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168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Marcel Kittel will test his condition and form this Sunday with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Giant-Alpecin at the 1.1 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Rund um Köln as he continues his comeback from an illness plagued start to the season. Although the 196.7km race features 11 classified climbs with an altitude gain of 2,336m, a sprint finish has commonly decided the outcome with Sam Benn🍃ett ta🌟king the honours in 2014. 

Giant-Alpecin are confident of continuing its good run of top five results in recent years and will be backing Kittel and fellow sprinter Zico Waeytens should the race finish in a bunch sprint, ho🌠wever coach Aike Visbeek explained the team will come prepared for several different scenarios.

"Our goal is to try to win the race. It can be a hard race, depending on the conditions, and we should be prepared for anything. With Waeytens and Kittel we have two fast guys and a good chance if the race ends in a sprint, but in case of a hard race we will also have options with De Backer and van der Haar. We have a good mix of talent and experience, as De Backer will be our captain," said Vis🌃beek.

Kittel's lead out man 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tom Veelers has been named b☂ut is in doubt due to a lingering knee injury. Bert De Backer and Tom Stamsnijder will provide support throughout the race, as will will Lars van der Haar after his second place on stage 3 of the Skoda-Tour de Luxembourg last week. The 'breakaway killer' Che♚ng Ji joins the team having just completed the Giro d'Italia for the first time in his career.

Yet to announce whe💜ther he will start the Tour de France next month after his interrupted start to 2015, Kittel will use the Rund um Köln and five-day Steಞr ZLM Toer before making his final decision. Kittel has enjoyed just one victory so far in 2015, the pre-Tour Down Under People’s Choice Classic criterium, but will ente🉐r the race off the back of a three-week training block in Sierra Nevada with his team.

Giant-Alpecin for the Rund um Köln: Bert D𝓰e Backer (Bel), Lars van der Haar (Ned), Cheng Ji (Chn), Marcel Kittel (Ger), Fredrik Ludvigsson (Swe), Tom Stamsnijder (Ned), Tom Veelers (Ned) and Zico Waeytens (Bel).