The Tour of Italy rises in Venice on Saturday, their first one against the clock. A Giro marked by the presence of Lance Armstrong, who is the race for the first time in his career. The U.S. does not win, but to fine-tune its preparation for the Tour de France. The point on the full forces.
LPR: Di Luca and Petacchi peak. The LPR team will present its two peaks, Italian Danilo Di Luca and Alessandro Petacchi in the Giro d'Italia which starts Saturday in Venice. "We are proud to be part of the Centennial Giro," said Fabio Bordonali, the head of the Italian training, presenting on Tuesday its group. Petacchi has 19 stage success to his name when taking into account the 5 that were removed for his positive test in 2007. Di Luca, for its part, won the Giro in 2007 .
The LPR team at the Giro:
Gabriele Bosisio (ITA), Riccardo Chiarini (ITA), Danilo Di Luca (ITA), Giairo Ermeti (ITA), Jure Golcer (SLO), Montaguti Matteo (ITA), Daniele Pietropolli (ITA), Alessandro Petacchi (ITA), Alessandro SPEZIALETT (ITA).
Lampre: a team one hundred per cent Italian. The Lampre team will bring a Saturday in the Giro a hundred percent with Italian Damiano Cunego for figurehead. The winner of the 2004 Giro will be at his side Marzio Bruseghin third of the race last year. In the group with a mean age of 29 is a beginning, Mauro Da Dalto. The only "foreign" of training is one of the team managers, the South African Brett Copeland.
The Lampre team at the Giro:
Matteo Bono (ITA), Marzio Bruseghin (ITA), Pietro Caucchioli (ITA), Damiano Cunego (ITA), Mauro Da Dalto (ITA) Enrico Gasparotto (ITA), Marco Marzano (ITA), Manuele Mori (ITA), Paolo Tiralongo (ITA). Substitutes: Francesco Gavazzi (ITA) and Massimiliano Mori (ITA).
Astana: Armstrong custody and Leipheimer. The Astana team has selected a very international custody around Americans Lance Armstrong and Levi Leipheimer for the Giro, which starts Saturday in Venice. Six countries (Slovenia, United States, Switzerland, Spain, Ukraine and Kazakhstan) are represented in the group surrounding Armstrong, seven times winner of the Tour but neophyte of the Giro, and his compatriot, who won this season of the Tour of California and Tour de Castile and Leon. Chris Horner, the third American this, the duo participated last week in the Tour de Gila, a small national race in New Mexico before Leipheimer won by Armstrong. The Spaniard Jose Luis Rubiera and Ukrainian Yaroslav Popovych, two members of the team of Armstrong when the Texan was the undisputed leader of his training (Discovery Channel) before the first stop of his career in 2005, are also in Giro team. Last year, Leipheimer took the 18th place in the Giro.
Team Astana at the Giro:
Lance Armstrong (USA), Jani Brajkovic (SLO), Chris Horner (USA), Levi Leipheimer (USA), Steve Morabito (SUI), Daniel Navarro (ESP), Yaroslav Popovych (UKR) José Luis Rubiera (ESP), Andrey Zeits (KAZ)
Silence around Gilbert. Belgian Philippe Gilbert, subscriber to places of honor in the spring classics, led the team Silence in the Giro (May 9 to 31). The rider wallon ranked third in April's Tour of Flanders and fourth in the Amstel Gold Race and Liege-Bastogne-Liège.
The team Silence in the Giro:
Christophe Brandt (BEL), Francis De Greef (BEL), Bart Dockx (BEL), Philippe Gilbert (BEL), Pieter Jacobs (BEL), Olivier Kaisen (BEL), Jonas Ljungblad (SWE), Jelle Vanendert (BEL), Charles Wegelius (GBR)
Rabobank with Menchov. The Rabobank team is at the start of the Giro, Saturday in Venice, with Russian Denis Menchov to lead. Menchov, twice winner of the Vuelta (2005 and 2007), ranked fifth last year's Tour of Italy.
