Romain Bardet leads youngest DSM squad yet – 2023 team preview

French Romain Bardet of Team DSM pictured at the start of stage six of the Tour de France cycling race a 220 km race from Binche Belgium to Longwy France on Thursday 07 July 2022 This years Tour de France takes place from 01 to 24 July 2022 BELGA PHOTO POOL DAVID STOCKMAN UK OUT Photo by DAVID STOCKMAN BELGA MAG Belga via AFP Photo by DAVID STOCKMANBELGA MAGAFP via Getty Images
Romain Bardet is the biggest start on a young DSM team for 2023 (Image credit: DAVID STOCKMANBELGA MAGAFP via Getty Images)

If there's one squad in the 2023 WorldTour with a focus on youth, it's Team DSM, who employ 22 riders aged 25 or under at the start of the new season.

The philosophy of developing their own riders from promising youngsters to stars has served the Dutch team well in the past, with a long list of riders including Marcel Kittel, Tom Dumoulin, John Degenkolb, Warren Barguil, Jai Hindley, Michael Storer, and Marc Hirschi travelling that path before moving elsewhere.

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Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, having joined in 2017 as a freelance contributor and later being hired full-time. Prior to joining the team, they had written for numerous major publications in the cycling world, including CyclingWeekly, Rouleur, and CyclingTips.

 

Dani has reported from the world's top races, including the Tour de France and the spring Classics, and has interviewed many of the sport's biggest stars, including Wout van Aert, Remco Evenepoel, Demi Vollering, and Anna van der Breggen.

 

As well as original reporting, news and feature writing, and production work, Dani also oversees The Leadout newsletter and How to Watch guides throughout the season. Their favourite races are Strade Bianche and the Volta a Portugal.