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The winner of the polka-dot 'king of the mount🌼ains' jersey at this year's 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tour de France, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Julian Alaphilippe, has been confirmed by his 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Quick-Step Floors team as a starter at this year's 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:OVO Energy Tour of Britain, which starts in Wales on Sunday.

Alongside him will be the Colombian 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fernando Gaviria, who's proved himself as one the fastest sprinters in the peloton this season, having 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:won the o🃏pening stage of this year's Tour – and taken the first yellow jersey – before backing it up 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:with a second stage win three days later.

Alaphilippe and Gaviria will lead an extremely strong Quick-Step squad at the Tour of Britain, which also includes rising stage-racing star 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Bob Jungels – who finished 11th overall at this year's Tour de France – and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Maximilian Schachmann, who won the stage to Prato Nevoso at this year's Giro d'Itaꦛlia, as well as a stage at the recent Deutschland Tour.

Completing the team will be Gavria's regular lead-out man for the sprints, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Richeze, and former Giro stage winner 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Iljo Keisse.

Quick-Step directeur sportif Brian Holm – a noted Angloph🥃ile – is looking forward to again di🐼recting the team on the road at this year's race.

"There aren't a lot🐎 of races outside the Tour de France with so many spectators, but the Tour of Britain i𒐪s one of them, and fans always make a very special atmosphere for all the riders and staff members," Holm said in a press release.

Alaphilippe heads t♏o the race as a live-wire rider capable of winning♒ on multiple terrains, and is unlikely to just sit back and hope that he can stay with the best riders.

The Frenchman – who's returning from a break following his win at the Clasica San Sebastian the week after the Tour de France – is likely to go on the attack whenever he can in an🐟 all-or-nothing bid to take the overall title.

The steadier Jungels will look for ౠa high overall finish by riding consistently on the climbs, which include two ascents of the tough eastern side Whinlatter Pass in the Lake District on stage 6.

The previous day's team time trial up the western side of Whinlatter Pass should see Quick-Step challenge a strong Team Sky li🌺ne-up that includes Geraint Thomas, Chris Froome and Wout Poels.

Gaviria, mean🃏while, will be a real threat in the sprints, although he won't have it all his own way. The Colombian can expect to face stiff competition from veteran sprinter André Greipel (Lotto Soudal) and Mitchelton-Scott fast-man Caleb Ewan, as well as from the domestic British teams such as Madison Genesis, JLT Condor and late replacements for Aqua Blue, Team Wiggins, who will be keen to showcase their abilities on the world stage.

"The parcours is really challenging, but we'🗹re going 𓂃there motivated and with a strong line-up, ready to show why we are 'The Wolfpack'," Holm added, referring to the team's nickname.

"With Gaviria, who'll count on Richeze, we have a fair ▨chance in bunch sprints, while for the hilly part of the race we'll look to Alaphilippe, Jungels and Schachmann.

"Last but not least, we are glad to have Keisse on the team &ndash🔜; always an importa𝓀nt rider, and an amazing road captain."

Quick-Step Floors for the Tour of Britain: Julian Alaphilippe, Fernando🐎 Gaviria, Bob Jungels, Iljo Ke꧟isse, Maximiliano Richeze, Maximilian Schachmann