Bjarne Riis to reveal details of his 2017 Continental team
Bjarne Riis is expected to reveal the line-up of his 2017 Continental team at a press conference in Copenhagen on Thursday as he continues his gradual return to the sport.
Riis sold his WorldTour team to Oleg Tinkov in 2014 and then quit as team manager a few months later after a series of disputes with the Russian businessman. Riis has since teamed up with Danish businessman and former Saxo Bank CEO Lars Seier Christensen and hired Michael Rogers as they work to develop several cycling-related businesses. Riis had hoped to return quickly to the sport at WorldTour level but has so far failed to find the funding for a major team.
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Riis is expected to reveal more about Team Virtu Pro-Velo Concept on Thursday, with Danish media suggesting he could have bought control of the team for 2017. He and Lars Seier Christensen invested in the team before this year’s Tour of Denmark, where Mads Würtz Schmidt won the time trial stage. The talented Dane has joined Katusha-Alpecin for 2017 but Riis seems to have secured several young Danish riders for the 2017 line-up. Michael Skelde, who worked with the Team Cult squad, is expected to be announced as directeur sportif.
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