The number of riders under contract with Team Picnic PostNL for the upcoming season has risen to 21. In recent days, the Dutch team, still awaiting UCI World Tour license approval for the next two seasons, has announced the two-year signings of both class of 2004 riders Bert Bolle and Louka Lesueur, coming respectively from Volkerwessels Cycling Team and Veloce Club Rouen 76, and twenty-six-year-old Jochem Kerckhaert, who spent the last five seasons at BEAT CC.

These reinforcements, confirmed after several weeks without any incoming transfers, further rejuvenate the roster of the Dutch team, which next year will be without Pavel Bittner, Nils Eekhoff, Alexy Faure Prost, Bram Welten, James Knox and Casper Van Uden, who, between retirements and transfers, have all chosen to leave Iwan Spekenbrink's squad.

"One of my childhood dreams is becoming a reality: I am very proud to announce that I have signed my first professional contract with Team Picnic PostNL, the team I raced for as a stagiaire from August" Bolle announced on his Instagram page.

"I want to thank everyone who has supported me over the past years: without my family, my friends, my fans, the teams that contributed to my development, my physiotherapist and my coach, I would never have managed to turn my greatest passion into my profession. Now it's time to face the biggest challenge of my life. I am incredibly motivated to write important chapters of my story over the next two seasons racing with the team where I felt at home from day one and who believed in me" said the sixth-place finisher in the last Flèche du Sud, a contemporary of Lesueur who, like him, signed an agreement for the next two seasons.

"I am excited to join Picnic PostNL for the next two seasons" revealed the young French prospect on his social media pages.

"After four extraordinary seasons with VC Rouen 76, it's time to turn the page. Victories, a French champion title, many memories and, above all, people who have marked me far beyond my cycling career: thank you friends. And thanks to Rémy, to the Summit Sports Agency team, to the staff and sponsors of the team, to my personal sponsors, to our fans and, of course, to my parents for what they have done over these four wonderful years. See you in January" exclaimed the enthusiastic Frenchman, winner in 2026 of the first stage of the last Circuit des Ardennes as well as six races at national level including the French amateur road championship.

Kerckhaert, however, has not achieved any victories so far, but has earned his move to the professional ranks by achieving a series of notable placings such as third place at the last Dutch road championships, fourth at the Circuit de Wallonie and seventh at La Polynormande, all professional races where the class of 2000 rider from Knokke-Heist managed to stand out, demonstrating he has the credentials to make the big leap.