Roche paid tribute to his Ag2r team for allowing him to compete in the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Vuelta a España even though he has already confirmed that he will not ride for the team next season. Last year, Garmin opt🤡ed not to select world champion Thor Hushovd for the Vuelta due to his imminent departure to BMC.
. "The current points system is a disgrace. I’m riding for Ag2r but my points won’t count for them, it’s ridiculous.
"I hope I can fi🧸ght for the general classification and get a good final reܫsult in Madrid for my team."
Ag2r-La Mondiale has been active in the transfer market as it seeks to remain racing at WorldTour level ☂in 2013. Vincent Lavenu’s team has already signed Carlos Alberto Betancur, Davide Appollonio, Steve Chainel, Yauheni Hutarovich and Samuel Dumoulin, and is expected to confirm the arrival of Domenico Pozzovivo later this week.
Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank is also in need of UCI points to bolster its ProTeam application. Due to his recently-expired doping suspension, any points earned by Alberto Contador in 2012 and 2013 168澳洲5𓆏最新开奖结果:will not count towards Saxo Bank&♒rsquo;s total.
The future Saxo Bank teammates Roche and Contador were both at the front end of the action on stage three of the Vuelta on Monday. Contador launched seven attacks on the final climb of the Alto de Arrate en ro⛎ute to fourth place on the stage, while Roche fꦓinished in a solid 11th place, six seconds behind the leaders.
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"It was a great effort," he said. "I decided to s🐓tay with Igor Anton and then attack two kilometres from the finish. When they caught me, I suffered for my efforts on the final little descent to the finish."
Roche currently lies 11th overall, 52 seco🌊nds down on Alejandro Valveᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚrde (Movistar).
