All signs are set for a successful start for Liv AlUla Jayco – Women’s Continental Team, which established after the merger of Liv Racing TeqFind and GreenEDGE Cycling. The team for 2024 will include nine talented riders, all of them having proven their great potential.
Bringing together eight nationalities, the team has a strong international character. For GreenEDGE followers, Alyssa Polites (Australia) is a familiar face; she competed for the World Team this season and for 2024, Polites will mature on the Continental Team before taking the step to the highest level again. GreenEDGE followers also got to know Moroj Adil (Saudi Arabia) earlier this year when she was invited to attend a training camp of the WorldTeam.
Kaia Schmid (United States) and Matilde Vitillo (Italy) also know what it is like to compete in the WorldTour peloton, with Vitillo familiar with victory, having won a stage of Vuelta a Burgos Feminas in 2022.
Furthermore, the team includes talents Emma Jeffers (Great Britain), Noä Jansen (The Netherlands), Mackenzie Coupland (Australia), Leila Gschwentner (Austria) and Hélène Hesters (Belgium).
Like the World Team, the Continental set-up will share the same name, uniform, and Liv bikes – thanks to the support of Liv and its clear vision and commitment to developing the next generation. With their wide range of abilities, 2024 bring a lot of excitement to the GreenEDGE family, as Liv AlUla Jayco aims to take all nine riders to the next stage in their careers.
Solid foundation
“The Continental Team is an important pillar within our overall ecosystem” explained Eric van den Boom – General Manager Liv AlUla Jayco Women’s Continental Team. “In this team, we bring together young talents with growth potential, no matter what their background is. We offer them a pathway, with professional guidance, along which they can develop step by step. This way, they will get optimally prepared for the challenging WorldTour races. The goal is to see them being successful at the highest level one day.
The Continental Team will operate close to the WorldTeam and offers the riders a lot of personal coaching and access to facilities also available to the WorldTeam. We are thus laying a solid foundation for our talent development, which is good for the individual riders, the team, and the future of women’s cycling.”
2024 Liv AlUla Jayco Women’s Continental Team (9x):
Moroj Adil (Saudi Arabia, born: 9 February 1998)
Mackenzie Coupland (Australia, born: 1 September 2005)
Leila Gschwentner (Austria, born: 23 October 2003)
Hélène Hesters (Belgium, born: 3 January 2005)
Noä Jansen (The Netherlands, born: 26 November 2000)
Emma Jeffers (Great Britain, born: 11 November 2004)
Alyssa Polites – (Australia, born: 2 February 2003)
Kaia Schmid (United States, born: 7 January 2003)
Matilde Vitillo (Italy, born: 8 March 2001)
