IAM CYCLING ON THE WAY TO FRANCE

03 July 2015

Starting in Utrecht, the peloton will race two days in Holland and two in Belgium before crossing over to France to complete the 21stage, 3360km Grand Tour that concludes with the traditional final stage on the Champs Elysees in Paris on Sunday, 26 July.

After the IAM Cycling team savored its first invitation by the Amaury Sport Organisation to La Grande Boucle last year, this time they are basking in their World Tour status by sending their nine ambitious riders ready to make their mark beginning with Le Grand Départ.

Happy with the early part of the season where his riders have earned no fewer than 30 podium places, Michel Thétaz is delighted to be taking part in another tour around France. Following the national championships, Thétaz is keen to set the tone regarding his expectations: “Since this is our second participation in the Tour, we will try to correct and erase the mistakes and imperfections of our previous attempt.

First, we will try to spread the risk a little more. Last year, when Mathias Frank, our leader, crashed heavily and had to withdraw from the race, we were caught off guard and forced to develop a new strategy. This will not be the case this year. After long discussion with the team management, we decided not to take a sprinter, particularly because there are not that many stages that are guaranteed to end in a mass sprint. Instead, we are focusing on the opportunists who could go for the stage victories from a breakaway. We are also relying on climbers like Pantano, Coppel, and Wyss, who depending on circumstances, will also be given their chances to shine.

Photo Credits : TDWSport.com

2015 Tour de France Roaster – IAM Cycling

Matthias Brändle
Sylvain Chavanel
Stef Clement
Jérôme Coppel
Martin Elmiger
Mathias Frank
Reto Hollenstein
Jarlinson Pantano
Marcel Wyss

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