He The Astana Qazaqstan team has announced four reinforcements to its performance squad ahead of the 2025 seasonwhere Spanish comes from Manuel Crespo, Alex Dowsett, Helmut Dollinger and Morgan Saussine.
Alex Dowsettformer British track hour world record holder, will join the team as performance engineering and will focus on optimizing rider positioning on the bike, testing technical equipment and preparing for time trials.
“A very important addition, because he brings extensive experience in biomechanics and aerodynamics. He understands speed and high performance cycling”explained Alexandr Vinokurov, general manager of the Astana Qazaqstan team.
Helmut Dollinger He has trained many high-level cyclists. As part of the Astana team will strengthen the teaching staff, working with other specialists to improve cyclists’ performance.
The teacher Manuel Crespo will join as the new Strength and Conditioning Coach.
“It was a position that we were missing in our group, that is why we are looking for an expert in this field. I am glad that Manuel joined our project. “He is responsible not only for the physical preparation of our athletes, but also for injury prevention,” said Vinokurov.
Morgan Saussinesports data scientist, will be new data analyst on the team. Morgan has already worked with the team in 2024, helping with the so-called “Project 35”. In the upcoming season, Morgan will use training and race data every day, creating operating models for the Performance Group to maximize rider performance at the highest level.
Source: La Verdad
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