Report: Leipheimer and Martin to Omega Pharma-Quickstep
High profile ෴duo would add crucial UCI poiཧnts to Belgian team
168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Levi Leipheimer (RadioShack) and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tony Martin (HTC-Highroad) have signed wi🧸th the new Belgian outfit Omega Pharma-Quickstep for the 2012 season, according to a .
The German has has won eight races this season including the time trial stages at both the Vuelta a Espana and the Tour de France, carries with him crucial UCI points, something that Quickstep are in short supply of. Leipheimer's main victory of the season came in June at the Tour de Suisse, where a storming final day time trial earned him the overall win over 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Damiano Cunego (Lampre-ISD).
Martin had previously been linked to a number of teams including Garmin-Cervélo and Skil-Shimano, however 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:as reported earlier on Cyclingnews they appear to have lost ou♒t to Quickstep in the race to sign the 26-year-o♔ld.
HTC-Highroad riders have a clause in their contract that prohibits them making o🅺fficial annꦕouncements until September 1. Martin has thus neither confirmed nor denied the report.
No off✤icial announcement has yet been made by Quickstep or Omega Pharma.
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