{"id":51075,"date":"2021-12-07T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/?p=51075"},"modified":"2021-12-07T15:28:53","modified_gmt":"2021-12-07T14:28:53","slug":"julien-vermote-contract-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/en\/pro-peloton\/julien-vermote-contract-extension\/","title":{"rendered":"Julien Vermote: &#8220;It is nice to be here&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>A year to forget lies behind Team Alpecin-Fenix pro rider Julien Vermote: a corona infection cost him the entire year of racing. Nevertheless, the team decided to extend his contract beyond the 2021 season.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Julien Vermote joined Alpecin-Fenix in late March after a few insecure months without a pro contract. \u201cIt\u2019s been a very strange year. First, I was without a team, but I stayed focused and always kept hoping I\u2019d find one again. It wasn\u2019t an easy time for me as a cyclist, it\u2019s been really tough mentally because I had to continue focusing on my job. So I was very happy when I could sign a contract at Alpecin-Fenix.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But then unfortunately, health issues prevented him of making his team debut. \u201cIn May I went to Italy for a private training camp, but when I got back a few weeks later \u2013 basically race ready \u2013 it turned out I had contracted COVID-19. It was a blow, made even worse after blood tests revealed I also had toxoplasmosis. It was a bad combination. I really felt the physical consequences for quite some time. But also mentally it was tough, even harder than those months without a team.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;I really hoped to be able to start racing again, but I couldn&#8217;t&#8221;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been really tired, exhausted. I didn\u2019t recover like I was supposed to. At first, I couldn\u2019t even train. After some rest I started building up training intensity again, but it didn\u2019t go well. The weeks flew by. I really hoped to be able to start racing again, but I couldn\u2019t. Then in August the team decided to let me rest and recover properly from those infections in the interest of next year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a1b057fc797d&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a1b057fc797d\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/12\/DSC04260-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/12\/DSC04260-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/12\/DSC04260-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/12\/DSC04260-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/12\/DSC04260-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/12\/DSC04260-2048x1368.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/12\/DSC04260-1920x1283.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/12\/DSC04260-1500x1002.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/12\/DSC04260-1060x708.jpg 1060w, https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/12\/DSC04260-700x468.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/12\/DSC04260-325x217.jpg 325w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption>(c) Team Alpecin-Fenix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I needed some time to give it a place, but it\u2019s definitely been the right decision, not one I could make as a rider. Of course I also had mixed feelings about it, because I really wanted to race even though I knew it was the right call. Sadly, I wasn\u2019t ready to be doing races with the team.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m really grateful to the team for giving me the necessary time to recover. It has been crucial for my preparations for the upcoming season. I needed that period of rest before resuming my training rides mid-October. I feel good again now, all is going well on our training camp. I realize my future was in the hands of the team.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;I am so happy to be part of the team again&#8221;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;They have given me an extra year and I\u2019m really thankful for that. They kept believing in my qualities and my dedication. I\u2019m hugely grateful, that\u2019s all I can say. 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