The 2017 season offers Koen de Kort a new beginning with the Dutchman set to move from Giant-Alpecin to Trek-Segafredo.
The 34-year-old moves to the American registered team as John Degenkolb's wingman, with the pair among a raft of new signings as the team looks towards life after Fabian Cancellara's retirement.
De Kort, who bas been part of the Giant-Alpecin set-up since 2009, will add steel and experience to Trek-Segafredo's Classics line-up and joins as one of Degenkolb's chief lieutenants.
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"Obviously I've been with this team for quite some time and it felt like it was the time in my career when I should look for a new challenge and a new environment," he recently told Cyclingnews.
"I've always had a good time on this team but I felt like it was the time to move on. That, and in combination with John Degenkolb, I didn't really have to think very long before accepting."
Degenkolb's move away from Giant-Alpecin was one of the worst kept secrets during the summer. Michael Matthews was known to be on his way to the team as far back as June, casting Degenkolb's future under a cloud of uncertainty. A number of teams expressed interest in the German's signature but Trek sealed the deal, offering the 2015 Milan-San Remo and Paris-Roubaix winner the chance to rebuild his career after a serious accident during a winter training camp.
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