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WorldTour Teams Announce Squads for Tour Down Under

Two WorldTour teams have confirmed their squad for the first race on the UCI WorldTour calendar.

Team Katusha and FDJ have released their 7 man line up for the Tour held 16 – 24 January 2016.

Team Katusha from Russia will bring a strong team as they always do, including Maxim Belkov who placed 4th on Stage 1 this year at the Tour Down Under, and previously a stage winner of the 2013 Giro d’Italia. 

The Team Katusha team for the 2016 Santos Tour Down Under includes:

 

  • Tiago Machado POR
  • Maxim Belkov RUS
  • Vladimir Isaychev RUS A
  • leksei Tcatevich RUS
  • Egor Silin RUS
  • Sergey Lagutin RUS
  • Rein Taaramae EST

The French team FDJ will also include some of their strongest athletes in order to have a great start to the 2016 season. 

Two time stage winner of the Jayco Herald Sun Tour Steve Morabito will join his FDJ team mate and Stage 5 winner of the 2015 Eneco Tour Johan Le Bon in the Team’s line-up.

The FDJ team for the 2016 Santos Tour Down Under will include:

  • Steve Morabito SUI
  • Johan Le Bon FRA
  • Yoann Offredo FRA
  • Murilo Fischer BRA
  • Benoît Vaugrenard FRA
  • Laurent Pichon FRA
  • Anthony Roux FRA 

Keep an eye out on the Bicycling Australia Magazine website and Facebook Page for more information regarding the Santos Tour Down Under. Bicycling Australia will be attending the Tour to bring you up-to-date coverage and inside knowledge about the first race of the UCI WorldTour calendar.

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