BMC Racing Team rider Peter Velits of Slovakia (L) leads his team as they sprint to the finish line to win the 7.4 km (4.6 miles) team time trial in the first stage of the Vuelta Tour of Spain cycling race from Puerto Banus to Marbella, in Marbella, southern Spain, August 22, 2015. REUTERS/Jon Nazca 

BMC Racing Team rider Peter Velits of Slovakia kisses an hostess, with the leader's red jersey, after winning along with his team the 7.4 km (4.6 miles) team time trial in the first stage of the Vuelta Tour of Spain cycling race from Puerto Banus to Marbella, in Marbella, southern Spain, August 22, 2015. REUTERS/Jon Nazca 

BMC Racing Team rider Peter Velits of Slovakia stands on the podium before wearing the leader's red jersey after winning along with his team the 7.4 km (4.6 miles) team time trial in the first stage of the Vuelta Tour of Spain cycling race from Puerto Banus to Marbella, in Marbella, southern Spain, August 22, 2015. REUTERS/Jon Nazca 

BMC Racing Team rider Peter Velits of Slovakia smiles on the podium before wearing the leader's red jersey after winning along with his team the 7.4 km (4.6 miles) team time trial in the first stage of the Vuelta Tour of Spain cycling race from Puerto Banus to Marbella, in Marbella, southern Spain, August 22, 2015. REUTERS/Jon Nazca 

BMC Racing Team rider Peter Velits of Slovakia celebrates with the leader's red jersey after winning along with his team the 7.4 km (4.6 miles) team time trial in the first stage of the Vuelta Tour of Spain cycling race from Puerto Banus to Marbella, in Marbella, southern Spain, August 22, 2015. REUTERS/Jon Nazca 

Europcar team rider Yukiya Arahiro (R) of Japan and BMC team rider Peter Velits of Slovakia drink as they cycle in the Pyrenees mountains during the 124.5km seventeenth stage of the Tour de France cycle race between Saint-Gaudens and Saint-Lary Pla d'Adet, July 23, 2014. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann (FRANCE - Tags: SPORT CYCLING TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

First placed Team AG2R La Mondiale rider Sylvain Georges (C) of France celebrates his stage win as second placed Team Liquigas-Cannondale rider Peter Sagan (L) of Slovakia and his third placed compatriot team Omega Pharma-Quick Step rider Peter Velits raise bouquets of flowers in the air after the sixth stage of the Tour of California from Palmdale to Big Bear Lake, California May 18, 2012. REUTERS/Patrick T. Fallon (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT CYCLING) 

Team Rabobank rider Robert Gesink of the Netherlands (L), Omega Pharma-Quickstep rider Peter Velits of Slovakia (C) and Rabobank rider Wilco Kelderman of the Netherlands (R) ride through the Angeles National Forest during Stage 7 of the Amgen Tour of California from Ontario to Mt. Baldy, California May 19, 2012. REUTERS/Patrick T. Fallon (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT CYCLING) 

Category jersey winners pose for a photo at the end of the Tour of Oman cycling race, in Muscat February 19, 2012. They are (from L), BMC Racing Team's Lodewijck Klass of Belgium (red and green jersey), Liquigas-Cannondale's Vincenzo Nibali of Italy, Omega Pharma - Quick-Step's Peter Velits of Slovakia (red jersey), Radioshack Nissan Trek's Tony Gallopin of France (red and white jersey) and Liquigas-Cannondale's Peter Sagan of Slovakia (green jersey). REUTERS/Sultan Al Hasani (OMAN - Tags: SPORT CYCLING) 

Slovakia's Peter Velits of Omega Pharma - Quick-Step celebrates on the podium after winning the red jersey after the 130.5km (81 miles) last stage of the third Tour of Oman cycling race, from al-Khaud village in wilayat al-Seeb to al-Samka in wilayat Matrah, February 19, 2012. REUTERS/Sultan Al Hasani (OMAN - Tags: SPORT CYCLING) 

Peter Velits of Slovakia of Omega Pharma Quick Step, winner of the red jersey and placing second in the fifth stage, BMC racing team rider Lodewijck Klaas of Belgium, winner of the Red and White Jersey, a Omani official, Liquigas Cannondale's Vincenzo Nibali of Italy, winner of the fifth stage, German cyclist Andre Greipel of Lotto-Belisol, winner of the green Jersey and French cyclist Tony Gallopin of Radioshack Nissan, winner the White Jersey, celebrate after the fifth stage of the third Tour of Oman cycling race, which runs a distance of 158 km from Royal Opera House in Wilayat Boshar to al-Jabal al-Akhdar (Green mountain) in Wilayat Nizwa, February 18, 2012. REUTERS/Sultan Al Hasani (OMAN - Tags: SPORT CYCLING) 

