Andre Greipel (Lotto-Soudal)
Andre Greipel (Lotto-Soudal)
Out to stop the Manx Missile will be Lotto-Soudal’s Andre Greipel, who will be keen to continue the sprinting form he has enjoyed this summer.
Greipel arrived at the Tour de France at the top of his game and it showed as his explosive sprint earned him four stage wins.
Since then, The Gorilla has gone on to win the Vattenfall Cyclassics in his home country and claim the points jersey – and a stage win – at the Eneco Tour.
With only six riders per team for the Tour of Britain, Greg Henderson and Jurgen Roelandts will be absent from Greipel’s formidable lead-out train, and Marcel Sieberg will be charged with delivering the German to victory.
With two of the world’s top sprinters at the Tour of Britain in Cavendish and Greipel, British fans can expect a heavyweight match-up through the race.