U23 world champion Kristoffer Halvorsen has decided to stay at the continental level with Team Joker in 2017 to continue to progress serenely away from the pressure of the highest level. However, the young Norwegian is already on the radar of the biggest teams.

According to procycling.no, Halvorsen has been invited to spend a few days with Quick Step and Sky during the offseason. That will be an opportunity to rub shoulders with fellow sprinters Marcel Kittel and Fernando Gaviria at the training camp of the Belgian team before joining the British team in Mallorca.

It’s a chance for the winner of the Grand Prix Isbergues to taste the WorldTour which he will probably join from 2018. His invitation from Sky was due to compatriot Gabriel Rasch who sees him as a huge talent. The former professional cyclist even dared to compare him with Mark Cavendish.