The Rabobank team at the Giro
Mauricio Ardila (COL), Laurens ten Dam (NED), Jos van Emden (NED), Bram de Groot (NED), Pedro Horrillo (ESP), Dmitriy Kozontchuk (RUS), Denis Menchov (RUS), Tom Stamsnijder (NED) Pieter Weening (NED)
Cavendish chased. Already winner of two stages last year, Britain's Mark Cavendish back in hunting, next Saturday in the Giro, the head of the American team Columbia. For support, the rider from the Isle of Man (23 years) may count on the Australian Mark Renshaw, his pilot fish in the sprints. The Norwegian Edvald Boasson Hagen, who won last month in Ghent-Wevelgem, is part of the team as the Italian Marco Pinotti, holder of the pink jersey for four days during the 2007 Giro, and the Swede Thomas Lövkvist.
The Columbia team at the Giro:
Michael Barry (CAN), Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR), Mark Cavendish (GBR), Thomas Lövkvist (SWE), Marco Pinotti (ITA), Morris Possoni (ITA), Mark Renshaw (AUS), Michael Rogers (AUS), Kanstantsin SIUTSOU (BLR)
Katusha without McEwen. Australian Robbie McEwen will be lacking in the Russian team Katusha, which will take the Giro, from Saturday, with Italian Filippo Pozzato to lead. "Robbie has not yet recovered completely from the fall of the GP de l'Escaut. We can not take the risk of
lose in the early stages. He will rest and prepare for the Tour de France, "said sports director of the Russian team, Serge Parsani.
The team Katusha in Giro:
Filippo Pozzato (ITA), Evgeni Petrov (RUS), Christian Pfannberger (AUT), Ben Swift (GBR), Mikhail Ignatyev (RUS), Pavel Brutt (RUS), Serguei Klimov (RUS) Nikita Eskov (RUS), Luca Mazzanti (ITA).
Quick Step put on youth. The Quick Step team put on youth in the next Giro d'Italia (May 9 to 31) with the Kevin Seeldraeyers and Belgians Dries Devenyns. Besides Seeldraeyers, for in Paris-Nice, and Devenyns, noticed in the Ardennes classics, is the Italian Dario Cataldo, winner of the Tour of Italy hopes in 2006. "We have a young team, ready to attack," said sporting director Luca Guercilena say that the average age of his group at 26 years.
The Quick Step team at the Giro:
Dario Cataldo (ITA), Allan Davis (AUS), Dries Devenyns (BEL), Addy Engels (NED), Mauro Facci (ITA), Kevin Hulsmans (BEL), David Malacarne (ITA), Francesco Reda (ITA), Kevin Seeldraeyers (BEL)
Fuji Kessiakoff revelation. The Swede Fredrik Kessiakoff, one of the revelations of the early season, will compete under the colors of the team Fuji's first grand tour at the Giro which soars Saturday from Venice. Former rider (3rd World Championship cross-country in 2006), the Swede who will celebrate his 29th birthday during the Giro was reported in the Tour de Romandie last week, taking fourth place in the mountain stage and the ninth place in the final. Fuji, the heir to the training Saunier Duval who had left the Grand Boucle last year after the doping case involving the leader (Ricco), was aligned to the Tour in 2009 but finally accepted at the Giro.
The team at the Giro Fuji
Fredrik Kessiakoff (SWE), Eros Capecchi (ITA), Ricardo Serrano (ESP), Iker Camano (ESP), Jesus del Nero (ESP), Lithua Angel Gomez (ESP), Alberto Fernandez de la Puebla (ESP), Hector Gonzalez ( ESP), Davide Vigano (ITA). Alternate: JUFRE Josep (ESP).
Bouygues Telecom: Voeckler for leader. Former French champion Thomas Voeckler is the leader in training Bouygues Telecom in the Giro d'Italia which starts next Saturday in Venice against a time-trial team. Winner early in the season of the Etoile de Bessèges and the Tour du Haut-Var, the Vendéen fell in Paris-Nice (broken collarbone) and the competition resumed in early April. Voeckler, who is 29 years, has already raced the Giro twice. In 2001, he was the only rider to win his training at the finish, after the theft of bikes of the last survivors to approach the final day. In 2007, the former yellow jersey of the Tour de France (2004) had dropped from the 8th stage after falling twice in the first days. The Swiss climber Johann Tschopp and Russian Evegeny Sokolov is also in the team like the French Saïd Haddou, winner of the Tro Bro Leon last month.
The Bouygues Telecom team at the Giro:
Belgy Julien (FRA), Steve Chainel (FRA), Yohann Gene (FRA), Saïd Haddou (FRA), Guillaume Le Floch (FRA), Evgeny Sokolov (RUS), Matthieu Sprick (FRA), Johann Tschopp (SUI), Thomas Voeckler (FRA).
