Orica-GreenEdge have confirmed the signing of Amets Txurruka for the 2016 season, a transfer reported by Cyclingnews earlier in the week.
The 32-year-old Txurruka has spent the past three seasons at Pro Continental level with Caja Rural-RGA Seguros, having left Euskaltel-Euskadi at the end of the 2012 campaign. A veteran of 14 Grand Tours, he will bring considerable experience to the Australian squad.
“It's a real dream come through for me to start this next chapter of my career,” Txurruka said. “I've had a great time at Caja-Rural-RGA and I have a lot to thank them for, but joining ORICA-GreenEdge is a once in a life time chance that couldn't be missed.”
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Primarily a deluxe domestique during his time at Euskaltel-Euskadi, Txurruka enjoyed greater freedom at Caja Rural, winning the Vuelta a Asturias in 2013 and a stage of the Tour of Norway earlier this year.
At Orica-GreenEdge, the Basque will return to a predominantly supporting role, as the team looks to build a solid unit around the climbing talents of Adam and Simon Yates and Esteban Chaves.
“At Euskaltel, Amets was a right hand man to Samuel Sanchez,” Orica-GreenEdge directeur sportif Neil Stephens said in a statement on Friday. “He has a heap of experience, he can climb well and he is a guy that is very realistic about his ability and he just wants to ride at the top level.
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