The duo of Mads Pedersen and Giulio Ciccone will use their summer form and run of results to lead the Lidl-Trek team at the Vuelta a España, targeting stage victories, the mountains jersey and a hat trick of Grand Tour points jerseys.
The powerful Dane will be in the action on the flat stages, with the Italian taking over for the many uphill finishes.
Also in the Lidl-Trek line-up are Amanuel Gherbreigzabhier, Giro time trial winner Daan Hoole, Andrea Bagioli, Søren Kragh Andersen, Julien Bernard and Spanish Giro stage winner Carlos Verona.
Ciccone has fully recovered from his Giro crash injuries and won the Donostia San Sebastian Klasikoa and a stage at the Vuelta a Burgos but does not intend to try to challenge Jonas Vingegaard, Juan Ayuso and João Almeida for overall victory in Spain.
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