Louis Meintjes has just finished a seventh place at the Tour de France in an unexpected return to form. The mountainous route will suit him, but the team will also count on the presence of Jan Hirt who won a stage and finished sixth at the Giro d'Italia, aswell as veteran Domenico Pozzovivo, all of which will carry GC ambitions as the team looks to thrive once again.
As for the sprints the team will also have high ambitions.
Gerben Thijssen comes fresh off a win at the Tour de Pologne, and Intermarché's organized strategy of assigning specific leadout men for their sprinters has payed off, with the Belgian here having the company of
Boy van Poppel and
Julius Johansen for the bunch sprints.
Jan Bakelants and Rein Taaramäe complete the squad, giving it further firepower to hunt stage wins from breakaways.
Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux for Vuelta a Espana: Jan Hirt, Jan Bakelants, Julius Johansen, Louis Meintjes, Domenico Pozzovivo, Rein Taaramäe, Gerben Thijssen and Boy van Poppel.
