Tim Wellens joins UAE Team Emirates after decade at Lotto Soudal

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Tim Wellens (Lotto Soudal) goes on the attack at the Challenge Mallorca
Tim Wellens (Lotto Soudal) goes on the attack at the Challenge Mallorca (Image credit: Luis Angel Gomez/SprintCyclingAgency©2022)

Tim Wellens will ride for UAE Team Emirates in 2023 after spending his entire career with Lotto Soudal.  

The 31-year-old Flemish rider had been linked with UAE Team Emirates in recent weeks as Lotto Soudal fight to avoid relegation from the WorldTour and develop a generation of new young riders. Wellens has signed a two-year contract.

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