The 24 year old Dutchman who broke through this year with his sixth place in the Tour of Spain as classification rider, has been operating since 2012 for the German-Dutch team.
The contract of Warren Barguil by Allegiant Alpecin extended by three years until the end of 2018. The 23-year-old Frenchman this year was fourteenth in the Tour de France.
“We are very pleased to continue our partnership with Tom and Warren, “said Iwan Spekenbrink, the director of Allegiant Alpecin. “This year we have seen that Tom has put a big step forward in his development as a rider but also as a person, which has already yielded impressive results.”
“The way he was with the disappointment following the fall in the Tour de France is handled and how a leader acts within the team, shows that he is able to handle the leadership role. “
Progression
Also Dumoulin himself is pleased with the extended commitment. “I feel very good in this team and I believe in the fact that I myself can develop in this environment,” according to the time trial specialist, Lotto-jumbo of the next year come Laurens gets ten Dam as a teammate.
“I will get all the support that I will need to make the next steps in my career. I am pleased with the way we have worked so far. We make every year great progress and this is one of the reasons to stay with the team. “
” Another key factor is that my growth runs parallel to that of the team and I think it’s great portion take out of this challenging environment, “
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