Team Sky will enter the 2.HC Tour of the Alps with its dual-pronged GC attack of Mikel Landa and Geraint Thomas, with Elia Viviani for the sprints stages. Landa is the defending champion and will again look for success at the re-branded stage race to kick-start his Giro d'Italia campaign. Landa and Thomas will be the two GC leader's for Sky at next month's Giro.
Thomas hasn't started the race since 2009 but will be hoping to carry his Tirreno-Adriatico from, where he was fourth overall and won stage 2, into the Tour of the Alps. The duo will be able to call upon Diego Rosa for support across the five stages with Italian Salvatore Puccio also lining out for Sky.
While Thomas has enjoyed a steady build-up for the Giro, Landa is searching for his first win of the year. The Spaniard's season fell part at the 2016 Giro when illness forced him to withdraw, 12-months on from winning two stages and finishing third overall. Having finished second overall in 2015 and tenth in 2014, Landa will be keen to continue his successful run at the race and make a winning return to form ahead of the Giro.
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Viviani has had several podium results thus far in 2017 but is yet to break through for a victory. He will be aiming to break his drought at the race before he also lines out at the Giro.
Team Sky for the Tour of the Alps: Mikel Landa, Geraint Thomas, Diego Rosa, Salvatore Puccio and Elia Viviani.
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