Peter Velits of Slovakia of Omega Pharma Quick Step celebrates winning the red jersey and placing second in the fifth stage of the third Tour of Oman cycling race, which runs a distance of 158 km from Royal Opera House in Wilayat Boshar to al-Jabal al-Akhdar (Green mountain) in Wilayat Nizwa, February 18, 2012. REUTERS/Sultan Al Hasani (OMAN - Tags: SPORT CYCLING) 

Liquigas' Vincenzo Nibali (C) of Italy, Xacobeo Galicia's Ezequiel Mosquera (L) of Spain and HTC-Columbia's Peters Velits of Slovenia pose for a picture during the last stage of the Tour of Spain "La Vuelta" cycling race between San Sebastian de los Reyes and Madrid, September 19, 2010. REUTERS/Miguel Vidal (SPAIN - Tags: SPORT CYCLING) 

Liquigas' Vincenzo Nibali (C) of Italy celebrates on the podium after winning the Tour of Spain "La Vuelta" cycling race after the last stage between Piedrahita and Madrid, September 19, 2010. Xacobeo Galicia's Ezequiel Mosquera (L) of Spain finished second and HTC-Columbia's Peters Velits of Slovenia third. REUTERS/Joseba Etxaburu (SPAIN - Tags: SPORT CYCLING) 

Liquigas' Vincenzo Nibali (C) of Italy celebrates on the podium after winning the Tour of Spain "La Vuelta" cycling race after the last stage between Piedrahita and Madrid, September 19, 2010. Xacobeo Galicia's Ezequiel Mosquera (L) of Spain finished second and HTC-Columbia's Peters Velits of Slovenia third. REUTERS/Miguel Vidal (SPAIN - Tags: SPORT CYCLING) 

Team Liquigas rider and leader Vincenzo Nibali (C) of Italy celebrates on the podium after winning the Tour of Spain next to second-placed Team Xacobeo Galicia rider Ezequiel Mosquera (L) of Spain and third-placed Team HTC-Columbia rider Peters Velits of Slovenia after the last stage of the Tour of Spain "La Vuelta" cycling race between Piedrahita and Madrid September 19, 2010. REUTERS/Miguel Vidal (SPAIN - Tags: SPORT CYCLING IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Team HTC-Columbia rider Peters Velits of Slovenia cycles during the 20th stage of the Tour of Spain "La Vuelta" cycling race between San Martin de Valdeiglesias and Bola del Mundo, September 18, 2010. REUTERS/Joseba Etxaburu (SPAIN - Tags: SPORT CYCLING) 

Team HTC-Columbia rider Peter Velits of Slovenia celebrates with a bottle of cava after winning the individual time trial 17th stage of the Tour of Spain "La Vuelta" cycling race in Penafiel, September 15, 2010. REUTERS/Joseba Etxaburu (SPAIN - Tags: SPORT CYCLING) 

Team HTC-Columbia rider Peter Velits of Slovenia cycles during the individual time trial 17th stage of the Tour of Spain "La Vuelta" cycling race in Penafiel, September 15, 2010. REUTERS/Joseba Etxaburu (SPAIN - Tags: SPORT CYCLING) 

Team HTC-Columbia rider Peter Velits of Slovenia cycles during the individual time trial 17th stage of the Tour of Spain "La Vuelta" cycling race in Penafiel, September 15, 2010. REUTERS/Miguel Vidal (SPAIN - Tags: SPORT CYCLING) 

Team HTC-Columbia rider Peter Velits of Slovenia celebrates after winning the individual time trial 17th stage of the Tour of Spain "La Vuelta" cycling race in Penafiel, September 15, 2010. REUTERS/Miguel Vidal (SPAIN - Tags: SPORT CYCLING) 

Team HTC-Columbia rider Peter Velits of Slovenia celebrates with a bottle of cava after winning the individual time trial 17th stage of the Tour of Spain "La Vuelta" cycling race in Penafiel, September 15, 2010. REUTERS/Miguel Vidal (SPAIN - Tags: SPORT CYCLING) 

Lampre's Grega Bole (R) of Slovenia, HTC-Columbia's Peter Velits (L) of Slovakia and Team Sky's Geraint Thomas (C) of Britain sprint for the victory in the first stage of the Dauphine cycling race between Evian and Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, in Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, June 7, 2010. REUTERS/Robert Pratta (FRANCE - Tags: SPORT CYCLING) 

