Israel Cycling Academy announced on Friday that Guillaume Boivin, Zak Dempster and Dennis van Winden have renewed with the squad for 2018.
“Their roles will be to help out some of the fast men in the team to arrive at the sprint in perfect condition," said team director Kjell Carlström. “In races where we haven’t got a sprinter, they can also help out our climber or GC hope. On some occasions, they can also take their chances by going into the break or even sprinting from a reduced peloton.”
The trio of veterans join eight new riders previously announced and 12 returning riders. New riders include general classification hopeful Ben Hermans from BMC Racing and Ruben Plaza from Orica-Scott. The team also signed Colombian fast man Edwin Avila from Team Illuminate.
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Boivin, a 28-year-old Canadian who is in his second year with the team in 2017, most recently won the prologue at the Tour of Taihu Lake and led the 2.1 race for three days, eventually finishing second overall. Boivin was also second overall at the Tour de Saguenay in Canada and second at the one-day Coppa Bernochi.
“The last two months of the season as a whole have been very good for me,” Boivin said. “I’ve gained confidence in myself and hope to carry it into the 2018 season.
“I’m looking forward to showing the world what I’m capable of on the biggest scene,” he said. “Whether it is to help a teammate win or get a chance [myself] at some point, I want to fly the ICA flag to the top.”
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