Conti, Peters and Warbasse sign contract extensions

Valerio Conti
Valerio Conti (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

UAE Team Emirates have re-signed Valerio Conti to a two-year deal that will take the 26-year-old through the 2021 season, while French team AG2R La Mondiale moved to secure the services of 2019 Giro d'Italia stage winner Nans Peters and American Larry Warbasse.

Conti has been with the UAE team Emirates program since the Lampre days, first signing with the team as a trainee in 2013. Conti won a stage of the Vuelta a Espana in 2016, but the Italian has proven to be a valuable domestique over time. His experience will be a big boost as the team adds a stable of young riders to back up 2019 Vuelta podium finisher Tadej Pogacar.

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