MADRID, 15 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The German cyclist Michel Hessmann, 23, has signed for the Movistar Team for the next two seasons, admitting to being “incredibly grateful” for “having the opportunity to demonstrate” his “worth” in a team “with a track record and a history without equal”.
Born on April 6, 2001 in Münster (Germany), Hessmann “is an all-terrain cyclist who was part of the mixed relay team that won the gold medal at the 2020 European Championships,” the Movistar Team noted on its website. .
“A year later, he was proclaimed German champion of the under-23 time trial and in 2022 he again achieved victory in the team time trial in the fifth stage of the Tour de l’Avenir,” added the same team press release. telephone’.
Of course, after an episode of contamination, in June 2023 a prohibited substance was detected during an anti-doping control. “WADA and the German National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA Germany) agreed with the rider to a period of ineligibility of 21 months from the date of sample collection, for an unintentional violation of German anti-doping regulations. As a result , will be able to compete with the team starting March 15,” the note stated.
Hessmann himself stated that “signing for the Movistar Team means a lot” to him. “I am incredibly grateful to have the opportunity to prove my worth to this team with an unparalleled track record and history in cycling,” stressed the German athlete.
“I think I’m a good all-rounder who fits well into modern cycling, where every race is raced hard from start to finish and I’m still discovering the type of rider I can be, even on the long climbs of the Tour de l’Avenir or the Twist,” he warned.
“My goal is to be able to be of help to the team leaders on any terrain and especially in stage races like I did in the Giro and to continue developing as a cyclist so that I can also start to achieve good results for myself,” concluded Hessmann.