Milan Vader
1996 | the Netherlands

Milan started his career in mountain biking because he was part of a great team called Team Extreme as a kid. For him it was the group of people that made the sport fun, but he also found out that he was super competitive. Those weekends were just great, with fun and Big Macs, he says. The national coach saw him and that’s how it became more professional in mountain biking with a tenth place at the Tokyo Olympics as a highlight. His current teammate Tom Pidcock won that race.

He switched to road racing in 2022. It was not the easiest decision to make but he is happy with his decision, especially after winning Tour of Guanxi. 

Vader is new to the team in 2025. “I tried to orientate as good as possible when I started looking for new teams. I chose this team for the people, and I haven’t regretted it since. There is freedom here and I get my chances in races.” 

He lives in Middelburg (Netherlands) and is proud to represent his province of Zeeland. Although when there is wind and rain on the long, straight roads of his home, and that happens often, he books a flight to Alicante.  

Fun fact: as kids Milan and his brother decorated BMX bikes at their grandpa’s home and pretended to be Juan Antonio Flecha and Robbie McEwen racing against each other on the local streets. Milan McEwen often won.