Following the news that Davide Rebellin will remain a pro until his 50th birthday, two more masters racers have signed contracts for 2021. [ciclo21.com reports that "Paco" Mancebo, who turned pro in 1998 with Banesto and finished fourth in the 2005 Tour de France and third in the 2004 Vuelta a España, will be racing for a fourth year with Japanese team Matrix Powertag

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This will be Mancebo's 24th professional season, having started his career just after Miguel Indurain's retirement. A notable climber, Mancebo's Grand Tour success was second to the likes of Lance Armstrong, Jan Ullrich, and Roberto Heras.

Sevilla, whose contract was renewed this week with the Medellín team in Colombia, also followed a similar path, turning pro with the Kelme team in 1998 before moving on to Phonak and T-Mobile.

Both players' first-team days came to an end when they were implicated in doping at Operacion Puerto and were no longer under contract in the first division. Before Sevilla settled in Colombia, they were teammates at Relax-GAM in 2007 and Rock Racing in 2009.

Sevilla and Mancebo continue to produce top results: in recent years Sevilla has won stages at the Vuelta a Colombia, Clasico RCN, and Vuelta a Chiloé, while Mancebo won the Ronda Pilipinas in 2019.

They can be encouraged that Rebellin, who signed with the Cambodian Cycling Academy last week, continues to rack up wins well past the age of 45.