FAMILY TIES
Procycling: You’re the only siblings on the men’s and women’s equivalent of the same team in the WorldTour. What has that been like so far and have you had the opportunity to spend much time together within the team yet?
EMMA: So far we’ve been spending a lot of time together. First we were on the training camp with both the men and women and then again now. Omloop Het Nieuwsblad is my first race for the team and we are here at the same hotel with the men’s team, and we are travelling together. So far, we have been basically on the same team.
MATHIAS: The thing with Movistar is we share a lot of staff members between the two teams. I was in Almería to start the season and we had some staff there but they are joining the women’s team this week. It’s basically one big team. Also the directeurs sportifs, sometimes they switch between the two, which is not normal. Usually you have the old men staying with the men and the new guys going to the women’s team, but they try to mix things here.
Emma, how did your transfer this season come about?
It was really early. In December 2019, Sebastian Unzué, who runs the team, contacted me and from that moment he was putting on a bit of pressure, but in a nice way. He was really interested in me as a rider and for me it was never a question whether or not to sign with Movistar, because I feel this was the right team for me. They were interested and they wanted me to get opportunities
