BORA - hansgrohe
Peter Sagan
Maciej Bodnar
Marcus Burghardt
Rafal Majka
Gregor Muehlberger
Daniel Oss
Pawel Poljanski
Lukas Poestlberger
Bodnar is a strong time trialist, Burghardt is a powerful domestique, Majka will initially target the GC, lose time, then go for the polka dots, Muehlberger is only 24 but has a couple of wins to his name - a decent climber, Oss is a classics rider who will be very useful on most stages, Poljanski is a domestique who can climb a bit, and Poestlberger is a powerful rouleur who took a memorable win in the Giro last year with a solo breakaway.
Oh yes, and there's the best cyclist in the world. Peter Sagan will start out in the world champion's rainbow jersey, which he won for the third time in a row last autumn. He will be looking for any stage wins he can get but otherwise will, I assume, hoover up points at finishes and intermediate sprints in an attempt to regain the green jersey. Remember, he won it in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016. He didn't win it last year after being kicked out for taking down Cav, with Michael Matthews ultimately taking it.
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