Degenkolb signs for Skil-Shimano
German talent pens two-year deal
168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Skil-Shimano has added to its stable of young talent by signing 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:John Degenkolb on a two-year contract. The German neo-professional joins the squad from 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:HTC-Highroad, which will cease operations at the 🌳eꦉnd of the season.
Degenkolb has clocked up six victories so far this season, including two impressive stage wins at the Critérium du Da൩uphiné in June, and he is hopeful that he will be afforded even greater scope to develop in his new squad.
“This is a great opportunity for me,” Degenkolb said. “I may have been part of the best team in the world, but with my new team I will probably ha💝ve even more chances and with the choice of this project, I’m convinced that I can prove myself on the highest level next year. In the Classics, I will have an 🍃open role that really suits me.”
A sharp sprinter, Degenkꦫolb will face stiff internal competition at Skil-Shimano from his fellow countryman and new professional Marcel Kittel, who has won 12 races in 2011. Degenkolb is confident that the pair can dovetail its efforts, however, having raced together in the Thüringer Energie set-up before turning professional.
“My new team is also building a strong sprint train so that I can compete in ♔mass sprints as well,” he said. “Marcel Kittel and I are both quick, complement each other a♏nd we can also get along with each other really well.”
Skil-Shimano general manager Iwan Spekenbrink was enthusiastic about his new ac𝓡quisition, which follows🐻 on the back of the arrival of Patrick Gretsch from HTC-Highroad.
&ldqu🧸o;His signing underlines our ambition and reinforces our🐼 intention to represent Skil-Shimano in the biggest and most important races,” Spekenbrink said. “We believe that a cyclist like John has the potential of becoming a future green jersey winner.”
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Currently a Pro Continental outfit, the Skil-Shimano could be in line to graduate to the WorldTour if it succeeds in landing a team leader. The Dutch squad have been linked with HTC-Highroad’s Tony Martin, but Spekenbrink refused to be drawn on the possibility of signing the German when contacted by Cyclingnews last week.
