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Former Alberta Coach and MTB-CX Provincial Champ Tim Heemskerk Joins Team LottoNL-Jumbo

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November 12, 2018 (Holland) – Former mountain bike coach Tim Heemskerk (42) has joined the performance staff of cycling team LottoNL-Jumbo. With the full-time appointment of the human movement scientist, the Dutch squad of manager Richard Plugge strengthen the coaching and development department.

Tim Heemskerk KNWU MTB talent group  ©  Cor Vos
“Being a part of the performance team of one of the best teams in the world is fantastic,” said Heemskerk. “Improving athletes through training and coaching based on science is my passion. I had that opportunity with other teams, but with Team LottoNL-Jumbo it felt right immediately. The way in which riders are being trained, appeals to me: improving together, every day.”

Team LottoNL-Jumbo is pleased with the reinforcement of the training staff. “With Tim, we can give our riders even more attention and guidance from highly qualified coaches who work according to our philosophy”, sportive director Merijn Zeeman says.

Heemskerk was an amateur cyclist and participated at the mountain bike World Championships. Later, he started a seven-year tenure with the KNWU as national coach of the mountain bikers. Currently, he is self-employed and as coach of the American cycle-cross riders attached to USA Cycling. Until the end of January Heemskerk will combine that work with his new job at Team LottoNL-Jumbo. Subsequently, he will work full-time for the Dutch World Tour team.

Team LottoNL-Jumbo
Team LottoNL-Jumbo is a typically Dutch professional top-level sports team that will be visible 365 days a year and will perform at the highest level. With the merging of a professional cycling team and a professional speed skating team a basis has been created for a new organizational model in the Dutch top-level sports. A model which revolves around sharing knowledge, cross-pollination and the combining of efforts. Sportively, as well as commercially and communicatively.

A new top-level sports culture will arise which – thanks to the sportive performances and a great appeal – will advertise ‘Holland’s glory’ as its most important value. With this, we will inspire a new generation of athletes and fans. Management, coaches and athletes will share their knowledge, will work together and will impel each other to aim higher, with one goal: winning together! www.teamlottojumbo.nl





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