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Team Sky announce Tour de Suisse squad 

Team Sky have announced a versatile squad for the 2017 Tour de Suisse, with riders capable of challenging for both stages and the overall title.

Having ridden the last two editions of the Tour de Suisse, Geraint Thomas misses the race as he continues his recovery from the Giro d'Italia and preparation for the Tour de France in support of Chris Froome. Colombian national champion Sergio Luis Henao is also missing from the squad with the Paris-Nice winner a possible starter at the Route de Sud next week.

From Sky's Giro squad, Philip Deignan provides options for the mountains alongside Colombian Sebastian Henao and Spaniard Mikel Nieve. Neo-pro Tao Geoghegan Hart also provides an options for the hillier days after helping Team Sky claim the inaugural Hammer Series title.

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Jon Dibben and Owain Doull will be aiming to impress in the two-time trials with Dibben fresh from taking out the Tour of California time trial. Both riders are first-year professionals and will also be used as domestiques for the mountains days and in the sprint train for Danny van Poppel.

Van Poppel is likely to feature at the pointy end of stage 1 time trial results before focusing on the sprint stages. Italian Salvatore Puccio completed the squad and provides more muscle for the lead out train.

The Tour de Suisse takes place June 10-18 starting with the 6km time trial in Cham and concluding with a 28.6km time trial in Schaffhausen.

First racing appearance of 2017 for Miguel Angel Lopez ahead of Tour de Suisse defence

Colombian Miguel Angel Lopez made his long awaited racing debut in 2017, lining out at the GP du Canton d'Argovie where he was 60th and 27 seconds down on winner Sacha Modolo.

 

The one-day race was an important test ahead of his Tour de Suisse defence where he will lead the Astana team. The 23-year-old's season has been interrupted by a training ride crash last November when he broke his tibia.

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Modolo wins GP du canton d'Argovie 

Sacha Modolo bounced back from missing out on a win at the Giro d'Italia to claim victory in the 1.HC GP du canton d'Argovie. The UAE Team Emirates rider abandoned the Giro on stage 17 but proved to have the fastest legs, getting the better of John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) and Niccolo Bonifazio (Bahrain-Merida) in the sprint finish.

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