Bahrain Victorious is pleased to announce the contract extensions of Yukiya Shinshiro, Santiago Buitrago and Damiano Caruso.
Japanese cycling star Yukiya Shinjo joined the team for the first season in 2017. Next year will be my 8th year with the company, and I’m excited to continue working with a team that values my work as an assistant and respects my career.
Professional racing has entered a new stage and is on a different level than before, but I believe that I can still contribute and that there are challenges that suit me, and I will continue to focus on each race. One thing I think. I can’t wait to add another race season and enjoy another year of WorldTour. ”
Young Colombian talent Santiago Buitrago, who turned professional with Bahrain Victorious in 2020, will remain with the team for another two years and build on his outstanding results, which include two stage wins at the Giro d’Italia and third place in the world. Aim for that. In addition to the Liège-Bastogne-Liège Monument, he won two races at the Saudi Tour and the Vuelta Burgos. “I am very happy to have extended my contract with the team. Over the past four seasons, the team has helped me develop a lot. I want to continue to believe in the project that the team will take on with me. I want to continue to give my team as much success as possible to live up to their faith in me and achieve our goals together.”
Damiano Caruso will also remain with the team until 2025. Caruso has been an integral part of the team’s success for five seasons and continues to prove that he is a contender for GC. The experienced Italian climber has two Grand Tour stage wins, second place overall at the 2021 Giro d’Italia, and most recently fourth place at the 2023 Giro d’Italia. . “This one-year extension was a pure formality. I didn’t have to discuss the option of staying or not with the team. I feel like I’m part of a project that goes beyond my job as a professional rider. I’m also an athlete. I feel like I’m part of a family that satisfies me as a person as well.It’s a mutual feeling with the management who extended my contract until 2025.
I like to think that Bahrain Victorious could be the team that ends my professional career as a cyclist. ”