Private sponsor helping Steegmans

Gert Steegmans in Moscow at the start of the year for the Katusha presentation. The contract between the two was dissolved this week

Gert Steegmans in Moscow at the start of the year for the Katusha presentation. The contract between the two was dissolved this week (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Gert Steegmans is being supported financially by Dutch cycling component manufacturer BBB while he looks for a new team, following a possible contract annulment with Team Katusha on Wednesday. The Belgian has also claimed that the Russian ProTour team put too much pressure on him to return to racing after a back injury in May.