Aleix Espargaro will get concerned in biking alongside Honda check function

MotoGP race winner Aleix Espargaro will make a swap to skilled biking following his retirement from motorbike racing.

The Spaniard, a three-time race winner within the premium class, will be part of the Lidl-Trek skilled biking staff from the beginning of 2025.

Espargaro has been an avid biking fan for 9 years since a again damage meant he needed to cease working, switching to driving to coach and keep in form.

Espargaro will work with Lidl-Trek as an envoy, becoming a member of the staff at “a few of the most prestigious occasions on the calendar”, in accordance with the squad.

The previous Aprilia rider completed eleventh on this 12 months’s MotoGP standings, having introduced his retirement from the collection in Might.

“I made a decision to step away from MotoGP sooner than deliberate to hitch a programme which aligns so properly with my ardour,” Espargaro mentioned.

Aleix Espargaró, Lidl-Trek

Photograph by: Lidl

“I am deeply grateful to Lidl-Trek for welcoming me to their household and supporting me. I will give it all the things I’ve.

“Dwelling in Andorra, I made friendships with many professional cyclists, which impressed me to coach at the next degree.”

Espargaro began in 255 MotoGP races, making him the rider with the second most begins solely behind Valentino Rossi.

Alongside his biking function, the Spaniard may even work as Honda’s check rider in MotoGP.

“Working with Aleix will probably be extremely rewarding for us, and particularly for our younger riders,” mentioned Lidl-Trek normal supervisor Luca Guercilena.

“We all know he’s a robust, passionate bike owner, however he additionally brings completely different experiences and views to the staff. He may also help our youthful athletes perceive and deal with the pressures that include high degree competitors.”