168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Team Project 1t4i has a number of Germans on its 2012 squad, including top sprinter 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Marcel Kittel, but it had hoped to add one more. The one that got away was World time trial champion 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tony Martin.

“We had very good talks, partially because both side have similar views of cycling, whether it is training, technical, equipment or organisation,” team manager Iwan Spekenbrink told Radsport-News.com. “We were close to an agreement. Unfortunat𒀰ely he decided for Quick Step. We respect that and it changes nothing about our good impression that we have of Tony as a cycli🦩st and person.”

Martin announced in September that he would ride fo🍎r the new Omega Pharm🧸a-Quick Step team next season.

“When it became clear that HTC would stop at th🍸e end of the season, we went after Tony,” Spekenbrink said. “He is a first-class ride and as a personality he would fit in well with us🥂 too. He has a similar background as Marcel Kittel and John Degenkolb, and was earlier with the Thüringer Energie Team.”

1t4i, known this year as Skil-Shimano, is not giving up hope on signi🎀ng Martin in the f🐽uture. “In any case, Tony is a rider in whom we will continue to be interested.”