Team DSM continue their partnership with Shimano ahead of the 2023 season

Team DSM and Shimano are pleased to announce their long-standing partnership will be extended into the upcoming 2023 road cycling season. The partnership will be for two-years. As a global brand with a focus on sporting goods and the outdoors, Shimano has been a partner with Team DSM from the very start, when the team first arrived on the world cycling stage in 2008 as Skil-Shimano.

Team DSM have worked with Shimano’s high-quality products for over 15 years, contributing to the team’s numerous victories.

Amassing over 40 victories across the Men’s and Women’s WorldTour programs in 2022, including stage wins in all three Grand Tours, Team DSM was also the first team to hold the yellow jersey in the inaugural Tour de France Femmes. Shimano’s reliable presence in some of the teams’ biggest wins is testament to the support and expertise it provides to the riders and team mechanics.

The 2023 season will see Team DSM’s Men’s, Women’s and Development programs continue to use Shimano’s top-of-the-line components and accessories including its DURA-ACE group set, wheels, and power meters. Furthermore, Team DSM riders will have the latest Shimano footwear, including the S-PHYRE shoes, which will provide comfort and performance on the road, as they race for the line this season, or while putting in the long training miles.

Team DSM Head of Commerce, Jente Rijpstra said: “It’s no secret that we have a special relationship with Shimano since the Team’s inception. With Shimano on our side, we’ve scored hundreds of victories over the years at the highest level. Shimano is the absolute market leader in bicycle products and components. If they release a new product or innovation, you know that it will be the standard of the industry. This pursuit of the very best fits seamlessly with our vision to get the most out of ourselves and our equipment.”

Shimano Europe’s President, Marc van Rooij added: “Our partnership with Team DSM is built on trust and mutual respect. From the very beginning, we have shared a similar way of working, which is to keep challenging ourselves. It is only natural that we continue our long-standing partnership, to keep working closely together, and ensuring that every aspect of Team DSM’s racing program has the best-possible componentry and materials available, allowing their riders to perform at the highest levels possible.”