Team Announced For Bretagne Classic – Ouest-France

After a strong showing at Tour du Limousin which saw victories for Fernando Gaviria and Jasper Philipsen as well as a podium spot for Rui Costa, the Emirati team continues its busy racing calendar at the Bretagne Classic – Ouest-France (WT) on 25 August.

Costa was 2nd in 2012 and will hope to go one better this time around while both Gaviria and Philipsen have proven they can be competitive in the tricky hilly finishes.

 
The experienced duo of Sports Directors Neil Stephens (Aus) and Andrej Hauptman (Slo) will lead the following group of riders:

 
Rui Costa (Por)
Sergio Henao (Col)
Fernando Gaviria (Col)
Ivo Oliveira (Por)
Max Richeze (Arg)
Mikkel Bjerg (Den)
Jasper Philipsen (Bel)

 
Meanwhile the team will send a squad to Italy to take part in the Trofeo Matteotti [1.1] and Memorial Marco Pantani (1.1) and to Belgium to race in Druivenkoers – Overijse (1.1) and the Brussels Cycling Classic (1.Pro).

The teams for Trofeo Matteotti and Memorial Marco Pantani will be led Marco Marzano (Ita) and Bruno Vicino (Ita), while the group for Druivenkoers – Overijse and Brussels Cycling Classic will be guided by Andrej Hauptman (Slo) and Neil Stephens (Aus).

 
Trofeo Matteotti (1.1) , 29 August.

 
Sven Erik Bystrom (Nor)
Valerio Conti (Ita)
Yousif Mirza (UAE)
Alessandro Covi (Ita)
Edward Ravasi (Ita)
Oliviero Troia (Ita)
Sebastian Molano (Col)

Druivenkoers – Overijse (1.1), 29 August.

 
Jasper Philipsen (Bel)
Mikkel Bjerg (Den)
Max Richeze (Arg)
Ivo Oliveira (Por)
Fernando Gaviria (Col)
Tom Bohli (Swi)

 
Brussels Cycling Classic (1.Pro), 30 August

Mikkel Bjerg (Den)
Tom Bohli (Swi)
Fernando Gaviria (Col)
Rui Oliveira (Por)
Jasper Philipsen (Bel)
Max Richeze (Arg)

 
Memorial Marco Pantani (1.1), 30 August

Sebastian Molano (Col)
Yousif Mirza (UAE)
Alessandro Covi (Ita)
Sven Erik Bystrom (Nor)
Edward Ravasi (Ita)
Aleksandr Riabushenko (Bel)