Mollema: I needed a new challenge

After rising through the ranks at Rabobank and Belkin, Bauke Mollema has made the boldest and biggest step of his career in moving to Trek Factory Racing. He leaves behind the comfort zone of split leadership and home comforts for the chance to be the sole leader of a WorldTour team at the Tour de France for the first time.

Daniel Benson

Daniel Benson was the Editor in Chief at Cyclingnews.com between 2008 and 2022. Based in the UK, he joined the Cyclingnews team in 2008 as the site's first UK-based Managing Editor. In that time, he reported on over a dozen editions of the Tour de France, several World Championships, the Tour Down Under, Spring Classics, and the London 2012 Olympic Games. With the help of the excellent editorial team, he ran the coverage on Cyclingnews and has interviewed leading figures in the sport including UCI Presidents and Tour de France winners.