Mikel Landa: 'at no time did it cross my mind to leave Team Sky'

Spanish Team Sky rider Mikel Landa dispels rumours that he considered offers from rival teams over the winter

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Spaniard Mikel Landa likes it where he is in Team Sky despite reported offers from rival teams to sway him away from the British team this season.

Landa began with Team Sky in 2016 on a two-year contract that runs through to the end of 2017. Bahrain-Merida and Movistar reportedly approached him ahead of the new season.

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.