Nowadays, it’s hard for news not to be known, and any sporting movement, any signing, spreads like wildfire when it happens. This is what happened to him young German cyclist Michel Hessmann (22 years old), one of the most promising pearls of the platoon and which until 2024 is active in ranking of Visma-Lease a Bike by Jonas Vingegaard.
The website of International Cycling Union (UCI) announced the team change Mönster corridor, which has been banned from doping since 2023. According to the German anti-doping agency, the doping was allegedly due to the use of an anti-inflammatory or analgesic, and as this journalist was going to publish the news, his signing for Navarrese made the team official.
He was sentenced to four months, but the International Doping Agency (WADA) appealed and increased the penalty until March 14, 2025; That is to say that from March 15 of this year Hessmann can race under the Movistar banner.
Without success in the professional world, the last career is the 2023 World Championship that didn’t end. He is one of the pillars in the success of Primoz Roglic in it Giro d’Italia of 2023 and rose to Avenir Tourwhere he finished 3rd.
After the signing became official, these were the first words of Hessamnn: “Signing for the Movistar Team means a lot to me. I am very grateful to have the opportunity to prove my worth to this team with an unparalleled track record and history in cycling.”
“I think I’m a good all-rounder which is well suited to modern cycling, where every race is tightly contested from start to finish and I’m still discovering the type of rider I can be, even in long climb of the Tour de L’Avenir or the Giro My goal is to help the team leaders in any terrain and especially in stage races like I did in the Giro and to continue developing as a cyclist so I can start too achieve. good result for myself.”
Source: La Verdad
I’m Robert Maynard, and I am a passionate journalist with experience in sports writing. For the last few years, I have been writing for Today Times Live. My main focus has been on sports-related stories and features. With my strong background in journalism and extensive knowledge of the industry, I am able to provide readers with well-crafted pieces that are both informative and engaging.