AG2R: Valjavec for leader. The Slovenian Tadej Valjavec led the AG2R team in the Centennial Giro, which starts next Saturday in Venice. The ambition is to place a rider in the top ten and win at least one step, "announced the French band led by Vincent Lavenu. Ninth of the last Tour de France (after the decommissioning of the Austrian Bernhard Kohl), is Valjavec already entered the top ten of the Giro in the past (9th in 2004).
The AG2R team in the Tour of Italy:
Renaud Dion (FRA), Alexander Efimkin (RUS), Sébastien Hinault (FRA), Yuriy Krivtsov (UKR), Julien Loubet (FRA), Jean-Charles Sénac (FRA), Sonnery Blaise (FRA), Ludovic Turpin (FRA) Tadej Valjavec (SLO). Substitutes: Bonnafond Guillaume (FRA), Nicolas Rousseau (FRA).
Saxo Bank: Cancellara but with Nicki Sörensen. Team Saxo Bank comes at the start of the Giro, May 9 in Venice, with Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara, Olympic champion against the clock, but the Dane Nicki Sörensen, which was originally planned. "Nicki had convinced us recently that they could be included in the team of the Tour de France, said Thursday Bjarne Riis, manager of the Danish training to explain the absence of the champion of Denmark Road. Sörensen will now observe a break in view of the Great Loop which, in the opinion of Riis, it will play an important role, both in the against the clock by teams in the mountains. For the Giro, the Dane was replaced by his compatriot Klasper Klostergaard.
Team Saxo Bank in Giro:
Lars Bak (DEN), Fabian Cancellara (SUI), Juan Jose Haedo (ARG), Matthew Goss (AUS), Kasper Klostergaard (DEN), Anders Lund (DEN), Jason McCartney (USA), Jurgen Van GOOLEN (BEL) Jens Voigt (GER).
Caisse d'Epargne: Rodriguez aims a step. The Spaniard Joaquim Rodriguez, second in Liege-Bastogne-Liege last Sunday, is aimed primarily successful stage in the Giro Centennial (9 to 31 May) on behalf of the team Caisse d'Epargne. The Catalan rider, which is not scheduled for next Tour de France is the leader of the Spanish team, whose composition was announced Wednesday. Three French, Anthony Charteau, Mathieu Perget and promising Jeannesson Arnold, were selected.
The Caisse d'Epargne team at the Giro:
David Arroyo (ESP), Anthony Charteau (FRA), Arnold Jeannesson (FRA), Vasil Kiriyenka (BLR), Pablo Lastras (ESP), David Lopez (ESP), Fran Pérez (ESP), Perget Mathieu (FRA), Joaquim Rodriguez (ESP).
Cervelo: Sastre hopes the podium. Spaniard Carlos Sastre, winner of the Tour de France in 2008, hopes to reach the final podium in the Giro, which will start next May 9 in Venice and ends May 31 in Rome. Sastre has already acceded to the podium in the Tour and the Vuelta (2nd in 2005 and 2007, 3rd in 2008). His training Cervelo, who announced the composition of the group, said to include a successful milestone in the race which rose this year celebrates the centenary of its creation. "We have Simon Gerrans has won a Tour stage last year, has increased its sports director Jean-Paul van Poppel. But we also Philip Deignan and Hayden Roulston as potential stage winners.
Cervelo team at the Giro:
Philip Deignan (IRL), Simon Gerrans (AUS), Volodymir Gustov (UKR), Jeremy Hunt (GBR), Ted King (USA), Ignat Konovalova (LTU), Serge Pauwels (BEL), Hayden Roulston (NZL), Carlos Sastre (ESP). Alternate: Daniel Lloyd (GBR).
