German Pro-Continental squad Bora-Argon 18, to be known as Bora-Hansgrohe from 2017, have announced the signing of German duo Marcus Burghardt and U23 national champion Pascal Ackermann. Burghardt and Ackermann join world champion Peter Sagan, Juraj Sagan, Maciej Bodnar, Michael Kolar and Erik Baška in signing for the team from 2017.
The team will also operate under a WorldTour license from next season with Specialized to replace Argon 18 as bicycle sponsor.
The 33-year-old Burghardt joins after seven seasons with BMC Racing and marks his return to a German squad having turned professional with T-Mobile.
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It is great to ride for a German team again. I am really looking forward to this new challenge at BORA - hansgrohe. For sure it is great to go into the Classics season together with Peter Sagan, but it will be also interesting for me to work with the young guys in the team," said Burghardt in a release from his new team.
The 2007 Gent-Wevelgem winner has been a key cog in BMC's grand tour squads, including Cadel Evans' Tour de France victory in 2011, and Burghardt explained he is looking forward to passing on his knowledge to the young and developing riders in the squad.
"For young riders this is a tough challenge, both physically and mentally. And I think with my experience I can help a lot, that the young riders in the team manage to take this step a little easier," Burghardt said.
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