Every team comes into every race with their own ambitions. Such is the nature of sport, however, not everyone can achieve all they set out to. In the second of a two-part feature, Cyclingnews analyses the performance of 13 teams at the Giro d'Italia, looking at whether they hit, surpassed or fell short of their pre-race ambitions.
Pre-race expectations: The Australian WorldTour outfit came into the 2015 Giro d’Italia with a good grasp of what it could and couldn’t accomplish. Rather than trying for a result in the general classification, Orica focused their efforts on stage wins, especially during the opening 17.6km team time trial from San Lorenzo al Mare to San Remo.
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Verdict: Mission accomplished. The team left this year's Giro having earned two stage wins, three podiums and four days in the maglia rosa.
Orica stormed into the Giro with a victory in the opening team time trial, beating Alberto Contador’s Tinkoff-Saxo team by seven seconds and Fabio Aru’s Astana squad by 13. As the first Orica rider to cross the finish line, Simon Gerrans wore the first maglia rosa of the race.
Michael Matthews was the next Orica rider to take the jersey after finishing second during stage 2. Matthews won stage 3 in the jersey but then surrendered it the next day to teammate Simon Clarke, who finished second behind solo winner Davide Formolo (Cannondale-Garmin) during stage 4.
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