Liquigas: Basso and Pellizotti for leaders. Italians Ivan Basso and Franco Pellizotti will be the leaders of the Liquigas team in the next Giro (9 to May 31) announced Monday the formation Italian officialising the package of their compatriot Daniele Bennati. Basso will return for the first time in the Giro since his victory in 2006, shortly before being swept away by the turmoil of the Puerto doping case. The Italian, who joined Liquigas last season, is winning the Giro's centenary, which is the first favorite. Pellizotti fourth year, will be at his side and the team manager Roberto Amadio, has ruled out any problems between them: "These are boys who know how intelligent the Giro is important for our training." "We'll see after the against the clock to Sestri Levante (12th stage) what is whichever has the better chance," said the leader of the team. In group three riders (Agnoli, Miholjevic, SZMYD) will be responsible for assisting in the mountains the two leaders of the group. Liquigas officially package Daniele Bennati, winner of three stages last year but not sufficiently recovered from his fall in March in Tirreno-Adriatico. "Now, the goal is to prepare for the Tour de France stage win," said Amadio on the road-Italian sprinter. Basso is not foreseen in the 2009 Tour.
The Liquigas team at the Giro:
Valerio Agnoli (ITA), Ivan Basso (ITA), Kjell Carlström (FIN), Vladimir Miholjevic (CRO), Franco Pellizotti (ITA), Manuel Quinziato (ITA), Gorazd Stangelj (SLO), Sylwester SZMYD (POL), Alessandro Vanotti (ITA).
Barloworld: Hunter and Soler protected. South African Robert Hunter in the plain and the Colombian Mauricio Soler in the mountains will be protected both riders in the Barloworld team in the next Giro (May 9 to 31). The British team, which announced Monday the composition of his group's departure for Venice, align climber also promising South African John Lee Augustyn, one of the revelations of the Tour de France 2008. Hunter, who won last week from one stage of the Tour of Trentino, has already won a Tour stage. Soler removed the jersey of best climber of the Tour in 2007. Last year, Soler was abandoned in the 11th stage of Tour of Italy between Cesena and Urbania. The Colombian had a small fracture in a wrist after a fall early in the Giro.
Team Barloworld at the Giro:
John Lee Augustyn (RSA), Francesco Bellotti (ITA), Diego Caccia (ITA), Felix Cardenas (COL), Gianpaolo Cheul (ITA), Christopher Froome (GRB), Robert Hunter (RSA), Paolo Longo Borghini (ITA) Mauricio Soler (COL). Alternate: Geraint Thomas (GRB).
Columbia will be the first training run in against the clock by teams opening at 15:35, at the Lido of Venice. The draw, which took place Friday morning, placed Astana (Armstrong, Leipheimer) last.
LPR: Di Luca and Petacchi peak. The LPR team will present its two peaks, Italian Danilo Di Luca and Alessandro Petacchi in the Giro d'Italia which starts Saturday in Venice. "We are proud to be part of the Centennial Giro," said Fabio Bordonali, the head of the Italian training, presenting on Tuesday its group. Petacchi has 19 stage success to his name when taking into account the 5 that were removed for his positive test in 2007. Di Luca, for its part, won the Giro in 2007 .
The LPR team at the Giro:
Gabriele Bosisio (ITA), Riccardo Chiarini (ITA), Danilo Di Luca (ITA), Giairo Ermeti (ITA), Jure Golcer (SLO), Montaguti Matteo (ITA), Daniele Pietropolli (ITA), Alessandro Petacchi (ITA), Alessandro SPEZIALETT (ITA).
Lampre: a team one hundred per cent Italian. The Lampre team will bring a Saturday in the Giro a hundred percent with Italian Damiano Cunego for figurehead. The winner of the 2004 Giro will be at his side Marzio Bruseghin third of the race last year. In the group with a mean age of 29 is a beginning, Mauro Da Dalto. The only "foreign" of training is one of the team managers, the South African Brett Copeland.
The Lampre team at the Giro:
Matteo Bono (ITA), Marzio Bruseghin (ITA), Pietro Caucchioli (ITA), Damiano Cunego (ITA), Mauro Da Dalto (ITA) Enrico Gasparotto (ITA), Marco Marzano (ITA), Manuele Mori (ITA), Paolo Tiralongo (ITA). Substitutes: Francesco Gavazzi (ITA) and Massimiliano Mori (ITA).
