Cavendish & Hammond named in Tour Shortlist for T-Mobile
Story posted June 22
T-Mobile Press Release
T-Mobile today named a pre-selection of 13 riders for a starting spot at the upcoming Tour de France (July 7-29) which includes both the Team’s British riders – Mark Cavendish and Roger Hammond. Team manager Bob Stapleton and sporting director Rolf Aldag finalised the preliminary Tour squad on Friday. Cavendish and Hammond are both currently in action in the Netherlands and Switzerland respectively, where they are looking to impress ahead of the announcement of the final Tour de France team of nine.
The final T-Mobile Team roster of nine riders to start the London Prologue will be selected from Lorenzo Bernucci (27/Italy), Marcus Burghardt (23/Germany), Mark Cavendish (22/Great Britain), Bernhard Eisel (26/Austria), Andreas Klier (31/Germany), Linus Gerdemann (24/Germany), Bert Grabsch (31/Germany), Giuseppe Guerini (36/Italy), Roger Hammond (33/ Great Britain), Kim Kirchen (28/Luxembourg), Axel Merckx (34/Belgium), Michael Rogers (27/Australia) and Patrik Sinkewitz (27/Germany).
“We want to start the race with the strongest team available to us,“ says Head of Sport Management Rolf Aldag. Already sure of his place is Michael Rogers, who will be the team’s designated rider for the General Classification. “Michael has natural leadership qualities. He has shown that on several occasions already this year,“ added Aldag.
Hammond is currently riding the Tour of Switzerland whilst Cavendish is over in Holland, riding a stage race there, providing both with an ideal buildup to the Tour.
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