The Arctic Race of Norway was just one ocassion when Sam Bennett got the better of Alexander Kristoff. Now Bennett will have one of Kristoff's lead-out men in his sprint train.
Sam Bennett’s chances of adding to his tidy list of pro wins to date has received a boost with news that his sprint train is being strengthened.
The Carrick-on-Suir man’s team Bora-Argon 18 has announced the signing of Rüdiger Selig.
The German comes in from WorldTour squad Katusha where he has been on lead-out duties for Alexander Kristoff; a man Bennett has already beaten but whose prolific record he would love to emulate.
Selig, now aged 26 years, has been with Katusha for the last four seasons and got his first break in the WorldTour as a stagiaire with Leopard Trek in 2011.
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He has taken five pro wins himself in that time, the most recent in 2013 when he claimed the UCI 1.1 Volta Limburg Classic in Holland.
He was 4th in the U23 road race at the World Championships in 2011 in Copenhagen when Arnaud Démare and Adrien Petit scored a 1-2 for France just ahead of Andrew Fenn from Great Britain.
New Bora-Argon 18 lead-out man Rüdiger Selig winning the UCI 1.1 Volta Limburg Classic in 2013.
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Bora-Argon 18 said it was delighted to sign Selig from Katusha and believes he has huge experience to impart.
“At Bora-Argon 18 he will mainly support the sprint leaders Sam Bennett and Phil Bauhaus as well as using his own chances to score results,” it said.
“Having ridden for Katusha the last four years, he was part of the team’s sprint trains - the one of serial winner Alexander Kristoff.
“This season, Selig showed his own speed with a 2nd stage place at the Tour of Bavaria and a 3rd stage place at the Volta ao Algarve.
Team manager Ralph Denk said the new signing had come about after the German-based ProContinental team specifically set out to look for riders to make its sprint train stronger.
"We focused our search specifically on a fast rider who strengthens our young sprint train with his experience from the WorldTour,” he said.
“Rüdiger owns these qualities, and being a German rider is of course a great fit to our team.
“We will use the first training camp to test the right positions in the sprint train and to put together the race program."
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