Bora-Hansgrohe have named their nine-rider team for next month's Giro d'Italia with an international flair to the squad. With world champion Peter Sagan again focusing on the Tour of California in May in his build-up to July's Tour de France, it will be up to others to represent the team in Italy.
Ireland's Sam Bennett and Italian Matteo Pelucchi are the two designated sprinters in the team and will be challenging for stage wins over the three weeks of racing. Bennett has never previously ridden the Giro while Pelucchi has two giri to his name and a second-place stage finish among his results. While there is a high quality of fast men for the 100th edition, the two will be keen to claim their first win at Grand Tour level.
Rüdiger Selig and Cesare Benedetti are likely to be important riders for the sprints, as will Czech time trial specialist Jan Barta. Portuguese national champion José Mendes will be a man for the general classification and mountains with the Austrian trio of Patrick Konrad, Gregor Muhlberger and Lukas Postlberger to complete the team.
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The 100th edition of the Giro d'Italia starts May 5 in Sardinia before heading south to Sicily, then moving onto the mainland with the final stage to finish in Milan.
Bora-Hansgrohe for the Giro d'Italia: Cesare Benedetti, Patrick Konrad, Gregor Muhlberger, Lukas Postlberger, Jan Barta, Sam Bennett, José Mendes, Matteo Pelucchi and Rudi Selig
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