Marta Bastianelli had announced her retirement from pro cycling earlier this year, however with the amount of evolution that women's cycling and her lineup
UAE Team ADQ are having, the Italian veteran has decided to prolong her stay in the peloton.
“I am very happy to stay with the team,” Bastianelli said in a press release. “We have decided together that with my experience I can contribute for another year to the development of young and new riders. I would like to finish my career with another Grand Tour, and with a win. Then we will decide together with the team about the last step in my career.”