Trek-Segafredo have announced the signing of Latvian Toms Skujiņš. The 26-year-old has penned a two-year deal with the team and joins from Cannondale-Drapac Pro Cycling. Skujiņš is a multiple stage winner in the Amgen Tour of California and the Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali.
“I am thrilled to join Trek-Segafredo because it’s such a great team,” said Skujiņš. “Right after my first conversations with Luca (Guercilena, General Manager) and the team’s directors, I immediately felt this would be the right team for me.”
It’s great to hear what the plans are for the team as a whole and I will do my very best to be a part of that. It’s just like I have been doing in the previous years: making the races exciting, and who knows? Springing a surprise here and there.”
“We have been following Skujiņš for a while now because we like the way he races – he is not afraid to dig deep and race hard,” said General Manager Luca Guercilena. “Toms is a very ambitious guy and I am pretty confident that with that attitude, on top of his talents as a rider, he can get quite far. He is a very complete rider and a strong all-rounder who can help the team in various circumstances. Toms will be a great asset to our team.”
