Bahrain-Merida sign Gorka Izagirre and Matej Mohorič
Bahrain-Merida has strengthened its team for 2018 by signing Gorka Izagirre and Matej Mohorič.
Izagirre joins brother Ion at the team, moving across from Movistar. It will be the third time in their careers that the Izagirre brothers will ride on the same WorldTour team after Movistar and Euskaltel Euskadi.
"I'm very happy with the new team for my next season. I think I will be an important part of it. I’m excited to join my new teammates and start to get to know them," Izagirre said.
ADVERTISEMENT
Izagirre was sitting second overall at the Tour Down Under only to fall out out of GC contention after a crash. He rebounded with fourth overall at Paris-Nice, Klasika Primavera de Amorebieta victory, and a stage win at the Giro d'Italia.
"I see Gorka doing great things at Bahrain-Merida, he is a rider that belongs in this team together with his brother Ion," team manager Brent Copeland said. "He represents everything that we look for in a Bahrain-Merida rider, consistency, hard worker with clear ideas of where he wants to go and last but not least a great team rider. We are sure our fans and team mates are very much looking forward to him starting. We would like to thank him for joining our team and give him a big welcome.”
At 22, Mohorič is still one of the young riders in the WorldTour peloton. The Slovenian will re link up again with Copeland after spending the 2016 season together with the Lampre set-up. Mohorič previously rode with Cannondale, Cannondale-Garmin, Lampre prior to 2017 with UAE Team Emirates.
Direct Energie snap up Rein Taaramäe and Jérôme Cousin
Brenton Jones joins Delko Marseille Provence KTM
Team Fortuneo Oscaro and Feillu extend
You can read more at Cyclingnews.com
via Cyclingnews Latest News http://ift.tt/2hDjbBR
No comments:
Post a Comment