Lampre's Grega Bole (C) of Slovenia wins the first stage of the Dauphine cycling race between Evian and Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, in Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, June 7, 2010. HTC-Columbia's Peter Velits (L) of Slovakia places second and Team Sky's Geraint Thomas (R) of Britain places third. REUTERS/Robert Pratta (FRANCE - Tags: SPORT CYCLING) 

Team Milram's cyclists pose during a presentation of the team for the Tour de France in Dortmund June 23, 2009. The team are Niki Terpstra, Linus Gerdemann, Gerald Ciolek, Peter Velits, Markus Fothen, Peter Wrolich, Christian Knees, Johannes Froehlineger (L-R) and on the bike Fabian Wegmann. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (GERMANY SPORT CYCLING) 

Team Milram's cyclists pose during a presentation of the team for the Tour de France in Dortmund June 25, 2008. The team (L-R) are Cristian Knees, Peter Velits, Niki Terpstra, Bjoern Schroeder, Erik Zabel, Ralf Grabsch, Martin Mueller and Marco Velo (L-R). REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (GERMANY) 

Team Milram's cyclists pose during a presentation of the team for the Tour de France in Dortmund June 25, 2008. The team (L-R) are Cristian Knees, Peter Velits, Bjoern Schroeder, Niki Terpstra, Erik Zabel, Ralf Grabsch, Martin Mueller and Marco Velo. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (GERMANY) 

Team Milram's (L-R) Martin Velits, Dominik Roels, Christian Kux, Alessandro Petacchi, Erik Zabel and Peter Veltis pose during their team presentation in Bremen January 10, 2008. REUTERS/Christian Charisius (GERMANY) 

Wesley Sulzberger of Australia wears his silver medal during the medal ceremony of the men's U23 road race over 171.9 km at the UCI Road Cycling World Championships in Stuttgart September 29, 2007. The men's U23 race was won by Slovakia's Peter Velits followed by Australia's silver medallist Wesley Sulzberger and Britain's bronze medal winner Jonathan Bellis. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY) 

Jonathan Bellis of Britain adjusts his bronze medal during the medal ceremony of the men's U23 road race over 171.9 km at the UCI Road Cycling World Championships in Stuttgart September 29, 2007. The men's U23 race was won by Slovakia's Peter Velits followed by Australia's silver medallist Wesley Sulzberger and Britain's bronze medal winner Jonathan Bellis. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY) 

France's Biel Kadri receives help after crashing on the finish line of the men's U23 road race over 171.9 km at the UCI Road Cycling World Championships in Stuttgart September 29, 2007. The men's U23 race was won by Slovakia's Peter Velits followed by Australia's silver medallist Wesley Sulzberger and Britain's bronze medal winner Jonathan Bellis. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY) 

Wesley Sulzberger of Australia shows his silver medal after the men's U23 road race over 171.9 km at the UCI Road Cycling World Championships in Stuttgart September 29, 2007. Peter Velits of Slovakia won the race ahead of Sulzberger and Britain's bronze medal winner Jonathan Bellis. REUTERS/Alex Grimm (GERMANY) 

Peter Velits of Slovakia bites into his gold medal after winning the men's U23 road race over 171.9 km at the UCI Road Cycling World Championships in Stuttgart September 29, 2007. The men's U23 race was won by Velits followed by Australia's silver medallist Wesley Sulzberger and Britain's bronze medal winner Jonathan Bellis. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY) 

Switzerland's Martin Kohler (2R) receives help from fellow team mates Elias Schmaeh (R) and Mathias Frank (2L) after crashing at the finish of the men's U23 road race over 171.9 km at the UCI Road Cycling World Championships in Stuttgart September 29, 2007. The men's U23 race was won by Slovakia's Peter Velits followed by Australia's silver medallist Wesley Sulzberger and Britain's bronze medal winner Jonathan Bellis. REUTERS/Alex Grimm (GERMANY) 

Peter Velits of Slovakia bites his gold medal after winning the men's U23 road race over 171.9 km at the UCI Road Cycling World Championships in Stuttgart September 29, 2007. The men's U23 race was won by Slovakia's Peter Velits followed by Australia's silver medallist Wesley Sulzberger and Britain's bronze medal winner Jonathan Bellis. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY) 

