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Luke Rowe extends with Ineos, Froome returns, UAE Tour rosters and more road racing news

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Luke Rowe Extends With Team Ineos

Luke Rowe

Luke Rowe has extended his contract with Team Ineos for the next four seasons.

Rowe joins Tour de France winner Egan Bernal in signing until the end of 2023.

“Obviously this new contract extension shows a lot of commitment from myself and the Team,” said Rowe. “I turned pro here; I’ve been here from day one – and now I’m as excited as ever to be part of this new chapter with INEOS.

“For me, this Team is the number one in the world for looking after their riders and that is a big factor in me committing my future to Team INEOS. It’s a special environment to win bike races, which is something we’re constantly striving for.”

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Chris Froome Returns to the Peloton

In other Team Ineos news, Chris Froome is expected to make his return to racing on February 23rd at the UAE Tour.

Chris Froome

Froome has trained consistently across the opening two months of 2020 and is hopeful of playing a support role in the seven-day stage race.

“It’s all I’ve thought about for months now – being back racing,” Froome commented. “It will be a huge relief just to be back in the peloton again. It feels like I’ve been given a second chance to come back to pro racing after a crash like that. I’m definitely not taking that for granted.

“The year’s gone incredibly well so far but having said that I do still need to manage expectations. I’m still quite a way off where I was at the Dauphine before the crash. It’s going to take me a while to get back to that shape.”

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Deceuninck – Quick-Step Fields Three National Champions for UAE Tour

Deceuninck – Quick-Step will send national champions Sam Bennett (IRL), Micheal Morkov (DEN) and Shane Archbold (NZL) along with Mattia Cattaneo, James Knox, Pieter Serry and Stijn Steels to next week’s UAE Tour.

Wins at the Tour Down Under and Race Torquay served as confirmation of Bennett’s solid form in the beginning of the season and the team is hoping that he’ll be able to go for at least one stage win.

“The number one goal is to win a stage and in Sam we have one of the favourites,” said Sports Director Geert Van Bondt. “He showed in Australia that he is in shape and we are really looking forward to the bunch gallops and our colourful lead-out train featuring Shane and Michael, while at the same time being aware it won’t be easy, as many top sprinters are at the start.”

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Ilnur Zakarin readies for CCC Team debut

Ilnur Zakarin will race in CCC Team colors for the first time this season at the upcoming UAE Tour (23-29 February), where he will be supported by a well-rounded team for the General Classification while Jakub Mareczko will provide an option for the sprint stages.

Zakarin will be vying for a top five on the General Classification while gauging his early season form, General Manager and Sports Director Piotr Wadecki said.

“We are looking forward to seeing Ilnur Zakarin race for CCC Team for the first time at UAE Tour. He has raced well in the past when it was Abu Dhabi Tour and last year, he finished seventh on the Jebel Hafeet stage. Ilnur will be focused on finishing in the top five on the General classification, especially with the two uphill finishes which are suited to him,” Wadecki explained.

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Giro Opener to Include Historic Bridge

Stage 1 of the 2020 Giro d’Italia will feature Budapest’s Chain Bridge, the oldest bridge of the city, one of the symbols of the Magyar capital.

The use of the bridge was originally excluded due to planned renovation. The postponement of those works gave the opportunity to modify the route, including the passage of the ITT across the bridge.

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