While Rigoberto Uran and Sep Vanmarcke lead Cannondale-Drapac in Tuscany’s Strade Bianche on Saturday, Pierre Rolland will be in France preparing to lead a young eight-rider squad into Paris-Nice starting Sunday in Bois-d'Arcy.
Noticeably absent from the team’s start list for either race is Andrew Talansky, the 28-year-old American whose last race was in September at the Vuelta a Espana, where he finished fifth.
Talansky, who broke his thumb on Christmas Eve, was on the provisional start list posted by the race last week, but he was not on the roster Cannondale sent to the media on Thursday.
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Team spokesman Matthew Beaudin said Talansky was not injured and is at home in California. In a December interview with Cyclingnews, Talansky said his wife was expecting their first child in February.
In Talansky’s absence, Rolland will pick up the leadership role in his home race, while younger riders like Joe Dombrowski and Davide Formolo will have free rein to go for their own GC results.
“We have a young team that is full of talent,” said team director Charly Wegelius. “This will be an exciting opportunity for many of them to push themselves without the constraints of working for fixed leaders. I hope the riders will take advantage of that and put on an exciting show.”
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