Visma-Lease a Bike have confirmed their eight-rider roster and targets for the Giro d’Italia, with Attila Valter reportedly given the final slot within the line-up.
The Dutch squad have established a pattern of naming their Grand Tour roster firstly of the season to make clear their targets, hierarchy and altitude coaching plans
Jonas Vingegaard will once more goal the Tour de France, with key assist from the Sepp Kuss, with the American set to be given extra of a management function as he defends his 2023 Vuelta a España title.
In accordance with WielerFlits, Hungarian nationwide champion Valter will be part of Wout van Aert, Cian Uijtdebroeks and Olav Kooij, as Visma-Lease a Bike goal a number of stage victories and a stable general classification from new signing Uijtdebroeks.
Additionally on the eight-rider roster are Jan Tratnik, Edoardo Affini, Robert Gesink and Wilco Kelderman, giving Visma-Lease a Bike a robust, skilled and proficient staff.
Van Aert has opted to journey the Giro d’Italia so he can put together at altitude for the Paris Olympic Video games, lacking the Tour for the primary time since becoming a member of his present aspect in 2019.
Cian Uijtdebroeks was eighth within the 2023 Vuelta a España earlier than his bitter divorce from Bora-Hansgrohe and has been recognized as a future Grand Tour chief by Visma-Lease a Bike.
Olav Kooij will goal the dash phases on the Giro d’Italia on his Grand Tour debut after taking 25 wins in his final two seasons.
Valter raced the Giro d’Italia in 2021, carrying the chief’s maglia rosa for 3 days on former staff Groupama-FDJ. He additionally rode the Giro d’Italia in 2022 when the Corsa Rosa began in Hungary. Final 12 months Valter was a part of the Jumbo-Visma lengthy listing for the Tour de France however was not chosen and raced the Vuelta a España.
In accordance with WielerFlits, Valter replaces Norway’s Johannes Staune-Mittet within the Visma-Lease a Bike line-up, though the 2023 Giro Subsequent Gen winner could also be first reserve and will nonetheless attend the pre-race altitude camp in April.
This 12 months’s Giro d’Italia begins in Turin and consists of two key time trial phases earlier than a ultimate week within the mountains and a closing stage in central Rome.
Tadej Pogačar (UAE Staff Emirates), Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers), Ben O’Connor (Decathlon-AG2R), Nairo Quintana (Movistar) and Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal-Fast Step) will all journey the Corsa rosa, with Pogačar focusing on a uncommon Giro-Tour double.
