{"id":2170038,"date":"2026-09-29T15:03:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T12:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2170038"},"modified":"2026-09-29T15:03:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T12:03:21","slug":"kasia-niewiadoma-signs-with-lidl-trek-in-move-that-will-reshape-the-womens-peloton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2170038","title":{"rendered":"Kasia Niewiadoma Signs with Lidl-Trek in Move That Will Reshape the Women\u2019s Peloton"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Updated September 29, 2026 09:23AM<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney will ride for Lidl-Trek from 2027.<\/p>\n

The 32-year-old superstar and her incoming team confirmed a two-year deal Tuesday in a bombshell announcement that will tilt the landscape of the women\u2019s peloton.<\/p>\n

Niewiadoma-Phinney, a former winner of the Tour de France Femmes, has consistently proven she\u2019s the best of the rest behind Demi Vollering.<\/p>\n

The Polish attacker finished second behind Vollering this year at both the Tour de France Femmes and the recent road world championships. Their rich, long-running rivalry is one of the defining narratives of the modern sport.<\/p>\n

After spending close to a decade at Canyon-SRAM, Niewiadoma-Phinney will bring Lidl-Trek a new talisman for the next two years.<\/p>\n

Her GC and classics prowess will complement the squad\u2019s current leaders Niamh Fisher-Black, Elisa Balsamo, and the prodigious Holmgren twins.<\/p>\n

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Beyond that, her arrival will boost the ambitious, cash-rich Lidl-Trek team into a bubbling \u201csuper team\u201d battle that\u2019s brewing at the top of the Women\u2019s WorldTour. Vollering\u2019s FDJ-Suez team and its challengers SD Worx-Protime and UAE ADQ have split into a separate echelon in recent years.<\/p>\n

With Spanish super-talent Paula Blasi reportedly also leaving UAE for Movistar, the women\u2019s peloton will race to a different beat next year.<\/p>\n

Niewiadoma-Phinney starts new chapter away from Canyon-SRAM<\/h2>\n
Niewiadoma-Phinney took an iconic victory on Mont Ventoux at the recent Tour de France Femmes.<\/span> (Photo: Gruber Images )<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Niewiadoma-Phinney acknowledged Tuesday she\u2019s making a bold mid-career move in stepping away from Canyon-SRAM after nine years on its books.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am super excited about the next two years,\u201d she said Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have spent many years on the same team. The decision to move forward and change the environment wasn\u2019t easy until I talked to Lidl-Trek. Instantly, I felt the team had a plan, trust and belief in me. I knew that when we joined forces we could aim for the highest dreams.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m looking forward to working with people and professionals who have a fresh look at my abilities and at what we can achieve together, being guided from a different perspective and just new fresh air,\u201d Niewiadoma-Phinney continued.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m looking forward to learning from the team, what we can improve, how we can get faster and how we can raise our hands more often when crossing the finish line.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lidl-Trek loads up the shopping trolley with contract spending spree<\/h2>\n

No details were provided regarding Niewiadoma\u2019s deal, but her palmar\u00e8s will presumably push her pay toward the top end of the women\u2019s peloton.<\/p>\n

Vollering is thought to boast a seven-figure salary from FDJ-Suez that currently makes her the best-paid rider in the women\u2019s peloton.<\/p>\n

Lidl-Trek women\u2019s team has also confirmed the signing of Arlenis Sierra, Ally Wollaston, and Julia Kopeck\u00fd for 2027.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a significant roster refresh, but one that\u2019s dwarfed by what\u2019s going on at the partnering men\u2019s team.<\/p>\n

Lidl-Trek men\u2019s team has been on a huge WorldTour spending spree in recent months. Felix Gall, Jordan Jegat, and Jordi Meeus are the headliners of the seven names they\u2019ve confirmed for the new season so far.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Updated September 29, 2026 09:23AM<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https:\/\/velo-cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2289128775-scaled-e1790695103514.jpg”] Updated September 29, 2026 09:23AM Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney will ride for Lidl-Trek from 2027. The 32-year-old superstar and her incoming team confirmed a two-year deal Tuesday in a bombshell announcement that will tilt the landscape of the women\u2019s peloton. Niewiadoma-Phinney, a former winner of the Tour de France Femmes, has consistently proven she\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,71],"class_list":["post-2170038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-velo-outsideonline-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2170038","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2170038"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2170038\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2170038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2170038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2170038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}