The new team shirt is designed for 2011 and the riders are quoted as being "Very happy with the high quality clothing Assos has produced for the Wilier Colt Project Team and are looking forward to trying it out in there upcoming training camp in Melbourne, Australia."
There has been a degree of secrecy about the riders in the Project Team. Today the team was officially released to the public by Director Sportif Davide Rossi.
Team Roster 2011
Grand Classics Riders Andy Schleck Vincenzo Nibali Alessandro Ballan Daniel Oss
Sprinters: Daniele Bennati Thor Hushovd Jacopo Guarnieri
Domestiques: Tiziano Dall'Antonia Julian Dean Francesco Gavazzi Valerio Agnoli
Time Trialists: Adriano Malori Fabio Sabatini Marco Pinotti
Break Away Specialists: Giovanni Visconti Sylvain Chavanel Diego Ulissi
Climbers: Damiano Cunego Danilo Di Luca Valerio Agnoli
The team was built around a core of very strong riders who added their input on Italian riders they believed would make a strong team. Hushovd, Schleck, Dean and Chavanel are the leaders of the team who will guide the other riders through the team's first year on the ProTour.
Edited by wilhasafever on 11-07-2011 09:37
Okay guy's i decided to bring down my team's well errrr quality shall we say? I decided to keep four strong riders and build a team around them. Thanks for your input
