Velocio-SRAM will send Aviva Women's Tour of Britain winner Lisa Brennauer to the seven-day stage race Thüringen Rundfahrdt to lead a team that also includes Amgen Tour of California winner Trixi Worrack, Mieke Kroeger, Karol-Ann Canuel, Tayler Wiles and Elise Delzenne.
The German stage race begins on Friday in Gotha with a short 66km evening road stage before moving to Erfurt, the capital of Thüringen the following day.
"I'm really looking forward to the stage race," said Brennauer, who finished third in 2013 and 2014. "It's special to me as it is a race in Germany and important part of our race calendar. I'm very confident going into the tour with a strong team."
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Brennauer, world champion in the individual time trial and winner of the Energiewacht Tour earlier this year, is especially motivated for the time trial on Sunday.
"The double stage with the time trial in Schmölln and an afternoon stage up the 'Mauer von Meerane' will be very exciting and will play a big role for the General Classification," she said. "I don't feel more pressure because it is on home soil. I really enjoy to ride there. Crowds are always amazing in Thüringen and the tour very well organized with nice stages. I hope that my team and I can build on the nice results that we achieved at the tour last year."
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