Source: pianetamountainbike.it
(GOOGLE TRANSLATE)In a difficult time for the mountain bike and the sport in general , Van Hoovels Kevin renews contract with Versluys Team , Team Belgian with whom he is loyal for many years . The 28 year old Van Hoovels turned in a decent season finishing in 29th place while the XC World Cup at the World Cup he finished 28th . For the 2014 season comes to an agreement with the formation of continental 3M Team then combining road and MTB .
" At this time it is not easy to find a team with a good program on the road, I know that many cyclists have not found a team for 2014. I have great ambitions , first of all mountain bike , but also on the road, so I contacted the sports director of Team 3M and after listening to their program I decided to take this new road. "
We do not know in detail the points of the agreement with the two teams but soon we'll publish them . Even the very young Jens Schuermans ( Versluys Team , vice European champion U23 ) seems willing to do a double activity / road bike , we'll see.