Gerolsteiner will go on to Italy with two team captains for the start of Tirreno-Adriatico on Wednesday after Levi Leipheimer decided to take part in the race at late notice. The American will be joined by Davide Rebellin as team co-captain for the seven stages that cover 1090 kilometres which starts in Tivoli on Wednesday and runs through to San Benedetto del Tronto on March 14.
Rebellin decided against riding the race parallel to Paris-Nice this year because also it this time the excursion had attracted into its homeland. Directeur sportif Christian Henn believes he'll enjoy having two leaders for the race in Italy. "That is an advantage," he said. "We can be like a tag-team, and the competition must double the amount of attention they pay to us.
