After a season spent with Bahrain-Victorious, Luis Leon Sanchez signed a brand new one-year contract with Astana Qazaqstan.
Astana confirmed that Sanchez shall be again for 2023 after driving with Alexandr Vinokourov’s squad from 2015-2021 earlier than he switched to Bahrain-Victorious for 2022.
“I am incredibly happy to return to the Astana team, in fact, to return home. I have great feelings, having signed a contract with the team again, for me it is a great joy and a huge motivation,” Sanchez stated.
“I want to thank Alexandr Vinokurov and the entire management for this opportunity. It happened that at the end of the last year we had to part ways, but I used this season as productively as possible, I worked hard, gained new experience, tried to improve professionally.”
“We all know Luis Leon Sanchez very well; we know his strengths and capabilities. He is a great team rider, a great assistant and a true professional. It was a pity to lose such a reliable rider last year, but that’s how the circumstances turned out. And now, I am very happy that there is an opportunity to invite him back to the team, to sign a contract with him,” Vinokourov stated.
“You can rely on Sanchez in any race, you can be sure that he will give 100 percent for the sake of achieving team goals. Therefore, I can only add ‘welcome home, Luis Leon.’”
Bahrain-Victorious misplaced 4 riders, with Slovenian duo Jan Tratnik and Domen Novak going to Jumbo-Visma and UAE Team Emirates, whereas Stephen Williams doesn’t but have a staff for 2023.
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