Dmitri Fofonov with Andrea Guardini in 2015 (Sunada)
Former Cofidis and Credit Agricole rider Dmitri Fofonov will replace Giuseppe Martinelli as Astana team manager in 2016, with the 60-year-old Italian stepping down from the leading role.
Fofonov, who rode with Astana owner Alexandre Vinokourov at the Kazakh team between 2010 and 2012, has worked with the team as an assistant in recent years and his promotion was announced at the team presentation this weekend.
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