Lidl-Trek will goal stage victories on the Giro d’Italia, with a lead out practice constructed to assist Jonathan Milan, whereas latest Tour of the Alps winner Juanpe Lopez hopes to win phases within the mountains.
Tao Geoghegan Hart, Mattias Skjelmose, Quinn Simmons and Mads Pedersen are anticipated to be a part of Lidl-Trek’s Tour de France line-up. Andrea Bagioli, Simone Consonni, Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier, Daan Hoole, Jasper Stuyven and Edward Theuns full the eight-rider crew for the Corsa Rosa.
Stuyven fractured his collarbone at Dwars door Vlaanderen on March 27 however is again in coaching and might be a part of the leadout for Milan, alongside Consonni and Theuns.
The Italian gained a stage and the cyclamen factors jersey on the 2023 Giro d’Italia and impressed within the Tirreno-Adriatico sprints, profitable twice forward of Jasper Philipsen, earlier than bolstering the Lidl-Trek Classics squad.
There are anticipated to be six or seven dash alternatives throughout this 12 months’s race. The Giro d’Italia begins in Turin on Saturday, May 4 with a hilly opening street stage after which a mountain end at Oropa on Sunday. The dash alternatives start within the first week with stage 3 to Fossano anticipated to complete in a dash.
Other sprinters on the Giro d’Italia entry listing embrace Olav Kooij (Visma-Lease a Bike), Fabio Jakobsen (Dsm-firmenich PostNL), Caleb Ewan (Jayco-Alula), Fernando Gaviria (Movistar), Alberto Dainese (Tudor), Kaden Groves (Alpecin-Deceuninck), Biniam Girmay (Intermarché – Wanty), Sam Welsford (Bora-Hansgrohe), Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain Victorious) and Juan Sebastian Molano (UAE Team Emirates).
“With a sprinter like Milan, we might be working exhausting for each attainable quick end,” directeur sportif Gregory Rast defined.
“He might be our chief for the sprints and profitable the factors jersey is one thing he can attempt to repeat once more this 12 months. We are conscious of his potential however, after all, we will’t ignore the robust competitors that, we’re positive, will give us a tough time.
“For this motive, Jonny might be supported by Theuns and Consonni, that’s the practice which we noticed working properly collectively within the first a part of the season.
“The time to recuperate that kind for the Giro has been minimal, however each the Team and Jasper had a number of motivation to have him initially. The first week could also be helpful for him to regain any misplaced confidence, then he’ll have the ability to goal for his personal possibilities in addition to assist in the lead out for Jonny.”
Lopez wore the maglia rosa for 10 days and gained the most effective younger rider white jersey in 2022. Now 26 years outdated, the Spanish climber returns to the Giro with spectacular kind.
“The man who, greater than anybody else, has confirmed that he’s prepared for the Giro is Juanpe Lopez. His victory on the Tour of the Alps speaks for itself,” Rast mentioned.
“Italian climbs go well with him properly, as he has already confirmed in 2022, and I’m satisfied that he can chase stage success on the hardest days. Then, day after day, he can maintain a glance to the evolution of the battle for the GC. I imagine this could be a aim to chase as we go alongside, additionally contemplating the presence of two very long time trials which can be decisive for any GC speak.”
