There will be no miracle for Davide Malacarne who wasn't retained by Astana after the 2016 season. 

In November, he explained to the Italian version of CyclingPro.net that he had little hope of finding a new contract on the road. In an interview with Gazzetta dello Sport, he confirms that he did not find a new team but everything is not over. The career of 29-year-old Malacarne will continue. He will join the team DMT Racing Team, mountain bike team. And he has already received the guaranteeof a beautiful calendar. 

“A month ago, thanks to the Zecchetto family behind DMT, I got in contact with the new team,” Malacarne told Gazzetta dello Sport. “I took the decision to start with them in mountain biking, a discipline in which I’ve never competed apart from a few juvenile races. I’ll take part in the important competitions, like the World Cup. My debut will very probably take place in Spain, at the Costa Blanca Bike Race on January 26.”

“I received other offers, but I didn’t have motivation. This new experience, by contrast, fascinates me. I’m in a team of champions, with the world champion Tiago Ferreira and the former world champion Ilias Periklis.

“My condition is already good, from going out on the bike and running in the mountains. I just need to dust off my technique and for that reason I’ve taken up cyclo-cross again.”