individuals are obsessed with what they do. That enthusiasm may be very infectious.”
Staune-Mittet is one in every of three riders, together with Loe van Belle, and Per Strand Hagenes, graduating from the event staff to the WorldTour.