The Bora cycling team continued their rebuilding plan by announcing Monday the arrival of the Russian Aleksandr Vlasov until the end of 2024.

The 25-year-old, who came fourth in the last Giro d'Italia, has been racing for the Astana team since 2020 after starting his professional career in 2018 with second tier team Gazprom.

He competed at the Tokyo Olympics finishing 20th in the time trial and 59th in the road race.

"I am definitely focusing on the big tours," said the Russian, who has yet to start a Tour de France.