Bahrain-Victorious hires Nikias Arndt, Andrea Pasqualon and Dusan Rajovic

Reinforcements in spades for Bahrain-Victorious. Currently engaged in the Vuelta, with a workforce supposed to protect the Spaniard Mikel Landa, the Bahraini cycling team announced Wednesday, througha statementsignatures “for many years” three additional riders from other teams. The elements concerned are Andrea Pasqualon, Nikias Arndt and Dusan Rajovic, newcomer to the World Tour, and in addition to three signatures recently unveiled.

The first two mentioned are, on the other hand, well-known figures in the professional peloton. Pasqualon, 34, says to himself “Excited to join this team for the next two seasons” after a year within the ranks of Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux. “I will bring my experience of these 12 years of professionalism, especially to the young riders who will be part of this project, but also fundamental support for the great champions who have been part of Bahrain Victorious for years. years, he added. I will certainly be an important man both in the sprint and for the Northern Classics. »

Arndt, a 30-year-old sprinter-runner, is leaving Team DSM, where he had been playing since 2013. “During my 10-year career as a professional cyclist, I have accumulated a lot of experience and I look forward to using it and developing it with the team.he rejoices. I think Bahrain Victorious will help me get the best out of myself. I’m also looking forward to working with my friend and soon to be teammate Phil Bauhaus as I believe we can take a big step forward with the team. »