I'd like to have more to say about Lampre but they're a fairly anonymous team, even in pink. Unless Costa or Ulissi are involved, they're essentially a Pro-Continental squad.
In:
Ruben Plaza (climby domestique)
Tsgabu Grmay (young)
Luka Pibernik (young)
Illia Koshevoy (young climber)
Chun Kai Feng (climby domestique)
Eduardo Estrada (very young)
Mario Costa (a rider)
Out:
Chris Horner (oldest man alive?)
Damiano Cunego (stage races, classics)
Winner Anacona (stage races)
Andrea Palini (leadout)
Elia Favilli (leadout)
Luca Wackermann (young leadout)
Luca Dodi (a rider)
Stars:
Rui Costa (classics)
Roberto Ferrari (sprinter)
Sascha Modolo (sprinter)
Diego Ulissi (classics, climber)
Strengths:
The hillier classics, and medium mountains stages of the Grand Tours will be where this team lives this season. Costa and Ulissi will be the main guys for this goal.
A number of versatile sprinters, who can be in play on a variety of parcours.
Weaknesses:
Will be passengers in a lot of the World Tour races, as they lack that toq quality and depth to compete across the season.
Costa and Ulissi have to handle the grand tour ambitions as well as the classics workload of the team.
Ruben Plaza (climby domestique)
Tsgabu Grmay (young)
Luka Pibernik (young)
Illia Koshevoy (young climber)
Chun Kai Feng (climby domestique)
Eduardo Estrada (very young)
Mario Costa (a rider)
Out:
Chris Horner (oldest man alive?)
Damiano Cunego (stage races, classics)
Winner Anacona (stage races)
Andrea Palini (leadout)
Elia Favilli (leadout)
Luca Wackermann (young leadout)
Luca Dodi (a rider)
Stars:
Rui Costa (classics)
Roberto Ferrari (sprinter)
Sascha Modolo (sprinter)
Diego Ulissi (classics, climber)
Strengths:
The hillier classics, and medium mountains stages of the Grand Tours will be where this team lives this season. Costa and Ulissi will be the main guys for this goal.
A number of versatile sprinters, who can be in play on a variety of parcours.
Weaknesses:
Will be passengers in a lot of the World Tour races, as they lack that toq quality and depth to compete across the season.
Costa and Ulissi have to handle the grand tour ambitions as well as the classics workload of the team.