CMI announce Tour of Ukraine Team
Equipe CMI have announced the team line-up for the UCI tour of Ukraine starting May 31st.
The national Tour of preceded by 3 one-day UCI races, and is also followed by 2 one-day UCI races.
Americans John Delong and Simeon Green will lead the lineup for the US team. Two french riders, Mathieu Gibaud and Nicolas Labussiere will accompany them along with Finish rider Antti Sizko and local rider Yuri Agarkov of the Ukraine.
Should anyone get sick, substitute riders include Maryland resident Gorgi Popstfanov who has raced the past two World Championships, along with Norwegian rider Thomas Rem and French sprinter Sebastien Jullien.
Without a clear leader such as ex-ProTour rider Mathieu Perget, or GC contender Julien Schick, this team will mostly be focussing it's efforts on getting in the breakaways.
Equipe CMI Tour of Ukraine Rider list:
DELONG John USA
GREEN Simeon USA
GIBAUD Mathieu FRA
LABUSSIERE Nicolas FRA
SIZKO Antti FIN
AGARKOV Yuri UKR