Cycling: The Spaniard Samuel Sánchez will also start for the BMC Racing Team in 2016. The 2008 Olympic champion in Beijing switched to the US cycling team BMC in 2014, where he has now signed again for another year.
For the team, his mentoring, his leadership qualities and his experience in the peleton are particularly important cornerstones for overall success. The Asturian has been instrumental in the squad's success over the past two years, which is why it was decided to extend his contract until the end of 2016.
The course for the 2016 season has not only been set for the BMC Racing Team. Spaniard Joaquim Rodriguez will also wear the Team Katusha jersey until the end of next year. There were further contract extensions for Adam Hansen with Lotto-Soudal and Sven Erik Bystrom with Katusha.