Trek Factory Racing has named its nine-man roster for the upcoming Vuelta a España beginning Saturday. The team is taking an experienced squad lead by GC hopeful Fränk Schleck with Fabian Cancellara to pin on a race number for the first time since being forced to withdraw from the Tour de France while wearing the yellow jersey due to fractured vertebrae.
"I believe we are bringing a strong and balanced team to the start of the third grand tour of the season," team manager Luca Guercilena said. "We have our eyes set on the GC with Fränk [Schleck], and we'd like to come home with at least one stage win."
Schleck had been forced to sit out of the Tour due to a knee injury but gained confidence his form is returning after narrowly missing the Tour of Utah podium by two seconds.
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"Everybody knows how much experience he has," Guercilena added. "He has had a couple of set backs this season and missed out on the Tour, but he's ready for this Vuelta and more importantly, he's very fresh. He raced Utah and only narrowly missed on the podium because of bonification seconds."
Assisting the Luxembourger in the mountains on his first return to the race since 2010, when he finished fifth overall, will be Haimar Zubeldia and Vuelta debutant Riccardo Zoidl.
Cancellara meanwhile, is expecting the first week to be a rough one but will has no pressure from the team to produce results with his emphasis building form and condition ahead of the world championships.
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