Trek-Segafredo boss: Nibali was our first choice but Contador can win the Tour de France

With added investment, courtesy of Italian coffee brand Segafredo, Luca Guercilena was able to draw up an enviable shopping list of new recruits ahead of the 2017 season. The Trek-Segafredo team manager eventually brought in Alberto Contador and John Degenkolb as the team’s marquee signings, with the latter slated to replace the now retired Fabian Cancellara.

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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.