Team Sunweb has revealed its full squad for next year, with Nicolas Roche one of a number of very strong signings (Photo: Chris Auld)
Team Sunweb has unveiled its full roster for next year, with Irish rider Nicolas Roche among a number of strong new signings.
Roche has been with BMC Racing for the last two years. However, that team has folded and some of the set-up has joined forces with the CCC Sprandi Polkowice outfit.
The new entity will take on the CCC name and compete at WorldTour level. However, Roche’s move to Team Sunweb was confirmed some time ago.
His signing for the team sees him enter his 16th season as a pro rider, the first in 2004 involving a short stint as a stagiaire with Cofidis.
And one of Roche’s main roles will be to try and help the team to a Grand Tour victory with Tom Dumoulin.
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Roche’s new team will be led next year by both 2017 Giro winner Dumoulin and in other races by Australian Michael Matthews.
Joining the set-up with Roche is Robert Power, the Australian from an Irish background who rode with Mitchelton-Scott this year.
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Asbjørn Kragh Andersen, a 26-year Dane, takes the step up to WorldTour level with Sunweb in 2019 from ProConti outfit Team Waoo.
Belgian Jan Bakelants (32) is another newcomer, having ridden this year for AG2R-La Mondiale.
Cees Bol (23) from Holland gets his chance; securing a two-year deal. He rode as a stagiaire with Team Sunweb towards the end of the 2018 season, joining from SEG Racing.
Marc Hirschi, the 20-year-old Swiss rider, also steps up a level having ridden for Sunweb’s development team this year. He is the reigning U23 world and European road race champion and is a huge prospect.
Likewise, Max Kanter (20) from Germany also rode for the Continental development team this year. But he will be part of the WorldTour outfit next season.
He is emerging as world class sprinter and claimed a stage of the Tour de l’Avenir this year among a string of victories. Kanter is also German U23 road race champion.
Joris Nieuwenhuis, a 22-year-old Dutchman, also moves from the development team to Team Sunweb’s top flight.
Casper Pedersen, the 22-year-old Dane who was U23 European road race champion in 2017, also joins Team Sunweb on a three-year deal. He rode for Irish team Aqua Blue Sport this year.
Team Sunweb full roster for 2019
Asbjørn Kragh Andersen (DEN), Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN), Nikias Arndt (GER), Jan Bakelants (BEL), Cees Bol (NED), Roy Curvers (NED), Tom Dumoulin (NED), Johannes Fröhlinger (GER), Chad Haga (USA), Chris Hamilton (AUS), Jai Hindley (AUS), Marc Hirschi (SWI), Lennard Kämna (GER), Max Kanter (GER), Wilco Kelderman (NED), Michael Matthews (AUS), Joris Nieuwenhuis (NED), Sam Oomen (NED), Casper Pedersen (DEN), Robert Power (AUS), Nicolas Roche (IRE), Michael Storer (AUS), Martijn Tusveld (NED), Louis Vervaeke (BEL) and Max Walscheid (GER).
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