Bauke Mollema has reached an agreement with the Trek Factory Racing team, according to a report in De Telegraaf. The Dutch cyclist who currently sits in tenth place overall in the Tour de France, said it had signed a two year contract.
According to De Telegraaf manager at Trek, Luca Guercilena team was looking for a new rider to fight for the overall.
As Andy and Frank Schleck are at the end of their contracts this season, as Haimar Zubeldia 37 years.
Guercilena supposedly had the option of Dauphiné winner, Andrew Talansky and Mollema 27 years.
Talansky has signed a new contract with Garmin-Sharp for 2015 and 2016, leaving Mollema as an option.
Mollema turned professional with the Rabobank team in 2008. He won stages in the Vuelta, Tour de Suisse and Tour de Pologne, In 2011, he finished fourth in the Vuelta and last year he was the sixth overall in the Tour de France .
Trek already has the Dutch brothers van Poppel in the team and recently extended the contract with Giacomo Nizzolo.
Jens Voigt and Danilo Hondo are both will retire at the end of the year.
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