Fothen to ride LuK-Challenge
Organisers of the LuK-Challenge two-man time trial (Germany, July 30) have announced that...
Organisers of the LuK-Challenge two-man time trial (Germany, July 30) have announced that Gerolsteiner's Markus Fothen will take part in this year's edition, paired with team-mate Sebastian Lang. Finishing 12th on general classification, Fothen was one of the best young riders in this year's Giro and was tipped by the Italian press as a rider to watch for the future.
The LuK-Challenge is traditionally a post-Tour festival, but it remains to be seen whether Fothen will bring Tour de France legs to the 74.2km time trial. "Perhaps I will try and help the team for ten days, especially in the team time trial, and then probably drop out," he told Radsport magazine.
Fothen will be joined in the LuK-Challenge by team-mate and time trial specialist Michael Rich, who was a surprise overall winner of the Bayern Rundfahrt which finished Sunday. Rich is expected to be paired with usual partner Uwe Peschel.
T-Mobile's Andreas Kloden and Alexandre Vinokourov put Rich under considerable pressure in the Bayern Rundfahrt and will be looking to do the same again when they pair up for the LuK-Challenge.
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