One day after signing Peter Sagan, Tinkoff-Saxo have secured themselves some important assistance for the Slovakian star by extending the contract with Matti Breschel. Team manager Bjarne Riis thinks that the presence of Sagan will allow the Dane to shine brighter in the coming season.

Tinkoff-Saxo happily announces that Matti Breschel will stay with the team in 2015. The Tinkoff-Saxo has signed a one-year deal with the Danish rider securing his great talent for yet another year. Breschel is equally pleased to continue on the team and looks forward to wearing the Tinkoff-Saxo tricot in 2015.
 
“It has been my plan to stay with the team and it’s nice to finally being able to announce it. We actually made the draft for the contract in October 2013, but now it's official. I wanted to stay with Tinkoff-Saxo and this contract shows that it’s mutual. I enjoy being on this team, where I’ve spent most of my career”, says Matti Breschel after crossing the finish line on the 4th stage of Tour of Denmark.
 
Breschel turned pro on Team CSC, now Tinkoff-Saxo, in 2005 and has spent his career on the team expect for a two-year stint on Rabobank in 2011-2012. In 2013, the fast Dane with a flair for cobbles and hills returned and has despite crashes in his favored spring classics gained noticeable success with 5 victories the last two seasons. Breschel, who is the most successful Danish riders of his generation, aims for further success in 2015 as well as the remainder of this season.
 
“We’re going to have a really exciting team next season. My clear ambition is to help the team as much as possible, whether it’s by winning stages or supporting my teammates. I believe I can perform throughout the season, but the spring classics are of course on my radar as a part of the season, where I want to race on my highest level. I’m in good shape right now and I want to finish 2014 strongly”, adds Matti Breschel.

Team Manager Bjarne Riis is glad to have Breschel on the team for another season and gives his praises to the former Danish champion.
 
“I very happy to announce that Matti will stay with us in 2015. There is no doubt about the fact that he has a very big talent and real class. He has had some unfortunate years with crashes and injuries. But I know we haven’t seen Matti’s full potential yet. After each injury he has fought his way back and in glimpses we’ve seen what level he actually has”, says Bjarne Riis and continues:
 
“Matti can perform throughout the season but he’s a rider made for the classics. We will have a very strong classics-team next year and Matti will play a key part. I actually believe that his chances will be bigger with Sagan as team captain in the classics by motivating him and removing some of the attention in the races”, concludes Bjarne Riis.