Jan Christen officially joins UAE Team Emirates

After spending the first part of the season learning his trade at Axeon Bermans, 19 year old Jan Christen will make the step-up to World Tour level as he officially joins UAE Team Emirates.

Christen, who won an impressive solo stage at the Giro Next-Gen in May, will debut in the colours of UAE in the coming weeks, with a program geared towards learning and development in the professional ranks. The Swiss youngster was recently crowned Under-23 European Mountain TT Champion to add to his list of European and World titles at Junior level.
He is signed to the Emirati team until 2028.

Mauro Gianetti (Team Principal & CEO) : “Jan is a rider we’ve been following and working with for some time now and we are very pleased to give him the opportunity to step-up and show what he can do.
He is a very young rider who we hope can continue to grow and develop both as a cyclist and as a person in our team.”

Jan Christen : “I’m very happy to make this step in my career and I’m thankful for the trust that Mauro, Matxin and UAE Team Emirates have shown in me. I’m joining one of the biggest and best teams and I’m very excited for the years ahead but also so thankful to Hagens Berman Axeon for the valuable experience these months and for the opportunities they gave me.
The first aim now is to learn and grow as much as possible and find my feet in the pro peloton and score soon my first pro win. It’s a dream become reality and I can’t wait to get started.”