Alexander Kristoff lost one of its most important helpers when the Italian Luca Paolini tested positive for cocaine during the Tour de France.
The Norwegian has had their opinions when Team Katusha has been looking for riders to reinforce asked train his.
The Danish Michael Mørkøv in place and will help ensure that it gets more and bigger victories for Kristoff in 2016.
Luca Paolini is now sent home from the Tour de France. It confirms Team Katusha against TV 2.
– After seven years in the same team (Saxo Bank, later Tinkoff-Saxo) it was time to move on me. I heard that Alexander Kristoff wanted me on the team. For years I’ve dreamed of helping a real sprinter. I am fast even, but not fast enough to win the big race. I want to be part of a winning team. I prefer to help a teammate to win a major classic than winning small rides themselves. Therefore it was not difficult to make this choice. Team Team Katusha has rocked this year. I have had the good of the team I’m in now, but now I’m looking forward to next season, says Morkov in a press release from Team Katusha.
– Alexander Kristoff is a very great athlete, says sports historian.
Mørkøv won last week sprint on the last leg of the Tour of Denmark. He can also refer to a stage victory in the Vuelta a España in 2013. The same year he also took second place in Paris-Tours. He is also a very good track cyclist and Olympic silver in pursuit race for teams with Denmark from Beijing in 2008.
In 2012 he wore climbing jersey in Tour de France five stages after conquering it in the opening stage.
– For Team Team Katusha is the arrival of Michael Mørkøv primarily a clear reinforcement of the group asked around our leader Alexander Kristoff, both classics and stage races. Alexander has proven this year that he is the right man to build a team around. We want to continue the course we have chosen. But Mørkøv is not only a strong, loyal and tactically strong rider, he is also able to get strong results even says sporting director Viatcheslav Ekimov.
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