Team Ineos sign 18-year-old Carlos Rodríguez

Carlos Rodriguez will turn pro at the age of 18 (Image credit: Getty Images)

Team Ineos have signed 18-year-old Spaniard Carlos Rodríguez, who will skip the U23 ranks and head straight to the WorldTour on a four-year contract.

For the past two years, Rodríguez has ridden for the Kometa development team set up by Alberto Contador. He has won the Spanish junior time trial title two years in a row and this year claimed the Tour de Gironde stage race and Gipuzkoa Klasika one-day race.

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