Davidenko calls on Team Type 1 riders to step up after Giro wildcard disappointment

Team Type 1-Sanofi may have missed out on a wild card slot at the 2012 Giro d’Italia but its team director Vassili Davidenko vowed that his team would demonstrate their strength throughout the season, proving that they deserved a slot in the Italian Grand Tour.

Daniel Benson

Daniel Benson was the Editor in Chief at Cyclingnews.com between 2008 and 2022. Based in the UK, he joined the Cyclingnews team in 2008 as the site's first UK-based Managing Editor. In that time, he reported on over a dozen editions of the Tour de France, several World Championships, the Tour Down Under, Spring Classics, and the London 2012 Olympic Games. With the help of the excellent editorial team, he ran the coverage on Cyclingnews and has interviewed leading figures in the sport including UCI Presidents and Tour de France winners.