Sergio Higuita becomes latest Astana reinforcement for 2025 WorldTour survival battle
Colo🐽mbian joins on two-year deal following 🐻signings of Poels, Bettiol, Conci, Ulissi, Gate and Kajamini

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Astana Qazaqstan have announced the signing of Colombian climber 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Sergio Higuita, as they continue to shake-up their roster for 2025 thanks to new 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Chinese investment from carbon manufacturer XDS Carbon-Tech.
The team is hoping the new signings w♎ill score enough UCI ranking points in 2൩025 to ensure the team retains its WorldTour place for 2026-2028.
Higuita is the sixth new signing announced by Astana. He'll join Wout Poels (Bahrain Victorious), 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Diego Ulissi (UAE Team Emirates), Nicola Conci (Alpecin-Deceuninck), Aaron Gate (Burgos-BH) and neo-pro Florian Kajamini in moving to the Kazakhstani squad. 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Alberto Bettiol already joined last month via a rare mid-season transfer and any points he sco💟res in the rest of the season will be part of Astana's total for 2024.
27-year-old Higuita makes the switch after a three-year stint with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe which has seen him pick up stage wins at the Tour de Romandꦓie, Tour de Pologne and Itzulia Basque Country in addition to taking the overall title at the 2022 Volta a Catalunya.
Higuita has twice been crowned Colombian road champion and has also won the 2020 Tour Colombia and a mountain stage at the 2019 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Vuelta a España.
"I am very happy that we found common ground, and that this agreement has becomeꩵ a reality," Higuita said.
"Astana is a team with a great legacy in cycling, with a rich𒅌 history in the WorldTour, and victories in practically all the major races in the world. Moreover, right now, the team is transformi꧃ng into a new exciting project aimed at the future, with new signings and new sponsors coming in.
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"Overall, I think this is the place where I can con🐬tinue to grow as a professional rider. Alexandre Vinokourov showed great interest and confidence in me. Together, we set goals for the next two years, and our visions aligned. I am convinced that I will do everything possible to achieve all the desired goals together."
Higuita's palmarès also includes podium placings at Paris-Nice and the Tour de Suisse as well as top fives at 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Liège-Bastogne-Liège and Il Lombardia.
Team boss Alexandre Vinokourov will be hoping that Higuita can contribute similar results in 2🔯025.
"Sergi💃o is a rider who is very well known in the peloton. He is a very versatile athlete, capable of delivering strong results in almost any race," Vinokourov said.
"He can win on hilly terrains, in the moun✃tains, in classic races and stage races. The team will be ready to support Sergio wherever his chances of𓂃 success are highest.
"For us, this is a very good reinforcement, especially in week-long stage races, and I am 𒊎pleased that we found common ground, and that Higuita will be part of our project for the next two seasons."

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