Roth-Skoda enlist WorldTour experience in Bruno Pires
As they prepare to make the step up from Continental level to the Pro Conti ranks, the Roth-Skoda team have brought on board a rider with WorldTour experience, signing Bruno Pires on a one-year deal.
The 34-year-old Portuguese rider has spent the past four seasons at Tinkoff-Saxo riding alongside the likes of Alberto Contador and Peter Sagan and also spent a season at Leopard-Trek in 2011, after starting his career with Portuguese Continental teams.
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"I have decided on Roth-Skoda because it is a project with a future and that motivates me a lot," Pires told radsport-news.com, explaining how he now would like to pass on the experience he has gained over the course of his career for the good of the team.
"If you're on a team with great riders like Alberto Contador, Peter Sagan or Rafal Majka, you learn how these guys work and motivate their teammates. But I've also learned a great deal from the domestiques like Matteo Tossato, Michael Rogers and Benjamin Noval. And I think now it's time to make my own contribution in Roth-Skoda."
The signing of Pires follows the acquisition of other riders with experience of cycling's top tier - Martin Kohler, who used to ride for BMC, and Matthias Krizek, formerly of Cannondale.
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