Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team has announced the selection for the six stage, 695.4km Tour de Romandie from April 24 through April 29.
"It's a really good race," Sports Director Brian Holm said. "We're hoping we can get into some breakaways. We already know Tony Martin is out because of his accident, his crash. But this opens the door for someone else to show what they can do. We have the time trial prologue, and then another time trial on Stage five. Matthew Brammeier could really show himself, as could Grabsch, Kwiatkowski and Julien Vermote for the time trials. Then for the breakaways we have Martin Velits, Vandewalle, Cataldo, Pauwels, Golas, and Brammeier. Everybody will have their chance to get in the break and try to win a stage. This race will also be an important step for some of these riders who are training for the Giro d'Italia."
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