A homecoming as Andreas Leknessund signs for Uno-X

Team DSMs Norwegian rider Andreas Leknessund celebrates his overall leaders pink jersey on the podium after the fourth stage of the Giro dItalia 2023 cycling race 175 km between Venosa and Lago Laceno on May 9 2023 Photo by Luca Bettini AFP Photo by LUCA BETTINIAFP via Getty Images
Andreas Leknessund pulls the Giro d'Italia maglia rosa over his Team DSM jersey (Image credit: LUCA BETTINIAFP via Getty Images)

Andreas Leknessund will join Uno-X next season after signing a three-year contract that will keep him at the Norwegian team until the end of 2026.

The move marks something of a homecoming for Leknessund, who spent three years the Uno-X development team before stepping up to the WorldTour with DSM in 2021.

Barry Ryan
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Barry Ryan is Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.