Bora-Argon 18 announce long list for Tour de France roster
Bora-Argon 18 has announced the long list of riders being considered for this year’s Tour de France, the second time that the German Pro Continental team has received a wildcard invitation.
Three weeks before the start of the world’s most prestigious race, team manager Ralph Denk picked the extended line-up of 13 riders that will be pared down to nine for the July race.
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"We will start with a dual leadership in this year’s Tour de France,” Denk said. “Therefore, we decided already on the key positions in our squad. After the very successful first half of the season, Sam Bennett will make his debut in a Grand Tour. He is one of the fastest men in the peloton and he deserves to compete with the best sprinters in the biggest race of the world.
"In addition, Dominik Nerz is our man for the general classification,” Denk said. “We work with him very hard on his preparation since the beginning of the year. After a setback in the winter by an illness, we are now completely on schedule.
"In accordance with this, we’ll add riders to our tour line-up who support Sam in the sprint preparation and are helpful for Dominik in the mountains. The squad further will be completed with riders who can achieve a result at selected stages, such as Jan Barta in the time trial.”
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