Domenico Pozzovivo will represent Team AG2R La Mondiale for 2013
Rumours of Domenico Pozzovivo signing the World Tour side, Team AG2R La Mondiale have been roaming around the cycling world for quite a while now.
The French team has now put an end to all the speculations after it confirmed the signing of the Italian climber for the coming two seasons itself.
He was delighted on reaching the next level of his career, moving from a professional- continental team to a World Tour team and briefed that he received several offers after the Giro and he chose to stay with Team AG2R La Mondiale.
"After the Giro d'Italia I started to look at the offers that came in, and I decided to ride for AG2R next season," Domenico told Radio Mana Mana Sport in recent days.
"It's a very homogenic team with a stimulating atmosphere. Moreover, there's an important Italian group with Belletti, Nocentini and Montaguti. It will be a bit easier to adapt," he added.
The 29-year-old has been with the professional continental side, Team Ceramica Panaria-Navigare since the start of his professional career back in 2005.
He helped the team with several top performances in the past seasons and is categorised as a world-class climber.
Pozzovivo’s has been in lightning form in the current season and his efforts at the Giro del Tentino, the Giro di Italia, Giro di Padania and the Tour of Slovenia earned him a lot of respect amongst many World Tour teams.
He finished eighth overall at the Giro, second overall at the Tour of Slovenia, first overall at the Giro di Padania and also bagged a stage each in all the mentioned races along with the Giro di Padania.
While confirming the signing, the team stated in a press release, "The Italian rider turned pro in 2005 and since then he has regularly been at the forefront as soon as the road rises”.
“Domenico has already proved the climbing qualities that he will bring to the AG2R team starting from 2013".
Team Ag2r-La Mondiale is having a disappointing season and lies at the second last spot after the UCI World Tour team’s ranking and needs players like Pozzovivo in its squad to boost its performance for the season ahead.
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