This is what happens when one squad eats another, they try to have the best of both worlds and end up pissing everyone off. In the end they decided to take mostly just young riders from Cannondale, who wouldn't be expecting to be leaders anyway.
In:
Matej Mohoric (young)
Davide Formolo (young climber)
Davide Villella (young climber, classics)
Joe Dombrowski (young climber)
Ruben Zepuntke (young climby sprinter)
Ted King (missing time cuts)
Alan Marangoni (a rider)
Moreno Moser (classics)
Kristijan Koren (climby domestique)
Kristoffer Skjerping (young cobbles)
Alberto Bettiol (young climber)
Out:
Phil Gaimon (climber)
Dylan Girdlestone (a rider)
Lachlan Morton (young climber)
Rohan Dennis (stage races)
Steele Von Hoff (sprinter)
Raymond Kreder (cobbley domestique)
Gavin Mannion (a rider)
Caleb Fairly (domestique)
Fabian Wegman (old classics)
Nick Nuyens (old cobbles)
Johan Vansummeren (super domestique)
Thomas Dekker (old classics)
Koldo Fernandez (sprinter)
Tyler Farrar (sprinter)
David Millar (old TT)
Stars:
Ryder Hesjedal (classics)
Daniel Martin (stage races, classics)
Tom-Jelte Slagter (classics)
Andrew Talansky (stage races)
Sebastian Langeveld (cobbles)
Andre Cardoso (climber)
Janier Alexis Acevedo (climber)
Strengths:
The GC in one week mountainous stage races are what the good climbers in this squad can realistically do well in. Top 10s on GC perhaps in Grand Tours also on the cards.
Dan Martin has all his energies focused on the classics this year, and will have a very strong support squad at his disposal.
A lot of good young talented riders should mean quite a few wins from breakaways.
Weaknesses:
The squad has a hell of lot of youth, and that lack of experience will tell at times across the season.
These riders tend to crash, a lot. At some point you have to stop saying it's coincidence.
Navardauskas is the closest they come to having a sprinter.*
*EDIT: Actually Zepuntke looks very quick.
Matej Mohoric (young)
Davide Formolo (young climber)
Davide Villella (young climber, classics)
Joe Dombrowski (young climber)
Ruben Zepuntke (young climby sprinter)
Ted King (missing time cuts)
Alan Marangoni (a rider)
Moreno Moser (classics)
Kristijan Koren (climby domestique)
Kristoffer Skjerping (young cobbles)
Alberto Bettiol (young climber)
Out:
Phil Gaimon (climber)
Dylan Girdlestone (a rider)
Lachlan Morton (young climber)
Rohan Dennis (stage races)
Steele Von Hoff (sprinter)
Raymond Kreder (cobbley domestique)
Gavin Mannion (a rider)
Caleb Fairly (domestique)
Fabian Wegman (old classics)
Nick Nuyens (old cobbles)
Johan Vansummeren (super domestique)
Thomas Dekker (old classics)
Koldo Fernandez (sprinter)
Tyler Farrar (sprinter)
David Millar (old TT)
Stars:
Ryder Hesjedal (classics)
Daniel Martin (stage races, classics)
Tom-Jelte Slagter (classics)
Andrew Talansky (stage races)
Sebastian Langeveld (cobbles)
Andre Cardoso (climber)
Janier Alexis Acevedo (climber)
Strengths:
The GC in one week mountainous stage races are what the good climbers in this squad can realistically do well in. Top 10s on GC perhaps in Grand Tours also on the cards.
Dan Martin has all his energies focused on the classics this year, and will have a very strong support squad at his disposal.
A lot of good young talented riders should mean quite a few wins from breakaways.
Weaknesses:
The squad has a hell of lot of youth, and that lack of experience will tell at times across the season.
These riders tend to crash, a lot. At some point you have to stop saying it's coincidence.
Navardauskas is the closest they come to having a sprinter.*
*EDIT: Actually Zepuntke looks very quick.