UAE Team Emirates announced today that they have finalised a deal securing European champion Alexander Kristoff for two seasons after the Norwegian's medical exams were completed. They also announced that former U23 world champion Sven Erik Bystrom will follow his compatriot across to the squad from Katusha-Alpecin on a two-year contract.
"I'm very proud and really excited to join UAE Team Emirates," Kristoff said. "For me this is a big move since it's only the second time in my career that I've changed teams. I'm looking forward for meeting my new teammates and staff members and getting to know all the people who work on this project. I'm very confident about the future, and I'm sure that with UAE Team Emirates we will archive great results staring next Spring."
Team manager Carlo Saronni called Kristoff "a world class rider with an impressive dossier".
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"His European championship title is just further proof of his winning drive," Saronni said of Kristoff. "These are the skills that piqued our interest in Alexander as someone who can make the squad even better. We were happy to see how Kristoff appreciated the significance of the project behind our team, and we are sure that this road we are taking together will bring even more prestige to Alexander's image and career.
"We also welcome Bystrom, who's a young talented rider."
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