Morabito to Astana

Swiss rider Steve Morabito has announced that he has signed a two-year deal with Kazakh team Astana. The 23 year-old Phonak rider, who will see his team decompose at the end of the season, won the fifth stage of the Tour de Suisse this year. Morabito is the third rider of his team to get a new contract in another squad. Steve Zampieri is leaving to Cofidis, and Martin Elmiger to AG2R.