Chris Horner ended months of speculation about his cycling future last week when it was announced he'd signed for 2016 with US Continental team Lupus Racing. The second-year UCI team fired Jure Kocjan, who signed in the off-season, after the governing body provisionally suspended him on February 1 following a positive return for EPO on a retroactive test in a sample he provided in 2012. Lupus Racing announced it had signed Horner four days after dismissing Kocjan.
The 44-year-old winner of the 2013 Vuelta a Espana returned from Europe last year and raced with the Airgas-Safeway team, but a nagging lung infection diminished his performance in the US races he dominated in the mid-to-early 2000s. Horner said he's not fully recovered from the persistent health problem, but he's hoping to come good again for this season and help his team step up to a new level.
Cyclingnews caught up with Horner in a telephone interview from his hotel room outside of Atlanta, where he was taking part in a brief training camp with his team following the official presentation on February 5.
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Cyclingnews: Hello, Chris. How have you been doing?
Horner: Not bad. I'm just lying on the bed now waiting for dinner.
CN: How has the weather been down there for you guys? Is it Atlanta?
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