Rafal Majka to ride Tour de France and Vuelta a España in 2015

Rafal Majka will assist Alberto Contador in his attempt to win the Tour de France, before leading Tinkoff-Saxo at the Vuelta a España.

Rafal Majka wins stage seventeen of the 2014 Tour de France

(Image credit: Graham Watson)

Tinkoff-Saxo climber Rafal Majka will ride alongside team leader Alberto Contador in the Tour de France in 2015, before possibly leading the team at the Vuelta a España.

The Pole took the King of the Mountains polka dot jersey at the 2014 Tour, winning stages 14 and 17 en route to a 181-point haul.

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Stuart Clarke is a News Associates trained journalist who has worked for the likes of the British Olympic Associate, British Rowing and the England and Wales Cricket Board, and of course Cycling Weekly. His work at Cycling Weekly has focused upon professional racing, following the World Tour races and its characters.