Orica-GreenEdge will go stage hunting at the Critérium du Dauphiné from Sunday while considering the performances of several riders on its Tour de France long list.
"If you check the course from the Dauphiné it's a really hard one," sport director Laurenzo Lapage said. "It's important for the team to come out strong and healthy for the Tour De France and coming home with a stage win is the main goal.
"The Dauphiné is important for all teams in their preparation for the Tour and having a team time trial in there makes it really interesting too. "
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For the first time since 1980, the Dauphiné will feature a team time trial. An event that Orica-GreenEdge have asserted its dominance in as it displayed recently at the Giro d'Italia although road stages are the primary aim for the eight-stage race.
Adam and Simon Yates will be the team's GC options for the race with Simon showing his continuing development recently finishing fifth overall at Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco and sixth at the Tour de Romandie. Adam continues his return to racing since breaking a finger at the Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco.
Stage 2 is one that will suit the sprinters and Orica-GreenEdge will be riding for Danish neo-pro Magnus Cort but Lapage isn't expecting any of the eight stages to be straight forward days in the saddle.
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