Astana: Armstrong custody and Leipheimer. The Astana team has selected a very international custody around Americans Lance Armstrong and Levi Leipheimer for the Giro, which starts Saturday in Venice. Six countries (Slovenia, United States, Switzerland, Spain, Ukraine and Kazakhstan) are represented in the group surrounding Armstrong, seven times winner of the Tour but neophyte of the Giro, and his compatriot, who won this season of the Tour of California and Tour de Castile and Leon. Chris Horner, the third American this, the duo participated last week in the Tour de Gila, a small national race in New Mexico before Leipheimer won by Armstrong. The Spaniard Jose Luis Rubiera and Ukrainian Yaroslav Popovych, two members of the team of Armstrong when the Texan was the undisputed leader of his training (Discovery Channel) before the first stop of his career in 2005, are also in Giro team. Last year, Leipheimer took the 18th place in the Giro.
Team Astana at the Giro:
Lance Armstrong (USA), Jani Brajkovic (SLO), Chris Horner (USA), Levi Leipheimer (USA), Steve Morabito (SUI), Daniel Navarro (ESP), Yaroslav Popovych (UKR) José Luis Rubiera (ESP), Andrey Zeits (KAZ)
Silence around Gilbert. Belgian Philippe Gilbert, subscriber to places of honor in the spring classics, led the team Silence in the Giro (May 9 to 31). The rider wallon ranked third in April's Tour of Flanders and fourth in the Amstel Gold Race and Liege-Bastogne-Liège.
The team Silence in the Giro:
Christophe Brandt (BEL), Francis De Greef (BEL), Bart Dockx (BEL), Philippe Gilbert (BEL), Pieter Jacobs (BEL), Olivier Kaisen (BEL), Jonas Ljungblad (SWE), Jelle Vanendert (BEL), Charles Wegelius (GBR)
Rabobank with Menchov. The Rabobank team is at the start of the Giro, Saturday in Venice, with Russian Denis Menchov to lead. Menchov, twice winner of the Vuelta (2005 and 2007), ranked fifth last year's Tour of Italy.
The Rabobank team at the Giro
Mauricio Ardila (COL), Laurens ten Dam (NED), Jos van Emden (NED), Bram de Groot (NED), Pedro Horrillo (ESP), Dmitriy Kozontchuk (RUS), Denis Menchov (RUS), Tom Stamsnijder (NED) Pieter Weening (NED)
Cavendish chased. Already winner of two stages last year, Britain's Mark Cavendish back in hunting, next Saturday in the Giro, the head of the American team Columbia. For support, the rider from the Isle of Man (23 years) may count on the Australian Mark Renshaw, his pilot fish in the sprints. The Norwegian Edvald Boasson Hagen, who won last month in Ghent-Wevelgem, is part of the team as the Italian Marco Pinotti, holder of the pink jersey for four days during the 2007 Giro, and the Swede Thomas Lövkvist.
The Columbia team at the Giro:
Michael Barry (CAN), Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR), Mark Cavendish (GBR), Thomas Lövkvist (SWE), Marco Pinotti (ITA), Morris Possoni (ITA), Mark Renshaw (AUS), Michael Rogers (AUS), Kanstantsin SIUTSOU (BLR)
Katusha without McEwen. Australian Robbie McEwen will be lacking in the Russian team Katusha, which will take the Giro, from Saturday, with Italian Filippo Pozzato to lead. "Robbie has not yet recovered completely from the fall of the GP de l'Escaut. We can not take the risk of
lose in the early stages. He will rest and prepare for the Tour de France, "said sports director of the Russian team, Serge Parsani.
The team Katusha in Giro:
Filippo Pozzato (ITA), Evgeni Petrov (RUS), Christian Pfannberger (AUT), Ben Swift (GBR), Mikhail Ignatyev (RUS), Pavel Brutt (RUS), Serguei Klimov (RUS) Nikita Eskov (RUS), Luca Mazzanti (ITA).
Quick Step put on youth. The Quick Step team put on youth in the next Giro d'Italia (May 9 to 31) with the Kevin Seeldraeyers and Belgians Dries Devenyns. Besides Seeldraeyers, for in Paris-Nice, and Devenyns, noticed in the Ardennes classics, is the Italian Dario Cataldo, winner of the Tour of Italy hopes in 2006. "We have a young team, ready to attack," said sporting director Luca Guercilena say that the average age of his group at 26 years.
