Lars Boom and Liv Racing part ways with immediate effect
Women's WorldTeam ends partnership early as former pro accepts offer with new team in 2022
Liv Racing announced Wednesday that it will part ways with performance manager Lars Boom effective immediately. Boom was expected to stay with the Women's WorldTeam to the end of the season, however, the team's management ended their agreement early after the former professional racer had accepted an offer to work for another team beginning in 2022.
"I made a decision to go work for a different team next year. And was planing just to finish the year with Liv Racing. But the management decided different. I wish Liv Racing and all the girls good luck the rest of the year," Boom wrote in a post on Twitter.
Boom joined the team under the sponsorship CCC-Liv in last year as performance manager with a priority of supporting the team in their bid to win the first-ever women’s Paris-Roubaix, that was initially planned to take place last October.
Liv Racing and Boom had agreed to continue working together through the end of 2021, however, the team's manager Eric van den Boom has stated that their agreement has ended early because Boom had accepted an offer with another team for next season.
“We hoped that with Lars we would be able to set a new course for this season and provide a fresh impetus," Van den Boom said in a press release.
“We have therefore decided that it is better to immediately stop the cooperation. As a team, we are already busy planning for 2022 and beyond; we are building our future. We wish Lars every success in his next challenge.”
Liv Racing has also stated that they are working on a new way of coaching their and a new coaching programme behind the scenes.
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“We are developing a new structure for optimal support of our riders. There is space for talent coaches and performance managers. Liv Cycling, our main sponsor, has big ambitions for our team. We therefore want to carefully make our choices now.”
I made a decision to go work for a different team next year. And was planing just to finish the year with liv Racing. But the management decided different. I wish @LivRacingWT and all the girls good luck the rest of the year. https://t.co/nzXmkwzFCFJune 2, 2021
Kirsten Frattini is the Deputy Editor of Cyclingnews, overseeing the global racing content plan.
Kirsten has a background in Kinesiology and Health Science. She has been involved in cycling from the community and grassroots level to professional cycling's biggest races, reporting on the WorldTour, Spring Classics, Tours de France, World Championships and Olympic Games.
She began her sports journalism career with Cyclingnews as a North American Correspondent in 2006. In 2018, Kirsten became Women's Editor – overseeing the content strategy, race coverage and growth of women's professional cycling – before becoming Deputy Editor in 2023.