Israel Cycling Academy (Italy) - Press Release: Israel Start-Up Nation brings a strong and versatile team to this year’s Giro d’Italia, having selected the following eight riders.

Dan Martin, Patrick Bevin, Matthias Brändle, Davide Cimolai, Alessandro De Marchi, Alex Dowsett, Krists Neilands and Guy Niv will represent the ISN colors, seeking both stage wins and overall success in the Italian Grand Tour.

Last year, the team took its first Grand Tour stage win when Dowsett soloed to victory on stage 8. Naturally, another win is high on the goal list, but this year, the team will also be focusing on doing well in the general classification with Martin.