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New Australian women’s cycling team Orica-AIS have recruited Swede Emma Johansson to fill the giant hole left by the retirement of German legend Judith Arndt.
The Beijing Olympics silver medallist and Swedish national champion will join the team after finishing third in this year’s international rankings.
“Emma has been a rider that we have watched for a while and we have been impressed by her aggressive style of racing,” the team’s sports director David McPartland said.
“We consider her important to our younger riders as she is one of the best in all types of terrain during the season.”
Orica-AIS, the women’s counterpart of Orica-GreenEDGE, enjoyed a successful debut season and Arndt played a huge role.
Johansson said in a statement that the team had impressed her with their aggressive racing tactics.
“As I considered the bigger teams, ORICA-AIS stood out,” Johansson said.
“The girls on the team clearly work well together and they have demonstrated that they’re not scared to take risks in order to win big.
“Their way of racing fits my personal style, so my heart felt this was right.
“The team stands on stable ground and it’s a bonus to be backed by the men’s team and Cycling Australia too.”
The 29-year-old is the reigning Swedish champion for the road race and time trial.
She finished second behind British rider Nicole Cooke in the road race at the 2008 Olympics and was sixth in the same event at the London Games.
Johansson also won the 2009 World Cup road title.
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