Alberto Dainese

One of the most exciting sprinters in the U23 peloton, the 21-year-old Dainese is a rider that can also get over the short and punchy climbs, before battling it out in the fast finishes. Dainese had a strong 2018, taking nine wins throughout the year, along with other strong top ten results such as second place at the Italian national championships. This season the SEG Racing Academy rider has improved yet again and already has an impressive five victories to his name, including a hat-trick of wins at the tricky Tour de Bretagne; highlighting his punchy kick to the line.

Dainese said: “I chose Team Sunweb in order to continue my development after my year in SEG Racing Academy, where I already learnt a lot thanks to the structured team and the guidance they offered me. For me, Team Sunweb is the best place to continue working in a structured environment like this. My goal is to develop myself and learn a lot from the experienced teammates I will have, in order to be competitive in the WorldTour bunch sprints in the future. For sure I am very motivated to already show myself in my debut year with the team.”

Team Sunweb coach Luke Roberts added: “Alberto came on our radar last year and we have since followed him really closely. We see him as one of the fastest guys in U23 peloton and this is also the direction where we want to develop him in the coming years with the team. We have a lot of knowledge in our team regarding sprinting and we believe we will give him the best possible surroundings to become one of the leading sprinters in the future.”