The Trek-Segafredo team has set a goal of being number one ranked team in the world as one of its major goals for 2017 after strengthening both its Classics squad with John Degenkolb and signing Alberto Contador to target the Tour de France and other stage races.
Team manager Luca Guercilena believes that Italian national champion Giacomo Nizzolo can also improve further and target Milan-San Remo and Gent-Wevelgem as well as sprints and stages at the Giro d’Italia.
On Wednesday, Segafredo confirmed it has extended its sponsorship until 2020, giving the US-registered team stability to build a long-term future. Trek-Segafredo has rejuvenated its roster with close to a 50% turnover of riders. Other new signings alongside Contador and Degenkolb include Matthias Brandle, the Amrican Greg Daniel, Koen de Kort, Michael Gogl, Jarlinson Pantano and Mads Pedersen, while Ryder Hesjedal, Frank Schleck, and Fabian Cancellara have all retired.
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The Movistar team has on the WorldTour ranking for the last four years, with Trek-Segafredo finishing ninth this season. The UCI has confirmed that the 2017 WorldTour team ranking will be based on the rolling world ranking that includes points scored in every race on the calendar.
“We’ll have to be good as a team and have several riders competitive in the finale of races. We’ve got a lot of work to do to build the team, it won’t be easy but it’s a very motivating challenge,” Guercilena said in an interview with Gazzetta dello Sport, not afraid to target both the major Classics, the Grand Tours and the expanded WorldTour in 2017.
“We realised that we can support a captain and aim for the overall classification at the Tour de France, we did it with Mollema this year. Our principal goal will be to win the team world ranking. It’s a sign of sporting prestige. In some cases it can also become an extra source of revenue from sponsors.”
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