The Tinkoff-Saxo team has selected a strong, experienced squad to help Alberto Contador target overall victory at the Giro d’Italia, with Ivan Basso, Michael Rogers and Roman Kreuziger in the nine-rider roster. Completing the team are Matteo Tosatto, Sergio Paulinho, Manuele Boaro, Christopher Juul-Jensen and Ivan Rovny.
Contador is targeting the Giro d’Italia-Tour de France double this season and the team has been built around performing well in the opening team time trial and then in the decisive mountain stages of the three-week race. The Giro d’Italia begins on Saturday with a 17.6km team time trial to San Remo. Peter Sagan will lead another Tinkoff-Saxo team in the Tour of California.
“The main goal is to do the best possible GC result with Alberto,” directeur sportif Steven de Jongh said when the Tinkoff-Saxo squad was announced.
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“For the flat stages, we have big engines in Boaro, Tosatto and Chris Juul, while Paulinho, Rovny and also Boaro will be essential in the medium mountains. Our clear road captain is Rogers, who together with Kreuziger and Basso represent a very strong supporting trio in the mountains. I’m convinced that we have a really strong squad around Alberto.
“We all know that a grand tour is long and a lot can happen over the course of three weeks. However, if Alberto stays safe and fresh, he can play a main role in the GC. Alberto and the boys had a really productive altitude camp on Teide, where Rovny and Kreuziger also went earlier. And following the Ardennes Classics, I can see that Roman is in great form. I’m confident that the guys stand fully prepared on Saturday."
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