The Quick Step team at the Giro:
Dario Cataldo (ITA), Allan Davis (AUS), Dries Devenyns (BEL), Addy Engels (NED), Mauro Facci (ITA), Kevin Hulsmans (BEL), David Malacarne (ITA), Francesco Reda (ITA), Kevin Seeldraeyers (BEL)
Fuji Kessiakoff revelation. The Swede Fredrik Kessiakoff, one of the revelations of the early season, will compete under the colors of the team Fuji's first grand tour at the Giro which soars Saturday from Venice. Former rider (3rd World Championship cross-country in 2006), the Swede who will celebrate his 29th birthday during the Giro was reported in the Tour de Romandie last week, taking fourth place in the mountain stage and the ninth place in the final. Fuji, the heir to the training Saunier Duval who had left the Grand Boucle last year after the doping case involving the leader (Ricco), was aligned to the Tour in 2009 but finally accepted at the Giro.
The team at the Giro Fuji
Fredrik Kessiakoff (SWE), Eros Capecchi (ITA), Ricardo Serrano (ESP), Iker Camano (ESP), Jesus del Nero (ESP), Lithua Angel Gomez (ESP), Alberto Fernandez de la Puebla (ESP), Hector Gonzalez ( ESP), Davide Vigano (ITA). Alternate: JUFRE Josep (ESP).
Bouygues Telecom: Voeckler for leader. Former French champion Thomas Voeckler is the leader in training Bouygues Telecom in the Giro d'Italia which starts next Saturday in Venice against a time-trial team. Winner early in the season of the Etoile de Bessèges and the Tour du Haut-Var, the Vendéen fell in Paris-Nice (broken collarbone) and the competition resumed in early April. Voeckler, who is 29 years, has already raced the Giro twice. In 2001, he was the only rider to win his training at the finish, after the theft of bikes of the last survivors to approach the final day. In 2007, the former yellow jersey of the Tour de France (2004) had dropped from the 8th stage after falling twice in the first days. The Swiss climber Johann Tschopp and Russian Evegeny Sokolov is also in the team like the French Saïd Haddou, winner of the Tro Bro Leon last month.
The Bouygues Telecom team at the Giro:
Belgy Julien (FRA), Steve Chainel (FRA), Yohann Gene (FRA), Saïd Haddou (FRA), Guillaume Le Floch (FRA), Evgeny Sokolov (RUS), Matthieu Sprick (FRA), Johann Tschopp (SUI), Thomas Voeckler (FRA).
AG2R: Valjavec for leader. The Slovenian Tadej Valjavec led the AG2R team in the Centennial Giro, which starts next Saturday in Venice. The ambition is to place a rider in the top ten and win at least one step, "announced the French band led by Vincent Lavenu. Ninth of the last Tour de France (after the decommissioning of the Austrian Bernhard Kohl), is Valjavec already entered the top ten of the Giro in the past (9th in 2004).
The AG2R team in the Tour of Italy:
Renaud Dion (FRA), Alexander Efimkin (RUS), Sébastien Hinault (FRA), Yuriy Krivtsov (UKR), Julien Loubet (FRA), Jean-Charles Sénac (FRA), Sonnery Blaise (FRA), Ludovic Turpin (FRA) Tadej Valjavec (SLO). Substitutes: Bonnafond Guillaume (FRA), Nicolas Rousseau (FRA).
Saxo Bank: Cancellara but with Nicki Sörensen. Team Saxo Bank comes at the start of the Giro, May 9 in Venice, with Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara, Olympic champion against the clock, but the Dane Nicki Sörensen, which was originally planned. "Nicki had convinced us recently that they could be included in the team of the Tour de France, said Thursday Bjarne Riis, manager of the Danish training to explain the absence of the champion of Denmark Road. Sörensen will now observe a break in view of the Great Loop which, in the opinion of Riis, it will play an important role, both in the against the clock by teams in the mountains. For the Giro, the Dane was replaced by his compatriot Klasper Klostergaard.
Team Saxo Bank in Giro:
Lars Bak (DEN), Fabian Cancellara (SUI), Juan Jose Haedo (ARG), Matthew Goss (AUS), Kasper Klostergaard (DEN), Anders Lund (DEN), Jason McCartney (USA), Jurgen Van GOOLEN (BEL) Jens Voigt (GER).
Caisse d'Epargne: Rodriguez aims a step. The Spaniard Joaquim Rodriguez, second in Liege-Bastogne-Liege last Sunday, is aimed primarily successful stage in the Giro Centennial (9 to 31 May) on behalf of the team Caisse d'Epargne. The Catalan rider, which is not scheduled for next Tour de France is the leader of the Spanish team, whose composition was announced Wednesday. Three French, Anthony Charteau, Mathieu Perget and promising Jeannesson Arnold, were selected.
