Experienced Sports Director and ex-cyclist Tristan Hoffman has signed to become Sports Director of BAHRAIN MERIDA Pro Cycling Team in the next season.

Tristan Hoffman has been in cycling almost his whole life. For more than ten years he has has worked as a Sports Director. He was working for three different pro teams. He spent thirteen years a pro rider and was on he National Road Race Championships podium.

With all his love for cycling, he will now successfully continue to work as a Sports Director. He has a lot of experience in Belgian classics which is the reason that BAHRAIN MERIDA Pro Cycling team decided to sign him and build acycling successful future.

“I will be a part of new team. It will be a fantastic experience and challenge for me. After talking to the General Manger of the team, my feeling about this project was confirmed. I am excited to bring my expertise and to make this new team successful, together with the other experts: cyclists and staff. I expect to be part of a professional team. There will be a lot of new faces for me and I'm excited to start working with them. I expect a lot of work but I'm ready to start and look forward to it. I bring my expertise to the team, both as a cyclist and as a DS. I've been working now for 25 years in cycling. Everybody in the team will have their own experience and motivation. I hope I'm able to create solidarity; get the people together. So we can fight for the same goal: To bring the team to the highest level, “ commented Hoffman after signing with BAHRAIN MERIDA Pro Cycling Team.

Brent Copeland, General Manager of the BAHRAIN MERIDA PRO CYCLING TEAM, said:

”It gives us great pleasure to welcome Tristan to the team, his experience is well noted and his positive attitude is something which ialways reflected in the results he has always achieved with his athletes, he is able to create the team that suits our mentality and attitude perfectly, Tristan’s huge experience in the classics of the north is something that is a big asset of the team and we are looking forward to an exciting future ahead."