Michael Morkov of Team Saxo Bank interested to ride alongside Matti Breschel and Jakob Fuglsang
Michael Morkov of Team Saxo Bank has shown interest in riding along with his compatriots Jakob Fuglsang and Matti Breschel for the coming season.
Fuglsang is having a good season and has several offers from different teams and his inclusion in the side is not certain.
Team Saxo Bank had a disappointing season after the Court of Arbitration of Sport banned its star rider in earlier in February 2012.
Alberto Contador was accused of using clenbuterol to improve his performance during the 2010 version of the French Grand Tour. He managed to secure the first overall spot during the race but was later disqualified after the jury gave the ruling against him.
The Spaniard was also disqualified from all the victories since the Tour de France 2010 and also faced a two-year ban from professional cycling.
Contador’s exit Almost 70 % of the total points earned by the Danish team came through the powerful legs of Contador and his exit nullifies all his UCI points which raised suspicions towards the team’s UCI World Tour license.
Morkov told Ritzau news agency, "I would really like to team up with Matti. I rode for two years on teams with him and I never got to ride a big race with him. But I have ridden the Worlds with him, and he's a great captain, I would like to help".
"The same goes with Fuglsang, who is also a great captain, as I know from the Tour of Denmark".
Jakob Fuglsang is not an easy man to sign as Team Astana and Team Omega Pharma-Quickstep are also interested to hire the cyclist.
Team Astana Team Manager mentioned, "We are definitely interested in him. We are as interested in him as the other teams are, but we have not made a final contract with him".
The Dane finished first during the National Time Trial Championships, the Tour de Luxembourg and the Tour of Austria along with a stage 4 win at the race.
The cyclist started his professional pursuit with Team Saxo Bank in 2009 and spent a period of two years with the side.
He also spent a period of one year with Team Leopard Trek in 2011 and was chosen to represent Team RadioShack-Nissan for the 2012 season.
Only time will tell if Jakob makes it through to the final Team Saxo Bank to continue his professional pursuit for the season ahead.
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