Fuglsang: Movistar was a great option for me

Jakob Fuglsang will stay with Astana after a storming 2019 campaign (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Jakob Fuglsang has opened up about how close he came to leaving Astana and completing a surprise move to Movistar for 2020.

The Dane has spent seven seasons at the Kazakhstani squad and a transfer to Eusebio Unzué's team would have ranked as one of the surprise moves of the off-season, though he renewed with his current team for two seasons back in August.

Dani Ostanek
Senior News Writer

Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, joining in 2017 as a freelance contributor and later being hired full-time. Before joining the team, they had written for numerous major publications in the cycling world, including CyclingWeekly and Rouleur.

Dani has reported from the world's top races, including the Tour de France, Road World Championships, and the spring Classics. They have interviewed many of the sport's biggest stars, including Mathieu van der Poel, Demi Vollering, and Remco Evenepoel. Their favourite races are the Giro d'Italia, Strade Bianche and Paris-Roubaix.

Season highlights from the 2024 season include reporting from Paris-Roubaix –  'Unless I'm in an ambulance, I'm finishing this race' – Cyrus Monk, the last man home at Paris-Roubaix – and the Tour de France – 'Disbelief', gratitude, and family – Mark Cavendish celebrates a record-breaking Tour de France sprint win.