Nina Berton has signed a two-year contract extension with EF Education-Oatly, keeping the Luxembourg national time-trial champion at the American Women’s WorldTour team until the end of 2028. The 25-year-old will enter her third season with the squad in 2027 after a breakthrough year that brought her first professional road victory.
EF confirmed the new agreement on Thursday, 12 November, highlighting Berton’s progress in the Classics and stage races since joining in 2025. The decision follows a season in which she was trusted with leadership responsibilities at Paris-Roubaix Femmes and demonstrated that she could also deliver her own results.
Pointe du Raz victory rewards an aggressive approach
The biggest result came at the Pointe du Raz Ladies Classic in September. Berton timed a long finishing sprint to catch Paula Blasi and Célia Gery in the final metres of the Breton race, securing a memorable victory after a demanding day that included gravel sectors. ProCyclingUK’s race report detailed how she completed the late chase and snatched the win on the line.
She also won Luxembourg’s elite national time-trial championship in 2026. Those results were milestones for a rider more commonly seen taking responsibility for positioning teammates, joining breakaways or riding aggressively through the cobbled Classics.
“I was always a bit of a slow developer,” Berton admitted in the team’s announcement. She described learning to trust her own progression rather than trying to match other riders’ schedules, and credited EF’s willingness to let her develop without being rushed.
EF backing Berton for the Classics and Grand Tours
Berton was given a leading role in EF Education-Oatly’s line-up for Paris-Roubaix Femmes in April, a race whose conditions and terrain suit her preference for hard, unpredictable days. She also raced the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift in 2026, gaining further experience in a team built around collective performances.
General manager Esra Tromp said the squad had seen significant growth in Berton since she joined. In the official statement, Tromp pointed to the confidence gained from winning a race after the potential shown in training, and expressed hope that the momentum would carry into the spring Classics and future Grand Tours.
The extension is another step in a partnership that began when EF signed Berton ahead of the 2025 season. Her interests are not confined to the road: the former Luxembourg under-23 cyclocross champion was also included in EF’s inaugural cyclocross programme for the 2025-26 winter.
EF’s 2026 Women’s WorldTour team guide charts the wider squad in which Berton has developed. For the next two years, her role is likely to blend support in major races with opportunities to attack and contest the one-day events that first attracted her to professional cycling.
Berton summed up the style she intends to keep pursuing: “I want to be a rider who’s fun to watch.” Her new agreement gives her the 2027 and 2028 seasons to build on the victories and responsibilities of 2026.
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