Cannondale-Drapac might not have a designated team leader for the Giro d'Italia, but directeur sportif Charly Wegelius is ready to let the riders explore their abilities and experiment without pressure.
"My hope is that they can enjoy that and try things, and experiment with things, and just push their limits without fear of losing anything or having to do any sort of defensive decision making," Wegelius said in the team's press release. "They can just see how it works out on the road and grow from it. I think that's pretty precious in the development of a rider."
Pierre Rolland announced his intention to go for Giro d'Italia and Tour de France stage wins this season, and has renounced the GC after finishing fourth overall in 2014.
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"My goal will be above all to win a stage," Rolland said. "Maybe a side classification can be interesting depending on the circumstances of racing."
Canadian Michael Woods will make his debut in the race with Cannondale-Drapac, and is one of the team's top climbers along with Rolland and Italian Davide Formolo, and will be trying to save something to show this in the race's final week.
"I am pumped to be doing this race," Woods said. "Last year I managed, through some bad decisions on my part and bad luck, to not start any Grand Tour on the calendar. This has made the significance of this one, to me, that much greater. Aside from the excitement, there is definitely some respect that I am storing up for that final week of racing and the process of getting there. I know crashes, illness and just a few off-days can derail even the best riders in the peloton, so I am making sure not to get too far ahead of myself."
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