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IAM Cycling signs Chavanel, Frank, Pineau, Reynes and Kluge
By: Cycling News Published: August 22, 10:39, Updated: August 22, 11:14Edition:Second Edition Cycling News, Thursday, August 22, 2013
Swiss team beef up roster for 2014
The IAM Cycling team has announced the signings of Sylvain Chavanel, Mathias Frank, Roger Kluge, Jérôme Pineau and Vicente Reynes.
Marquee signing Chavanel was reported to have signed for the team earlier this week, and the transfers bring to an end to his time at Omega Pharma-QuickStep. He leaves the Belgian team with teammate and friend Jérôme Pineau.
Reynes has moved over from Lotto Belisol, while Kluge joins from Netapp-Endura and Frank joins from BMC. The team also confirmed that it would remain at the Pro Continental level for 2014.
"In 2014, we will be even stronger and more efficient with our forces. I can admit that I was quite surprised by the level of interest we had from riders making requests to join the team. So naturally, we have taken great care in choosing among the requests from riders, many of whom are very well known," said the team's founder Michel Thétaz.
The team had been linked to a number of riders for 2014, including Fabian Cancellara. However the Swiss rider opted to sign for the Trek team for 2014, leaving the IAM Cycling team to pursue other targets.
"Both Michel Thétaz and I agreed that it seemed natural to set out to boost the roster for 2014. Thanks to the prevailing atmosphere among our current riders as well as how seriously we take our work, we did manage to interest a number of excellent riders in our program. Arrivals such as Sylvain Chavanel and Mathias Frank are perfect examples. We have every reason to be satisfied with our progress and look forward to continuing in the same direction that we have taken ever since the team was founded in April 2012," said team manager Serge Beucherie.
"Few people really believed in our chances. We made certain to set to work immediately. The seriousness as well as enthusiasm everyone has had for the project has helped; and without bragging, we have met our ambitious challenge. We have achieved great things while managing to encourage an exemplary attitude and united state of mind in a team among riders who come from no fewer than 10 countries."
The team also confirmed that Rémi Cusin, Kevyn Ista and Alexandr Pliuschin will be leaving the squad at the end of 2013.
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Cinco renovaciones más en Movistar Team
Después de las renovaciones ya confirmadas de Pablo Lastras y Rubén Plaza, Movistar Team sigue apuntalando su plantilla para la próxima campaña y en ella contará con cinco de sus piezas más importantes de esta temporada.
Beñat Intxausti, José Joaquín Rojas, Giovanni Visconti y los hermanos José y Jesús Herrada continuarán dos años más a las órdenes de Eusebio Unzué.
Intxausti (27 años) ha cubierto su campaña más destacada desde que llegara al profesionalismo en 2007 con su brillante Giro de Italia, en el que ganó una etapa y terminó 8º en la clasificación general. Ahora, buscará rematar su temporada en la Vuelta a España, donde ya consiguió situarse en el top-ten final en la última edición. En la salida de la ronda española también estará José Herrada (27). El mayor de la saga ha sido una de las sensaciones del año con un constante protagonismo en las carreras más importantes del calendario. Su hermano pequeño, Jesús (23 años recién cumplidos), demostró todas las expectativas puestas en su figura con una gran victoria en el Campeonato de España disputado en tierras leonesas que le permitirá vestir las franjas rojigualdas hasta el próximo mes de junio.
Por su parte, José Joaquín Rojas (29 años) ha demostrado ser uno de los ciclistas más regulares y polivalentes del pelotón internacional en sus ocho temporadas en el profesionalismo, mientrasVisconti (30) ha renacido este año con un soberbio Giro de Italia en el que se impuso en dos de las etapas más importantes de la última semana de la Corsa Rosa.
Fuente: Prensa Movistar Team
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). Spero che Vino prenda anche Basso e, fossi in lui aggiungerei Andreas Kloden (qualcuno si ricorda il lavoro che fece per il Bagnino in un Giro dove era partito con i gradi di capitano?) e Navardauskas (se si scrive così).
