Trofimov returns home

Iouri Trofimov wins the Etoile de Bessèges

Iouri Trofimov wins the Etoile de Bessèges (Image credit: Régis Garnier)

Russian rider Yuri Trofimov from Bbox Bouygues Telecom has opted to change teams and ride with Katusha next season. Trofimov had not been selected into Bbox's Tour de France roster this year, and his contract with Jean-René Bernaudeau runs out at the end of 2010.