Landa joins Movistar from Team Sky


  • Cycling
  • Tuesday, 15 Aug 2017

FILE PHOTO: Team Sky rider Mikel Landa of Spain in action with the Notre Dame de la Garde basilica in the background. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier

(Reuters) - Spanish rider Mikel Landa has left Team Sky and signed a two-year contract with rivals Movistar, the team's general manager said on Tuesday.

The 27-year-old Landa, who finished fourth in this summer's Tour de France and played a key role in Chris Froome's victory, will race for the Spain-based team in 2018 and 2019.

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