UCI World Champion Peter Sagan and climber Rafal Majka are set to be the team leaders for the Tour de France 2017. But who will be the riders to support them? BORA – hansgrohe presents its long list, with a final selection to be made after the Tour de Suisse.
“It’s always a hard decision, everybody wants to ride the Tour de France. Especially this year with the Grand Départ in Düsseldorf, it will be a lifetime memory for every German rider and a stepping stone for German cycling. In our long list, we have 50% riders from Germany, but of course the best riders will be on the start in Düsseldorf at the end. Still I am proud that 7 German riders are on our list today. With Peter and Rafal we have ambitious goals, the green jersey, a top five result in the GC and the first stage win for our team at the Tour de France. And I think we have a strong roster to achieve those goals.” – Ralph Denk, Team Manager
BORA – hansgrohe Tour de France long list:
Bodnar Maciej (Pol)
Buchmann Emanuel (Ger)
Burghardt Marcus (Ger)
König Leopold (Ger)
Konrad Patrick (Aut)
Majka Rafał (Pol)
McCarthy Jay (Aus)
Pfingsten Christoph (Ger)
Poljański Paweł (Pol)
Sagan Juraj (Svk)
Sagan Peter (Svk)
Schillinger Andreas (Ger)
Schwarzmann Michael (Ger)
Selig Rüdiger (Ger)
