Jumbo-Visma signs three young Brits for its development squad

Jed Smithson, Tomos Pattinson and Matthew Brennan have signed contracts with the Dutch team

Jed Smithson riding a bike in the junior road race at the 2022 UCI World Championships
Jed Smithson in the junior road race at the 2022 UCI World Championships
(Image credit: Alex Whitehead/SWpix)

Three British riders - Jed Smithson, Tomos Pattinson and Matthew Brennan - will join Jumbo Visma’s development squad for 2024. 

The trio, all of whom are 17 years old, will race next season in under-23 events with the Dutch team, as they continue their progress towards the professional ranks. The under-23 Jumbo squad recently won the Baby Giro through young Norwegian rider Johannes Staune-Mittet.

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Tom Davidson