Israel Cycling Academy continue to bolster their Grand Tour ambitions for 2018 with the signing of 27-year-old Italian Kristian Sbaragli from Dimension Data.
Sbaragli, who won a stage of the Vuelta a España in 2015, has ridden five Grand Tours, with three Vuelta a España appearances and two outings at the Giro d'Italia. He joins Ben Hermans, Ruben Plaza, Sondre Holst Enger and Colombian Edwin Avila among the six new riders the Pro Continental team have announced so far.
"We are turning up the notch big time," said team owner Ron Baron, "and we certainly aim to be there in Jerusalem at the big start of the historic Giro. Yet, we made it clear that we expect to be selected on merits – as a strong team that can win stages.
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"That's why we have signed a series of top-quality riders who already won stages in Grand Tours, and Sbaragli is a great example. And he is not the only one, nor the last."
Team Manager Ran Margaliot said he views his new rider as a talented sprinter who can make it over climbs and be a factor in selective sprints at the end of long, hilly stages. Sbaragli often worked for others at Dimension Data and MTN-Qhubeka, but Margaliot said Sbaragli will get his own chances with his new team.
"We went for Sbaragli because we believe the best is yet to come for him," Margaliot said. "In previous years he worked for other riders, especially being part of the Mark Cavendish 'train.' We intend to give him a chance to win, to be the main man in certain races, and we believe he will show why we trusted him to deliver."
— Team Dimension Data (@TeamDiData) October 3, 2017
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