The Caisse d'Epargne team at the Giro:
David Arroyo (ESP), Anthony Charteau (FRA), Arnold Jeannesson (FRA), Vasil Kiriyenka (BLR), Pablo Lastras (ESP), David Lopez (ESP), Fran Pérez (ESP), Perget Mathieu (FRA), Joaquim Rodriguez (ESP).
Cervelo: Sastre hopes the podium. Spaniard Carlos Sastre, winner of the Tour de France in 2008, hopes to reach the final podium in the Giro, which will start next May 9 in Venice and ends May 31 in Rome. Sastre has already acceded to the podium in the Tour and the Vuelta (2nd in 2005 and 2007, 3rd in 2008). His training Cervelo, who announced the composition of the group, said to include a successful milestone in the race which rose this year celebrates the centenary of its creation. "We have Simon Gerrans has won a Tour stage last year, has increased its sports director Jean-Paul van Poppel. But we also Philip Deignan and Hayden Roulston as potential stage winners.
Cervelo team at the Giro:
Philip Deignan (IRL), Simon Gerrans (AUS), Volodymir Gustov (UKR), Jeremy Hunt (GBR), Ted King (USA), Ignat Konovalova (LTU), Serge Pauwels (BEL), Hayden Roulston (NZL), Carlos Sastre (ESP). Alternate: Daniel Lloyd (GBR).
Liquigas: Basso and Pellizotti for leaders. Italians Ivan Basso and Franco Pellizotti will be the leaders of the Liquigas team in the next Giro (9 to May 31) announced Monday the formation Italian officialising the package of their compatriot Daniele Bennati. Basso will return for the first time in the Giro since his victory in 2006, shortly before being swept away by the turmoil of the Puerto doping case. The Italian, who joined Liquigas last season, is winning the Giro's centenary, which is the first favorite. Pellizotti fourth year, will be at his side and the team manager Roberto Amadio, has ruled out any problems between them: "These are boys who know how intelligent the Giro is important for our training." "We'll see after the against the clock to Sestri Levante (12th stage) what is whichever has the better chance," said the leader of the team. In group three riders (Agnoli, Miholjevic, SZMYD) will be responsible for assisting in the mountains the two leaders of the group. Liquigas officially package Daniele Bennati, winner of three stages last year but not sufficiently recovered from his fall in March in Tirreno-Adriatico. "Now, the goal is to prepare for the Tour de France stage win," said Amadio on the road-Italian sprinter. Basso is not foreseen in the 2009 Tour.
The Liquigas team at the Giro:
Valerio Agnoli (ITA), Ivan Basso (ITA), Kjell Carlström (FIN), Vladimir Miholjevic (CRO), Franco Pellizotti (ITA), Manuel Quinziato (ITA), Gorazd Stangelj (SLO), Sylwester SZMYD (POL), Alessandro Vanotti (ITA).
Barloworld: Hunter and Soler protected. South African Robert Hunter in the plain and the Colombian Mauricio Soler in the mountains will be protected both riders in the Barloworld team in the next Giro (May 9 to 31). The British team, which announced Monday the composition of his group's departure for Venice, align climber also promising South African John Lee Augustyn, one of the revelations of the Tour de France 2008. Hunter, who won last week from one stage of the Tour of Trentino, has already won a Tour stage. Soler removed the jersey of best climber of the Tour in 2007. Last year, Soler was abandoned in the 11th stage of Tour of Italy between Cesena and Urbania. The Colombian had a small fracture in a wrist after a fall early in the Giro.
Team Barloworld at the Giro:
John Lee Augustyn (RSA), Francesco Bellotti (ITA), Diego Caccia (ITA), Felix Cardenas (COL), Gianpaolo Cheul (ITA), Christopher Froome (GRB), Robert Hunter (RSA), Paolo Longo Borghini (ITA) Mauricio Soler (COL). Alternate: Geraint Thomas (GRB).
Columbia will be the first training run in against the clock by teams opening at 15:35, at the Lido of Venice. The draw, which took place Friday morning, placed Astana (Armstrong, Leipheimer) last.
No comments:
Post a Comment