Bahrain-Merida opt for balanced team to support Nibali's Tour de France bid
Izagir♍re brothers, Pozzovivo, Hauss♑ler and Colbrelli in final eight
168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Bahrain-Merida have selected a mix of climbers and rouleurs to support 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Vincenzo Nibali as the Italian targets a second 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tour de France victory. The Sicilian opted to skip the Giro d’Italia and focus fully on the T𓄧our de France in 2018, hoping to repeat his 2014 victory.
Bahrain-Merida’s eight rider squad includes Domenico Pozzovivo, Gorka Izagirre, Ion Izagirre, Franco Pellizotti, Heinrich Haussler, Sonny Colbrelli and Kristijan Koren to back Nib🍎ali, selecting climbers and rouleurs in the hope of limiting their losses in the stage 3 team time trial ওand the technically difficult stages in the first half of the race.
The Izagirre brothers and Pozzovivo will play a vital role in the mountains, with Pozzovivo coming from a fifth place overall at the Giro d’Italia. Haussler, Colbrelli and Koren will protect Nibali on the cobbled stage and flat roads, with Colbrel💜li likely to𓆉 target the sprint finishes. Pellizotti turned 40 in January but is Nibali’s trusted right-hand man.
Nibali won Milan-San Remo in March but was off the pace at the Criterium d🐬u Dauphine. He has recently spent time at altitude in the Dolomites working on his climbing and race speed with trusted coach Paolo Slongo, believing he will be at his best for the decisive Tour de France stages.
Nibali will ride the Italian national road race championships on Saturday as a final test of his form before🧸 travelling to France. He has won the Italian title three times, the first coming just a🧔 few days before his successful 2014 Tour de France.
“I’m very happy to go back to the Tour. I liked the route right fro🍃m the start and the charm of the Grand Bouc🅷le is indisputable. I’m going to France with a lot of serenity and with the knowledge that I have done everything possible to achieve the best result,” said Nibali when the Bahrain-Merida team was confirmed.
“The team that will be with me in France is one of the strongest ever. We will be competitive on all kinds of routes: f🐈rom the climbs to the time trial. I am convinced that we will entertain our fans and the mil🌳lions of cycling fans who will follow the Tour.”
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Bahrain-Merida for the 2018 Tour de France:💧 Vincenzo Nibali, Domenico Pozzovivo, Gorka Izagirre, Ion Izagirre, Franco Pellizotti, Hein𓆏rich Haussler, Sonny Colbrelli and Kristijan Koren.
