Jhonatan Narváez will go away Ineos on the finish of this season to affix UAE Team Emirates, the place he has signed a two-year contract.
The Ecuadorian has loved a glowing 2024 marketing campaign, capped by his victory in Turin on the opening day of the Giro d’Italia when he outsprinted his future teammate Tadej Pogačar to say the primary pink jersey of the race.
Narváez arrives at UAE Team Emirates after spending 5 seasons at Ineos, and he follows Adam Yates and Pavel Sivakov in shifting to UAE from the British staff.
“Since the start of my profession, I’ve at all times needed to be concerned on the highest degree of biking and we are able to say that UAE Team Emirates is the perfect staff on the earth within the final years so it is an honour to be shifting there. I really feel I’ve taken huge steps at Ineos however I feel I nonetheless have margin to take one other step within the coming years,” Narváez mentioned in an announcement launched by his new staff.
“I really feel like I nonetheless have not reached my full maturity as a rider and hope to maintain progressing and enhance each as a classics rider and as an all-rounder.”
Narváez showcased his capability on the cobbles with sixth place at E3 Harelbeke in March, however his Classics marketing campaign was lower quick by a heavy crash at Gent-Wevelgem. The 27-year-old returned to Ecuador to coach forward of an all-action Giro, the place he got here near further stage wins in Naples, Fano and Sappada.
He additionally claimed the Ecuadorian nationwide title in 2024, and has additionally earned choice for the highway race on the Paris Olympics forward of the Tokyo gold medallist Richard Carapaz.
Narváez’s transfer from Ineos to UAE had been closely rumoured because the begin of the summer time, and there was little shock when the deal was confirmed as quickly because the switch window opened on August 1.
“We are more than happy to welcome Jhonatan to UAE Team Emirates for the approaching years,” mentioned UAE supervisor Mauro Gianetti. “He’s proven his capability each as a winner and as a employee and we really feel he can slot in nicely to our staff. Jhonatan is an aggressive rider with numerous expertise on the prime degree so we’re assured to see the perfect of him over the following years with us.”