Ineos Grenadiers confirm signing of Tobias Foss from Jumbo-Visma
Former TT world champion joins on three-year deal
Patrick Fletcher
Deputy Editor
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Tobias Foss riding for Jumbo-Visma
Ineos Grenadiers have announced the signing of Tobias Foss from Jumbo-Visma, with the former time trial world champion winner joining on a three-year contract.
The transfer had been in the works for a while but, as GCN has previously reported, stalled over the summer amid internal issues at the British team.
On Monday, however, Ineos Grenadiers confirmed that they had put pen to paper on a deal for the 26-year-old former Tour de l’Avenir winner, who pointed to his Norwegian compatriot Edvald Bosson Hagen’s time on the team as a source of inspiration.
“When I was 14 years old and started cycling, Edvald Boasson Hagen and Team Sky became my idols and my favourite team. After that Chris [Froome], Bradley [Wiggins] and Geraint [Thomas] inspired me as I dreamt of the Tour de France," Foss said.
"All of this made the Ineos Grenadiers my dream team so this was a big factor in me signing, together with my belief that this team can help me further my career.
“I still can’t believe that this is happening, it’s funny as I was the biggest ‘fanboy’ ever of this team and now I am actually in the team."
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