Israel-Premier Tech made it official on Tuesday, announcing that South African Daryl Impey will remain with the team through 2023. The 37-year-old won a stage of the Tour de Suisse earlier this year but missed the Tour de France after contracting COVID-19.
The team’s manager Kjell Carlström touted Impey’s experience in the press release announcing the contract extension.
“Daryl Impey is undoubtedly one of the most experienced riders in the peloton but that isn’t just on the road. Of course, Daryl is an exceptional road captain and a proven winner, but he is also the picture of professionalism when it comes to the way he conducts himself in the team,” Carlström stated.
“When Daryl joined last year, it felt as though he had been with us from the beginning. We couldn’t ask for a better role model for our younger riders and that, combined with Daryl’s motivation and winning capabilities, made it an easy decision to add another year to his contract. Of course, it has been a period of ups and downs in his time with IPT but we were all thrilled to see Daryl get the win in Switzerland this year and are sure it won’t be his last.”
After sitting out most of July, Impey showed fine form this week when he claimed the silver medal in the Commonwealth Games road race behind winner Aaron Gate.
In thanking the team for their faith, he assured that he had more to give to the team next season.
“I still want to race for another season, especially after missing the Tour de France this year which was a big bummer for me. Missing out on that event made me really hungry to keep racing and I’m looking forward to hopefully being at the Tour Down Under next year, and those races I really love. It’s been nice to have made the decision and agreed on the new contract with the team quite early so now I can look forward to the rest of the season and next year with IPT.”
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