Tuesday, 7 March 2017

Quick-Step and others announce Tirreno-Adriatico line-ups - News Shorts

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Several teams unveiled their official rosters for Italy's Tirreno-Adriatico on Monday. The WorldTour seven-day trek across Italy gets underway with a team time trial Wednesday in Lido di Camaiore.

Quick-Step Floors will make the start with options for stage victories and the general classification alike. Fernando Gaviria will lead the way in the sprints, with 2016 third-place finisher Bob Jungels in charge of the squad's overall aspirations.

Quick-Step Floors for Tirreno-Adriatico: Tom Boonen (Bel), Fernando Gaviria Rendon (Col), Bob Jungels (Lux), Iljo Keisse (Bel), Zdenek Stybar (Cze), Niki Terpstra (Ned), Matteo Trentin (Ita) and Julien Vermote (Bel)

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Sunweb will hope Tom Dumoulin can score a solid GC result, with fellow Dutch all-rounder Wilco Kelderman forced to skip the race due to injuries sustained at a crash during Strade Bianche. Ramon Sinkeldam will look for opportunities in the sprints.

Team Sunweb for Tirreno-Adriatico: Søren Kragh Andersen (Den), Tom Dumoulin (Ned), Chad Haga (USA), Georg Preidler (Aut), Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned), Mike Teunissen (Ned), Albert Timmer (Ned) and Max Walscheid (Ger)

Fresh off an overall win at the Abu Dhabi Tour, Rui Costa will lead the charge in Italy for UAE Team Emirates in the battle for the overall title. The team can count on an impressive group of speedsters for the fast finishes, with Roberto Ferrari, Marko Kump and Sacha Modolo all capable of being in the mix on the flatter stages.

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