Piva to join Katusha as directeur sportif for 2012

Valerio Piva

Valerio Piva (Image credit: AFP)

Experienced Italian directeur sportif Valerio Piva will work for the Katusha team in 2012, according to media reports in Belgium. Piva has been a valued part of the HTC-Highroad team in recent years but has been snapped up by the Russian team after the demise of HTC-Highroad.

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