Giant-Alpecin have brought retired Australian pro and Olympic gold medalist Luke Roberts on board their coaching staff for next season.
Roberts, 38, specialized in track and road racing during his long career, starting as pro on the road in 2002 with Team ComNet. He raced in Europe with CSC, Kuota, Milram and Saxo Bank, retiring from Stölting-Ruhr during the 2014 season.
Roberts won a gold medal at the 2004 Olympics as part of Australia's team pursuit squad and has been a sports director at Team CULT Energy since ending his own career. He currently lives in Germany with his wife and two children.
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Team Giant-Alpecin coach Rudi Kemna said that after extensive talks the team determined Roberts would be a good match both personally and professionally.
"Factors that played a major role in our decision were his experience as a pro cyclist, first as a track rider, with the specific training that involves, followed by his experience as a road cyclist, at both large and small teams, in combination with his knowledge of and interest in training science," Kemma said.
"He has also gained the necessary experience as a coach in recent years, and we want to bring him into our WorldTour team to help him develop into a complete and versatile coach within our organization."
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