Aleksejs Saramotins Cyclist
Aleksejs Saramotins (born 8 April 1982) is a Latvian professional road cyclist who rides for IAM Cycling. He has won the Latvian National Road Race Championships on six occasions and has represented his country at the Olympic Games and the World championships. In 2009 he won the Münsterland Giro whilst riding for Team Designa Køkken which led to him joining Team Columbia-HTC in 2010. Saramotins left his team of two years Cofidis at the end of the 2012 season, and joined the new IAM Cycling team for the 2013 season.Before signing a professional contract he also raced in cross-country mountain biking races.
