From Belgium to the Netherlands, from AG Insurance – Soudal to Picnic PostNL: Gaia Masetti will defend the colors of the Dutch team led by General Manager Iwan Spekenbrink starting in January.

It was 2022 when the athlete from Fiorano decided to accept Natascha Knaven's proposal and, as the only Italian, joined AG Insurance – NXTG, which at the time had a Dutch matrix and the experienced former "orange" cyclist in the role of team manager: "I'm going North to chase my dream, grow, and become a true cyclist" Masetti had told us.

Years have passed, Gaia has grown and proven her worth by winning the Classique Morbihan 2023, racing Classics, grand tours, and even wearing the Blue Jersey with which she participated in the World Championship time trial in Zurich and won the European title in Mixed Relay (with Cecchini, Guazzini, Affini, Cattaneo, and Maestri, ed.).

Now a new adventure awaits her at Picnic PostNL, which we are certain Gaia Masetti will tackle with her characteristic grit, determined to leave behind a challenging 2025 that was not particularly satisfying, during which she nonetheless raced the Giro d'Italia and finished seventh in the national time trial championship.