Trek-Segafredo is pleased to announce its complete line-up for the 2019 Vuelta a España. The final Grand Tour of the year starts on Saturday 24th August and will conclude on Sunday 15th September.

Ten-time stage winner John Degenkolb will be returning to Spain looking to add to his tally. Joining him will be Belgian sprinter Edward Theuns, who has been finishing well at the Binck Bank Tour. The two sprinters will be joined by versatile riders Kiel Reijnen and Alex Kirsch who will play a crucial role in getting the fast men into the best possible position in the final kilometers.

“John Degenkolb has been training really hard in altitude. He recently rode the Tour de Pologne in preparation to find the speed and spirit of the sprint. John did some good results there, but he needs more, and for this, we hope he will achieve good results in the Vuelta,” explained director Yaroslav Popovych.

“We have two versatile riders in Kiel Reijnen, and Grand Tour rookie Alex Kirsch who together will be playing a crucial role in helping John and Edward get in a good position in the last kilometers for the sprints. Alex will have a free card on some stages where he can go in the breakaway to try for a stage also, if a chance comes for Kiel to go in a breakaway then why not, because he has a fast finish.”