Pierre Rolland wants to shine with his new Cannondale team. The French rider, who will be the leader at the next Tour de France, hopes to finish in the top 10 in July. The Cannondale rider has done so on three occasions and claimed the best young rider classification in 2011.

"My dream this year is for the best general classification at the Tour de France", he explained in a post on his website. "I think the Cannondale team is very good for me for my evolution."

Rigoberto Uran will be the leader at the Giro d'Italia. Andrew Talansky will be with Rolland at the French three-week race.

Rolland also announced his schedule. "I'll be all right for Paris Nice, that I consider my first real competition. Then I'll do the CritÈrium International in Corsica, the Basque Country [Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco] and Romandie. Then a little break of a few days before hitting the big block which will lead us to the Tour de France."

He has changed his approach in 2016. Indeed, he wants to do "less races" and do more training camps. Last year he had the longest season of his career with 95 race days.