A recent invitation to the Tour d'Azerbaïdjan in May will fill the hole left in Airgas-Safeway's race calendar that opened when the US Continental team missed out on an invitation to the Tour of California.
Team principle Chris Johnson told Cyclingnews this week that team leader Chris Horner will target the general classification at the five-day UCI 2.1 race scheduled for May 6-10.
"Most definitely, Horner will be leading the team," Johnson said. "I think the overall fits him and Luis [Lemus] very well. We're bringing a team of six riders, with Luis and Horner leading the team and then four support riders who will be looking for some stage finishes."
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The team will compete at the Tour of the Gila the week before - April 29 through May 3 - and then leave directly from the New Mexico race for Azerbaijan. Johnson said the race will provide proper training for the team ahead of the US National Championships.
"The race fits perfectly in our schedule to prepare the riders for nationals," he said. "With Redlands, basically we're going to start a series of five races in a row."
Tour d'Azerbaïdjan starts May 6 with a 154km stage from Baku to Sumgayit. It concludes May 10 with a 144km race in Baku on the same circuit that will be used for the European Games in June. The stage race also includes a summit finish on stage 3, a 180km route around Gabala.
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