Nicole Steigenga will join GreenEDGE Cycling for the 2027 season on a one-year deal, moving across from AG Insurance-Soudal after one of the strongest campaigns of her career.
The 28-year-old Dutch rider has won twice in 2026, taking victory at both EPZ Omloop van Borsele and La Picto en Nouvelle-Aquitaine. She has also produced several other strong sprint results, including third on the final stage of the Volta a Catalunya Femenina and seventh at the Argenta Classic.
GreenEDGE confirmed the signing on Friday, adding an experienced one-day racer to a 2027 women’s roster that is already changing considerably. Steigenga said she hopes the team can help sharpen her sprint while also giving her opportunities to support teammates in hillier races.
Steigenga earns move after two wins in 2026
Steigenga’s first victory of the year came at EPZ Omloop van Borsele in April. The race returned to the calendar after a two-year absence and Steigenga took the win in a reduced sprint, beating Erin Boothman and Dina Scavone after 133.5 kilometres around ’s-Heerenhoek.
That result was followed by another win at La Picto en Nouvelle-Aquitaine in July, where Steigenga again converted her speed into a one-day victory. In between, she finished third on stage 3 of the Volta a Catalunya Femenina and seventh at the Argenta Classic in Deurne.
The season has reinforced the same profile she has shown throughout her career. Steigenga is at her best when a race is selective enough to reduce the field without turning into a pure climbing contest, leaving her with a smaller group to sprint from rather than a full peloton.
That makes her useful beyond straightforward lead-out duty. GreenEDGE’s announcement points to a rider who can contribute in hillier races while still offering her own finishing speed when the opportunity is there.
A long route through the European peloton
Steigenga has raced professionally since 2016 and has built her career largely through Dutch and Belgian teams. She spent several seasons with Doltcini-Van Eyck Sport before moving to Team Coop-Hitec Products for 2022 and then AG Insurance-NXTG from 2023.
ProCyclingUK covered her move into the AG Insurance structure, which gave her a pathway into a stronger international programme. She has remained with the organisation through its development into AG Insurance-Soudal.
Her earlier results already showed the strengths GreenEDGE are now buying into. She has regularly placed well in Dutch one-day races and reduced sprints, including second at Ronde de Mouscron and Leiedal Koerse in 2022, while also picking up wins in smaller stage races earlier in her career.
At 28, Steigenga arrives as one of the more experienced riders in GreenEDGE’s 2027 intake rather than as a long-term development project. That should give the Australian team an immediate option for spring one-day races, lead-out work and selective finishes.
GreenEDGE continue reshaping women’s roster for 2027
The signing follows several other confirmed changes for next season. GreenEDGE have already promoted Canadian teenager Sidney Swierenga from the Liv AlUla Jayco Women’s Continental Team after her breakthrough 2026 season.
ProCyclingUK reported Swierenga’s WorldTour promotion earlier this week, with the 19-year-old signing through the end of 2028. Mikayla Harvey has also been added for 2027 as part of the team’s climbing group.
Steigenga gives that recruitment a different shape. Whereas Swierenga and Harvey add climbing depth, the Dutch rider brings speed, experience and a record of surviving harder one-day races before finishing quickly.
She will also reunite with Dutch sports director Wim Stroetinga, who is part of the GreenEDGE set-up. That familiarity should help with the transition into a new team after four seasons inside the AG Insurance organisation.
One-year deal creates immediate opportunity
Steigenga has signed for 2027 only, which makes next season important for both rider and team. For GreenEDGE, it is a relatively low-risk way to add an experienced rider with recent wins. For Steigenga, it is a chance to prove that her 2026 form can carry into a new WorldTour environment.
She said she wants to work on getting the maximum out of herself as a rider and specifically mentioned improving her sprint. That is a realistic target given how often her best results come from reduced groups rather than mass bunch finishes.
If GreenEDGE can give her the right race programme, Steigenga should be able to contribute both as a finisher and as support in harder one-day races. After two wins in 2026, the move gives her a fresh setting at a point when her form suggests she still has plenty to offer.
