Life & Soul
Not many pro cyclists can say they’ve been offered a contract extension by a new team before they’ve even pinned on a race number for them. But then again, not all cyclists are Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig. Illness and then the covid-19 pandemic might have put the race debut of FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope’s star signing for 2020 on hold until August, but that didn’t matter. In July the French team announced they were extending her contract by two years to 2022. The team didn’t need her to prove her worth through results, though surely, with racing now back up and running they will soon follow. But Uttrup Ludwig had already been a success. Mainly by simply being Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig.
The Danish rider has become a box office hit, the kind of rider everyone can’t wait to watch when she races to see what she does, and can’t wait to talk to after, to see what she says. Considering she’s the first to say she’s not yet enjoyed a big breakthrough racing moment, it’s quite an achievement.
It’s a good team and they really want the best for me, so it was not a hard decision for me to make,” Uttrup Ludwig tells . “Even though I haven’t raced with them I feel I know the team pretty well. I like the girls
