Duarte has high hopes for 2013

Fabio Duarte, who has just taken his first victory on European soil this season at the Italian Coppa Sabatini one-day race, is hopeful for himself and his team to continue improving next year, in view of an invitation to one of the Grand Tours. Although the Colombia Coldeportes rider admitted that the transition from racing in South America to WorldTour events in Europe hadn't been easy for some of his teammates, he was confident the squad would be "even stronger in 2013."