UAE cycling team rope in Henao

UAE Team Emirates have signed up Team Sky’s Colombian national road race champion Sergio Henao Montoya on a two-year deal starting in 2019.

The 30-year-old climb specialist turned professional in 2007 and has 19 wins to date, including two consecutive national championships in 2017 and 2018, and a Paris-Nice victory in 2017.

A statement said his attributes would bring a new dimension to the team, making them a contender in short stage races, Grand Tour stages and one-day races. He recently finished 28th in the general classification of the Vuelta a Espana Henao will be joined by fellow Colombian Christian Munoz. (Staff Report)