Currently participating in the Tour of Britain, Leopold Konig revealed that he will join the WorldTour squad for 2015 season. While the official announcement is expected to be made next week and Czech rider wasn’t allowed to share more details until then, the news couldn’t be regarded as a huge surprise.

“After the Tour of Britain, that means after the Vuelta, I hope that I can announce something more. Maybe Monday, I hope next week,” he told Cyclingnews ahead of stage 5 of the Tour of Britain.

Since few seasons Konig was regarded as a riding star of stage racing and NetApp endure rider managed to live up to such expectations, finishing his first two Grand Tour appearances inside top ten in the general classification.

In such circumstances, especially after finishing seventh in his Tour de France debut this year, several teams expressed their interest in signing the 26-year old Czech climber, who rode only for Continental and Pro Continental outfits in his seven seasons as professional cyclist.

Konig was clearly pleased to close a deal with mysterious WorldTour team and couldn’t wait until the official announcement will be eventually made next week.

Before highly anticipated transfer becomes effective, the NetApp Endura captain remains focused on his short-term goals, including general classification of the Tour of Britain. A miss calculation on Wednesday’s stage into Bristol saw him lose time, but the 26-year old Czech still hopes to bounce back in upcoming tough stages.

“I came to the race with a little bit unknown condition. After the Tour, I did the Tour of Colorado. I got sick the first day and racing sick at altitude is not the best way to prepare for the Tour of Britain,” he laughed. “I still feel that I’m in contention and I still feel like I’m getting better every day.”

“This year I believe it is one of the hardest editions of the Tour of Britain and hardest days are still to come,” König told Cyclingnews. “With the decisive stages still ahead of us, the race is still really open. I think stage seven will be more decisive than the time trial, because the time trial is really short.”

“For sure, on the penultimate day I will try to take some seconds on the time trial days. I think it should suit me in the final.”