Jurgen van den Broeck did not feel at ease in the Lotto-Soudal team. The Belgian rider told he would like to change team a few week ago and last week, Cyclingnews  spoke to the team and they confirmed that they are in talks with the Belgian but pen had not been put to paper.

After the Cadel Evans' departure, van den Broeck inherited the leadership. He has struggled to find his best grand tour form since the 2012 Tour de France, where he finished 4th overall, with 12th place at this year's Giro d'Italia his best result in a three-week race since.

Currently, Katusha has hired Michael Morkov (Tinkoff Saxo) and Rein Taaramae (Astana Pro Team).