Dec 23, 2005
CSC Names Giro Squad
Bjarne Riis likes to plan for races well ahead of time. A few weeks ago, CSC announced the riders who will ride the Tour, now Riis is announcing his team for the Giro D’Italia. Since Ivan Basso has decided to ride both the Giro and Tour, both Grand Tours will be a very important objective for CSC. Surprisingly, David Zabriske and Fabian Cancellara will not be on the Giro team. Their Time Trialing skills could help give Basso an early edge since the Giro is bringing back the Team Time Trial. The list of riders includes Danish riders Blaudzun and Sorensen, Spanish rider Cuesta, Ukranian Gustov, representing the US will be Julich and Vandevelde and the Italian riders include Lombardi and Peron. New signing Cuesta will surely give a hand to Basso in the mountains, while Julich and Vandevelde can help all round.