LONDON — Bodine Vollering will step up to the WorldTour with EF Education-Oatly starting in 2025 after two seasons with ProTeam VolkerWessels Cycling Team, with the Dutch rider set to dedicate herself fully to racing after completing her studies. The move follows a campaign in which she finished sixth at Festival Elsy Jacobs and secured top-10 finishes at the Tour de Feminin and Region Pays de la Loire Tour.
Vollering said conversations with General Manager Esra Tromp convinced her. “I talked with Esra. The way she spoke about the vision of the team, the way she selected this group of riders, what she’s trying to achieve with them is all to get the best possible results. It’s not just taking a rider and then replacing her after two years. The team has long-term goals, and how they approach everything is really nice. With these conversations, wow, it really woke something in me,” Vollering said. She added: “And then I see the videos on YouTube. I see how they incorporate fun and how they have a balance between fun and achieving results. I think it’s a really nice environment.”
She pointed to Classic Lorient Agglomération at Plouay as a decisive moment. “I raced Plouay, and I saw the girls from EF Education-Oatly,” she said. “They were controlling the peloton. I saw how strong they were and I thought, wow, because Plouay is a long race. They were in control all day. That’s really amazing, and to be part of such a team, such a community, is exciting.” Tromp said: “She has the engine, and she has the instincts. She knows the sport inside and out. But she has never had the luxury of being able to dedicate herself completely to racing and training, nor has she had the full range of resources and support to see how far she can go. We can provide that.”
Vollering has combined racing with studying to become a tax lawyer and has only her thesis left to complete, after which she will focus solely on cycling. She said watching her sister Demi — winner of the 2026 Tour de France Femmes and the World Championships — reignited her ambition. “I got into cycling, and I did some races, but then when I was in high school, I had a lot going on, so I didn’t race anymore,” she said. “Later, with my sister Demi, I watched her races, and it really started the fire within me. I wanted to get back on a bike.” While she enjoys long climbs, she believes punchy parcours suit her better. Her immediate goal is to work for teammates and learn, with longer-term dreams of riding the Tour de France and Amstel Gold Race. The signing follows Melisa Rollins joining EF Education-Oatly for a road switch in 2027 as the squad continue to build for the future.