The Orica-GreenEdge team will target the race leader's maglia rosa and stage win during the Giro d'Italia with Michael Matthews, Simon Gerrans and strong, mixed roster of riders. Last year the Australian team won the opening team time trial and stage six with Matthews as they held the leader's jersey for seven days with Pieter Weening adding further success by winning stage nine.
Sport director Matt White is confident that nine-rider team selected for this year's Corsa Rosa can emulate the results from 12 months ago. Lining up alongside Matthews and Gerrans are Sam Bewley, Esteban Chaves, Simon Clarke, Luke Durbridge, Simon, Michael Hepburn, Brett Lancaster and Pieter Weening.
Matthews showed excellent form in April, winning the opening stage at the Tour of the Basque Country and then finishing second at the Amstel Gold Race. The Orica-GreenEdge team has won 13 race so far this season, including two stages at last weeks Tour de Romandie.
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"We are aiming for multiple stage wins and the leader's jersey," White said in the team's announcement. "If we could achieve similar results to last year then it would be a fair call to say we would be satisfied. I honestly think it's achievable. I think if we can win the first stage team time trial we are off to a sensational start."
"Then when you look at the stages throughout the three weeks, we have got multiple options with our fast guys in Michael Matthews and Simon Gerrans, we also have a great group of opportunists to take on the medium mountain stages and even high mountains with Esteban Chaves."
Targeting the opening team time trial
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