Before the queen stage, Joe Dombrowski is currently 18th overall at the Tour of Utah. The Cannondale-Garmin rider picks up the leadership in Danielson’s absence in order to improve his shape before the Vuelta a Espana.
"We only came with seven and now we’re down to six, so it’s a bit of an open race for us now," said Dombrowski according to Cyclingnews. "I’ll fill in the GC role, but we’re not going to commit to riding the front everyday. That being said, it opens up some opportunities. We’re a really young team; I think we’re the youngest team in the WorldTour. This is the level of race where a neo-pro can come and win a stage. So I think that’s what we’ll look to do."
"You know there’s not too much for GC. There are some days like this were you need to not lose time, but your not necessarily going to win the race. It’s pretty much down to those last two days."
Vuelta a Espana will be his first three-week race. "It’s my first one so I don’t think it makes sense to set big goals. But later in the race, as you often see at the Vuelta – you know the third week – once the GC is kind of separated a bit you don’t need to beat the Froomes and the Contadors, you just have to beat the 10 guys that you’re with. So I think I’ll go there for experience, and then maybe be a little bit of an opportunist as well. I don’t know exactly what the team is we’re sending, but I imagine we’ll have a GC guy there, too, that we’ll be looking after."
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