Giro d'Italia
MAY 11 - JUN 2
Marc Reef - Team Sunweb coach
"We once again head to the Giro d'Italia with the ambition of delivering a good result in the overall classification and continuing on from the team's strong performances at the race in recent years. The route for this year's Giro is one of the toughest there has been and there are no easy days, so we expect it to be a really tough battle in the overall. The time trials are of course important for us and we hope to be able to gain some time there. We’ll also bring Tom into a good position for the tricky stages in the mountains, and look for opportunities to gain time there. We’re confident that this is a strong configuration of riders to support the team's GC goal, and after a good preparation period, we’re all looking forward to getting things underway in Bologna.”
Line-up
Jan Bakelants (BEL)
Tom Dumoulin (NED)
Chad Haga (USA)
Chris Hamilton (AUS)
Jai Hindley (AUS)
Sam Oomen (NED)
Robert Power (AUS)
Louis Vervaeke (BEL)
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Amgen Tour of California
MAY 12-18
Aike Visbeek - Team Sunweb coach
"The Tour of California offers a mixed parcours, allowing a variety of riders to compete for stage results. In the sprints the team will work to set up Max, while Michael is aiming for a good result in the mountains for the team. Last year Max finished second on the last stage and this year we hope to go one better. We arrive with Cees, who has had a successful classics campaign and Casper, who showed his strength this spring bringing support in the sprints and providing a lot of horsepower for the stage finales. The experience of Roy and Johannes will also be important to help guide the younger riders through the week. After his good debut in Frankfurt, it will be a good experience for Joris to ride his first WorldTour stage race."
Line-up
Cees Bol (NED)
Roy Curvers (NED)
Johannes Fröhlinger (GER)
Joris Nieuwenhuis (NED)
Casper Pedersen (DEN)
Michael Storer (AUS)
Max Walscheid (GER)
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Flèche Ardennaise
MAY 12
Albert Timmer - Team Sunweb coach
"Flèche Ardennaise takes place on a difficult but really nice route, with nine categorised climbs before the riders enter the closing circuit which is constantly up and down. We bring a strong and motivated team to the race, with a good mix of youth and experience for the challenging parcours. The team will work hard for a top result, with Felix the rider we hope to get that, keeping him protected and fresh until the final. There is a lot of confidence and high morale within the Development program after the two recent wins in Bretagne and Overijssel, so we are looking to build on that here."
Line-up
Felix Gall (AUT)
Ben Katerberg (CAN)
Edo Maas (NED)
Marius Mayrhofer (GER)
Tim Naberman (NED)
Nils Sinschek (NED)
Xandres Vervloesem (BEL)
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