Jumbo Bisma promoted Tim van Dijk from the under-23 team to represent the World Tour to fill the hole left by Dylan Groenewegen's move to BikeExchange.

The 21-year-old van Dijk was originally scheduled to move to the World Tour in 2023, but he will step up a year earlier than planned and join the Jumbo-Visma roster with his twin brother, neo-professional Mick.

The Dutch rider took his first professional win at the end of the 2021 season on the final stage of the Clos race in Zagreb, beating overall winner Stevie Williams (Bahrain Victorious).

"Of course, I was already proud and happy to be part of the WorldTour team in 2023 and 2024, but it is great to turn around a year early," Tim van Dijk said in a statement released by the team.

"I will gain a lot of new experience and will learn a lot from it. Last season was already a good learning experience and next year will be no different. Of course there will be hard times, but that will help me grow. It feels good to be able to step up again. Plus, it's nice that my brother Mick and I are about the same age to switch to the world tour."

Merijn Zeeman, Jumbo Visma's sport director, explained that there is no strict distinction between the development team and the World Tour team. Van Dijk's rapid development has given him the opportunity to compete on the World Tour, but he also occasionally accompanies the development team.

"At Team Jumbo-Visma, there is no strict line between World Tour teams and development teams. Each rider gets an individual program that suits them," Zeman said. Tim is growing at lightning speed. That's why we need a challenging program that alternates between the World Tour team and the development team. The development team will continue to mentor Tim next year, but he will be taking his first steps on the World Tour."

Jumbo Visma's 2022 World Tour roster will consist of 29 players, including newcomers Tiesj Benoot and Rohan Dennis. Primoš Roglic, Tom Dumoulin, Jonas Vingegaard, and Steven Kruijswijk will remain on the team for their stage racing talents. The Belgian rider has won five of five races on the cyclocross circuit this winter, but has not yet qualified for the World Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas, in January.