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Charlotte Kool spectacularly won the GP Mazda Schelkens amid a chaotic and fast-paced sprint, which also saw her teammate Mylène de Zoete cross third the finish line.  

 “We were the team everyone was looking at. I think we controlled the race very well as a team, we were always on top of it. It took quite a lot of energy in the hot weather. But to be the first and the third is very special,” said Kool in a post-race interview. “I think, as a team, we are very good in the chaos and that was clear today. We chose the right lines and came out of the last corner with a lot of speed.”  

 De Zoete made as powerful lead out that, combined with Kool magnificent sprint, led to a double podium. A well-deserved result for the riders of FENIX-Premier Tech who set the pace and controlled the peloton throughout the race. 

A special day for Charlotte Kool, who won Scheldeprijs Women 2026 after finishing second the last three editions. “It was about time. Today it finally happened,” said the FENIX-Premier Tech rider shortly after crossing the finish line. 

Following an impressive lead out by teammates Millie Couzens and Mylène De Zoete, Kool went full throttle in the last 200 meters beating Nienke Veenhoven (Visma-Lease a Bike) and Elisa Balsamo (Lidl-Trek). “I’m really happy with it and we had a really good team effort to win,” added Kool. 

Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, the third and last Grand Tour of the 2025 road season, ended with nine Top 10 results for FENIX-Deceuninck. While they were not the results the team hoped for, it showed the hard and cohesive work the riders have done.

9 stages and 1165 km that saw the team finishing 6^th, with Pauliena Rooijakkers ninth on the overall general classification and Kara Kastelijn 10^th in the climber’s classification. Both finished in the top 10 in the Queen stage, demonstrating their strength on the brutal yet beautiful Col de la Madeleine.

FENIX-Deceuninck was also one of the 6 teams our of 22 that finished de Tour de France Femmes with all its riders. Well done ladies, well done.

1 podium.
8 top 10 results.
8 stages.
919.2 km.
14,300 meters of altitude gain.

These are some of the numbers of FENIX-Deceuninck at the 2025 edition of Giro d’Italia Women. The riders rode through the streets of Italy, from July 6^th until 13^th, wearing the iconic Verde Comodoro jersey.

FENIX-Deceuninck finished with a second place in the overall team classification and a fourth place for Pauliena Rooijakkers in the general classification. Also, both Yara Kastelijn and Sara Casasola concluded the Giro in the overall top 20.

Pauliena took second place in stage 6 while the team placed first on the team classification on stages 6 and 8. A strong week where the FENIX-Deceuninck riders showed the hard work and determination.

21-year-old Millie Couzens’ first pro win is no other than the British national road title. She took the victory in Aberystwyth with an impressive sprint where she beat three-time consecutive champion Pfeiffer Georgi.

“I’m so happy, it’s not the way I thought it was going to go, so it’s a good week,” said Couzens in a post race interview. “There was a point when the break had quite a big gap and I was worried, but luckily, I had help from a few other teams and [FENIX-Deceuninck teammate] Flora [Perkins] to help control it a little bit. I’m so grateful for Flora, without her I don’t think we were going to bring them back.”

Couzens’ national titles in both elite and U23 categories come three days after she claimed the U23 individual time trial jersey.

Her FENIX-Deceuninck teammate Carina Schrempf also delivered a strong performance, finishing in third place. Both are expected to race on the Austrian national road championships, which will take place on June 29th.

Austrian rider Christina Schweinberger was crowned, for the second time in her career, national time trial title champion. The 28-year-old completed the 25.4-km-long circuit in Frauenkirchen in 31 minutes and 39 seconds.

“We spent a lot of time thinking about which wheels to use before the race, because the wind was definitely a decisive factor. We took a risk, and it paid off. After the turn, I still had some reserves, and I was able to make the most of them,” said Schweinberger in a post-race interview. “My goal was today’s time trial title. Now I can go into Sunday’s race completely without pressure. I’m not the fastest sprinter, but with the Giro in mind, it’s perfect preparation.”

Her FENIX-Deceuninck teammate Carina Schrempf also delivered a strong performance, finishing in third place. Both are expected to race on the Austrian national road championships, which will take place on June 29th.

Puck Pieterse took her first Spring Classic victory in in her début at La Flèche Wallonne Femmes. After conquering Mur de Huy, the 22-year-old FENIX-Deceuninck rider won by launching a powerful and impressive late attack 150 meters from the finish line.

“I went to the Mur in fourth or fifth position and saw [Juliette] Labous working really hard to give a good pace to for Demi [Vollering], and then I decided to move into their wheel. I had to wait, and wait. I kept thinking, if I’m hurting, they are hurting as well. And at around 150 meters to go, I planned my attack to stay clear,” she explained after the race, adding “I think I did everything well this race, I attacked where everybody says you have to attack, so I listened to my sports directors for a change.”

Her victory, the first of the 2025 road seasons, was special. “Last year, I won a stage in the Tour [de France] but to win a Spring Classic is, of course, maybe even bigger,” Puck said.

Mathieu Van der Poel made history by winning Paris-Roubaix for the third time in a row. With an incredible solo attack 60 km from the finish, he crossed the line alone in the legendary Roubaix Velodrome.

“I never could have dreamt of this as a child,” Van der Poel reflected in a post race interview. “I was super motivated for this year. I wanted to show the jersey in a nice way but yeah, this goes beyond expectations and I’m a bit lost for words actually.”

Despite a bottle thrown at him during the race, he stayed focused and showed the strength of a true champion by conquering the Hell of the North. This victory confirms his place among the greatest riders in history and highlights the strong teamwork of all the Alpecin-Deceuninck.

The fourth edition of Binche Chimay Binche pour Dames finished with a bunch sprint which saw Christina Schweinberger crossing the finish line second. Her FENIX-Deceuninck teammate Marthe Truyen was fifth.

The 117.2-km-long course is known for its final climb along the famously cobbled Rue de la Pepinière, which must be completed less than a kilometer before its also cobbled finish. The race, held between the Belgian cities if Binche and Chimay in Wallonia, is one of the last dates in the road calendar.

“A bronze medal feels so good after a year with more downs then ups!”, wrote Julie de Wilde on an Instagram post after taking the third place in Individual Time Trial at the World Championships in the U23 category. 

The Belgian rider completed the 29.9 km-long Swiss course from Gossau to Zürich in 42 minutes and 37 seconds.   

“I want to thank my team, the national team, and everybody who’s close to me for keeping the confidence. This performance gives me some extra motivation for this week to go all-in another time!”, said de Wilde. 

She will be competing again on Saturday September 28, when she will represent Belgium in the World Championships Road Race.