Written by HC Alpine at 11:38 5/4-2012
It is official. The world champion: Spiridon Apetri has joined Hc Alpine. After a heated bidding war, HC Alpine walked away with arguably one of the top sprinters in the peleton for an undisclosed amount.
"We are super excited to have a rider like Spiridon join our team. I think this is a rider who can make a difference in helping us reach the top division." (Anthony Leutenegger)
With the purchase of Apetri, Magne Borgen the long time captain of Hc Alpine was let go. Magne was a consistent overall sprinter. He always performed well but was never able to achieve the points or wins the team wanted or needed.
With this move Hc Alpine has sold it's 2 stars in a quarter of a season. Now they are relying on the sprinting ability of the World champ, his super Canadian domestique Cary Shutts and Climbing/hilling sensation Bartoli Edo.
"If we can get these guys some more help, I think they have the potential to bring us up to division 1 and really put pressure on those higher teams. It is cool to see a world championship jersey in a division 2 team, and we plan on showing it off and proving we deserve it. Watch out division 2, we will be targeting those Classics and plan on a podium finish in each one!" (Anthony Leutenegger)
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congrats! bright future
Thanks! :) Lets hope new Drejbo pans out. lol I still could use a bit of luck as well.
Nice! You certainly have 2 division captains (and a new Drejbo) so there's no reason you won't get to division 1. Perhaps a bit more support needed. Best of luck!
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