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NACHO LABARGA
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Last minute bombshell Movistar Team… that could have arrived unintentionally. The website of the International Cycling Union announced this Wednesday, January 15, as a member of the telephone team, the runner, formerly of Visma, Michel Hessmann.
This is how his name appeared on the UCI website.
The cyclist cannot race until March 14 after being suspended for testing positive for a diuretic but, As MARCA has learned, Yes, you can formalize a contract with a team like Movistar from January 16.
Of course, until January 16 there could be no official communications for legal reasons. The Navarrese team, which has been in negotiations with the cyclist for months, would thus add its 29th rider and would have another gap in the team, which it will surely fill starting next August with some of the young promises who made the concentration. this winter with the ‘grown-ups’.
good starts
Hessmann He completed his junior days brilliantly before signing for the Jumbo Visma in 2020. It did so then through its subsidiary. In 2023, the broker helped Roglic to win the Giro d’Italia before being in the World Cups. Now, the cyclist has a new accommodation, although a team that has not commented on the matter this Wednesday has yet to make it official.
