EF Education First-Drapac will start the 2018 WorldTour season at the Santos Tour Down Under with a roster of opportunists who hope to excel in both the general classification and on daily stage win hunts.
Five of the seven riders hail from the southern hemisphere, with Australians Simon Clarke, Will Clarke, Brendan Canty and Mitch Docker joining Kiwi Tom Scully for the six-day race. Spaniard Daniel Moreno and American Logan Owen, making his WorldTour debut, round out the squad.
"We looked at Down Under and wanted to send the best possible team to this particular race," sport director Tom Southam said in a statement released by the team. "I've always thought you need Australians or neo-pros, which is who we have going.
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"This year, we said, 'OK, we're just going to go with as many Australians as we can,' which is good. They're always in shape this time of year, which means they'll be motivated. With those guys, we have a really nice team, quite well balanced," Southam said.
Canty and Moreno will take up the team's general classification banner, while the rest look for their own opportunities to shine.
"I think I have a pretty clear idea of how things are going to go, but every now and again the race is surprising," Southam said. "I think it's a good route. It's different from the last few years in terms of the two hard days back-to-back, which is nice. I'm looking forward to getting out there and getting it going."
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