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Laura Weislo

Dion Smith gets 'late opportunity' to replace Simon Clarke on NSN Cycling Team

TIRANA, ALBANIA - MAY 10: Dion Smith of New Zealand and Team Intermarche - Wanty competes during the 108th Giro d'Italia 2025, Stage 2 a 13.7km individual time trial stage from Tirana to Tirana / #UCIWT / on May 10, 2025 in Tirana, Albania. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images).

The numbers of WorldTour riders without a contract for 2026 has shrunk by one as NSN Cycling announced the signing of Dion Smith, formerly with Intermarché-Wanty, on a one-year contract. The team also brought Israeli Rotem Tene up from the organisation's development squad.

Despite having a valid contract with his former team, the 32-year-old New Zealander was left on the job market after the Lotto-Intermarché merger.

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