Namibian Dan Craven will sign with Europcar and ride the Vuelta a Espana according to French paper L’Equipe.  He will reportedly bring a personal sponsor to the team as well. It is believed that contact between the two at the Tropicale Amissa Bongo in January where Craven finished fifth while riding for German Continental team Bike Aid-Ride for Help.

"Dan captivated me immediately. I pictured him in my team because he is a unique character who will bring us much with his experience and his philosophy of life," Europcar manager Jean-Rene Bernaudeau told L'Equipe.

Craven turned pro in 2009 with Rapha Condor in the UK and he has ridden for IG-Sigma Spor in 2012, also in the UK as well as the Synergy Baku Cycling Project in 2013. In 2014 he won the Tour of Cameroon and was fifth in the Tour of Morocco.

"This is an opportunity for me to have great moments," Craven said. "It also allow young Namibian riders to see a future, to show them that anything is possible in life."

L’Equipe say that craven will bring personal sponsor Nedbank, a Namibian bank, to the team. He is expected to sign a contract within the next few days and ride his first Grand Tour, the Vuelta, in September.