Drops Cycling announced that it has signed Norwegian riders Emily Moberg and Elise Marie Olsen for the 2020 season. Moberg joins the team from Team Virtue Cycling, which is disbanding at the end of the season, while Olsen joins the team from Junior.

Moberg, 28, has been competing for 11 years and will bring experience to Drops Cycling. She was injured for most of the season, but won the green jersey at the Ladies Tour of Norway. Next season she will focus on sprints and classics.

"I am very grateful and happy to announce that I am joining the Drops for the 2020 season," said Moberg.

"I think this team really suits me as a rider and as a person. I'm excited to join a team outside of Scandinavia, but at the same time this is a team with a similar mentality.

"I like the fighting spirit within the team and I am excited to take on a new role next year with a strong group of riders, a good race program that suits me and a new team.

Olsen, 18, represented her home country at the World Championships in Yorkshire, where she was a supporting role for the junior girls. She is completing her final year in the junior category and will join the elite peloton next season.

"I am really proud and happy to have the opportunity to join the Drops. The team looks solid and serious, established in a friendly and safe environment," Olsen said.

"We were able to have Emily as a mentor at the beginning and I can't think of a better way to move from girls junior to girls elite first year. I have to say it's a little unrealistic that my first year as a senior would be with my old neighbor and idol, Emily."

"I am confident that I will learn and experience a lot in the coming year and do my best to contribute to the team both on and off the bike, and I promise to train hard and with quality this winter so that I will be best prepared when the 2020 season starts."