Peter Velits of Slovakia bites his gold medal after winning the men's U23 road race over 171.9 km at the UCI Road Cycling World Championships in Stuttgart September 29, 2007. Velits won the race ahead of Australian silver medal winner Wesley Sulzberger and Britain's bronze medal winner Jonathan Bellis. REUTERS/Alex Grimm (GERMANY) 

Peter Velits of Slovakia bites his gold medal after winning the men's U23 road race over 171.9 km at the UCI Road Cycling World Championships in Stuttgart September 29, 2007. Velits won the race ahead of Australian silver medal winner Wesley Sulzberger and Britain's bronze medal winner Jonathan Bellis. REUTERS/Alex Grimm (GERMANY) 

France's Biel Kadri lies on the ground after crashing on the finish line of the men's U23 road race over 171.9 km at the UCI Road Cycling World Championships in Stuttgart September 29, 2007. The men's U23 race was won by Slovakia's Peter Velits followed by Australia's silver medalist Wesley Sulzberger and Britain's bronze medal winner Jonathan Bellis. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY) 

Peter Velits (R) of Slovakia crosses the finish line ahead of Australia's silver medalist Wesley Sulzberger (L) as Switzerland's Martin Kohler and France's Biel Kadri crash at the finish of the men's U23 road race over 171.9 km at the UCI Road Cycling World Championships in Stuttgart September 29, 2007. The men's U23 race was won by Velits followed by Sulzberger and Britain's bronze medal winner Jonathan Bellis. REUTERS/Alex Grimm (GERMANY) 

Switzerland's Martin Kohler (R) receives help from fellow team mate Elias Schmaeh after crashing at the finish of the men's U23 road race over 171.9 km at the UCI Road Cycling World Championships in Stuttgart September 29, 2007. The men's U23 race was won by Slovakia's Peter Velits followed by Australia's silver medallist Wesley Sulzberger and Britain's bronze medal winner Jonathan Bellis. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY) 

Peter Velits of Slovakia celebrates his gold medal after crossing the finish line at the men's U23 road race over 171.9 km at the UCI Road Cycling World Championships in Stuttgart September 29, 2007. The men's U23 race was won by Velits followed by Australia's silver medallist Wesley Sulzberger and Britain's bronze medal winner Jonathan Bellis. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY) 

Peter Velits (C) of Slovakia celebrates after he crossed the finish line as Switzerland's Martin Kohler and France's Biel Kadri crash at the men's U23 road race over 171.9 km at the UCI Road Cycling World Championships in Stuttgart September 29, 2007. The men's U23 race was won by Velits followed by Australia's silver medallist Wesley Sulzberger and Britain's bronze medal winner Jonathan Bellis. REUTERS/Alex Grimm (GERMANY) 

Peter Velits (C) of Slovakia celebrates after he crossed the finish line as Switzerland's Martin Kohler and France's Biel Kadri crash at the men's U23 road race over 171.9 km at the UCI Road Cycling World Championships in Stuttgart September 29, 2007. The men's U23 race was won by Velits followed by Australia's silver medallist Wesley Sulzberger and Britain's bronze medal winner Jonathan Bellis. REUTERS/Alex Grimm (GERMANY) 

Peter Velits (C) of Slovakia crosses the finish line as Switzerland's Martin Kohler (R) and France's Biel Kadri (2nd R) crash at the finish of the men's U23 road race over 171.9 km at the UCI Road Cycling World Championships in Stuttgart September 29, 2007. The men's U23 race was won by Velits followed by Australia's silver medallist Wesley Sulzberger (2nd L) and Britain's bronze medal winner Jonathan Bellis (L). REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY) 

Peter Velits (C) of Slovakia crosses the finish line ahead of Australia's silver medalist Wesley Sulzberger (L) as Switzerland's Martin Kohler (R) and France's Biel Kadri (2nd R) crash at the finish of the men's U23 road race over 171.9 km at the UCI Road Cycling World Championships in Stuttgart September 29, 2007. The men's U23 race was won by Velits followed by Sulzberger and Britain's bronze medal winner Jonathan Bellis. REUTERS/Alex Grimm (GERMANY) 

Peter Velits (C) of Slovakia crosses the finish line as Switzerland's Martin Kohler (R) and France's Biel Kadri (2nd R) crash at the finish of the men's U23 road race over 171.9 km at the UCI Road Cycling World Championships in Stuttgart September 29, 2007. The men's U23 race was won by Velits followed by Australia's silver medallist Wesley Sulzberger and Britain's bronze medal winner Jonathan Bellis. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY)