After tasting success at the Vuelta a Espana this summer, Esteban Chaves (Orica-GreenEdge) will target the GC in next year's Giro d'Italia.
The Colombian won two stages, wore the leader's jersey and eventually finished fifth in the Vuelta - Orica's best ever overall result in a Grand Tour – and will look to challenge Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) and Mikel Landa (Team Sky) in Italy next May.
Orica-GreenEdge have yet to finalise their race rosters for next year's Grand Tours, but with Chaves riding in Italy and then potentially returning to the Vuelta later in the year, Simon and Adam Yates are set to have another run at the Tour de France in July.
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"We're going to confirm our plans in the next couple of weeks but that's currently what we are thinking," team director, Matt White told Cyclingnews.
"We'll look over the profiles in more detail, but my initial thoughts are that Esteban is a proven three-week GC guy and he has certainly shown this at the Vuelta this season. I know he is highly motivated to go to the Giro and the Vuelta next season to build on this season's performances."
Chaves rode the Giro d'Italia this year but failed to make an impact on the overall classification. He came back after a summer break and found his legs immediately at the Vuelta with a performance that has kick-started the 25-year-old's GC ambitions. He closed out the campaign with the overall win at the Abu Dhabi Tour, and White believes that a top-five or even podium place is achievable at the Giro and the Vuelta.
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