Laurent Didier secures his place at RadioShack-Nissan-Trek roster – Cycling News
Laurent Didier has secured a one year contract with team RadioShack-Nissan-Trek as the rider will join the team in the coming season. Didier currently rides for team Saxo Bank-SunGard as team manager Kim Andersen mentioned that Laurent is a very good cyclist
and his inclusion in the team will be really useful.
The full roster of the team has not been announced yet and Didier is amongst the few players whose name has been confirmed on the list. Kim mentioned about the cyclist as he said, “Laurent is a clever guy, who can read a race very well. He’s very professional
and will be a strong support when chaperoning his leaders through the peloton. He climbs okay too, so he’s really a valuable card to play. We’re very happy to welcome him aboard.”
Didier won the Under-23 National Championship in 2005 along with the stage 3 win at the Fleche du Sud and in 2007 he managed to secure the first position at the Saargau. He is a close friend to the Schleck brothers and has a very strong cycling background
as his father and grandfather both were renowned cyclists winning stages at the Tour de France and Giro d’ Italia.
The 27-year-old shared his joy on joining the Schlecks in the new team as he said, “I’m very glad to be riding in the same team as the [Schleck] brothers again. We train a lot together when we have similar race programmes and we've gotten to know each other
very well.”
The Luxembourg rider is expected to join the new team as a domestique as he will be helping the Schleck brothers in the new RadioShack-Nissan-Trek team. Didier turned professional in 2010 as he showed his brilliance at the Luxembourg Road Championships by
finishing the race second behind Andy Schleck and also finished second in the time trials after Kim Kirchen.
Team RadioShack-Nissan-Trek will start the New Year with high hopes as they have the strength of some of the best players from both the Leopard Trek and RadioShack teams. It will be interesting to see how the team’s management takes the new squad in the
coming events as all eyes are on them as they get ready to make their first appearance.
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