Albasini leads Orica-GreenEdge at GP du canton d'Argovie - News Shorts

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Michael Albasini wins the final Romandie stage.(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Michael Albasini will be aiming for his third GP du canton d'Argovie victory this coming week with his Orica-GreenEdge team. Albasini won the race in 2011 and 2013 and has also finished fourth, fifth and was second last year to Alexander Kristoff (Katusha).

Turgis first rode with Cofidis as a stagiaire in 2014, having started the season with Roubaix-Lille Métropôle, before joining the Pro-Continental team full time in 2015. Stage 2 victory at last year's Boucles de la Mayenne set up Turgis' first overall victory while bronze in the U23 Men's road race was another season highlight. In 2016 the Frenchman has continued to impress with third place overall at the Tour de Yorkshire and fourth at the Tour de Luxembourg further sign of his potential.

"We believed in the potential of much Anthony when we offered him his first professional contract two years ago," Sanquer said. "His results, as well as his attitude within the team proved that we were right and we were convinced that it was important our common history continues. His stage victory in the Tour of Luxembourg - if necessary - has confirmed that feeling. Anthony will play an important role in the team in the coming years."

"It's my first win as a professional on the road, so I’m pretty happy with it," said Scully won the points race at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. "I knew the form was good after getting 4th in the prologue on Thursday, but then I had a bit of a setback on stage one when I was caught in a crash with four kilometres to go. In the end though it worked out, and I’m really pleased for the team that I could finish the job off."

Scully had made his way into a six-rider break which formed with 30km to race in the 180km third stage from Juvigné to Laval. With the Direct Energie led peloton chasing hard on the final 4.3km circuits in Laval, Jonas Rickaert (Topsport Vlaanderen) was the first rider to hit out for the win with Anthony Delaplace (Fortuneo - Vital Concept) bringing back the move. Scully then made his winning move to hold off Delaplace and Aitor Gonzalez (Euskadi Basque Country-Murias) for the victory.

"We are bringing a very capable team, led by Hugo and Ryan," said Field. "It's a tremendous opportunity for our RaceClean riders and young riders to learn from our established pros, in tough racing situations. In the past the Beauce project has been a pivotal 'proving' ground for emerging talent like Tuft [2001] and Mike Woods [2012]. Most important for us, is the ensuring we help Canada score more points for our World Championship qualification."