The Tour de Suisse organisers have announced four wild card teams for the 2016 edition of the WorldTour race to take place June 11-19. The four Pro Continental teams will team up with all 18 WorldTour teams for the nine-stage race. Swiss team Roth will be joined by the Dutch team Roompot - Oranje Peloton and two Polish teams, CCC Sprandi Polkowice and Verva ActiveJet Pro Cycling Team.
CCC Sprandi Polkowice return to the race having ridden the 2015 edition although there is no return to Belgian team Wanty - Groupe Gobert. It is the first time in Roth's history that the team will start a WorldTour event much to the pleasure of CEO Stefan Blaser.
"We are proud to have earned a starting place in the Tour de Suisse with our good results in the first races of the season," said Blaser. "We intend to be an attractive addition to the race and make a positive impression on this great platform."
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With IAM Cycling a confirmed starter due to its WorldTour status, race organiser Olivier Senn added he was excited to have two top Swiss times on the start list.
"With this wildcard we hope we can give Team Roth an extra perspective and a motivational boost, and we are happy to support Swiss cycling as a whole in this way," said Senn.
The race opens with a stage 1 6.4km time trial in Baar and concludes with a 117.7km stage around Davos. The 2015 Tour de Suisse was won by Katusha's Simon Spilak, five seconds ahead of Geraint Thomas (Team Sky).
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