Cannondale's Viviani headlines Tour of Elk Grove

Race organizers have released the list of men’s teams that will compete at the Tour of Elk Grove next month.

The race, which runs from Aug. 2-4 near Chicago, has attracted Cannondale to the mix this year. Elia Viviani, who finished 119th in the Giro d’Italia in May and most recently won the second stage at Critérium du Dauphiné last month, headlines the team.

Another new squad to the race is MTN-Qhubeka, the South African-based UCI ProTeam that saw its rider Gerald Ciolek win Milano-Sanremo in March.

The men’s race starts with a 7.2-kilometer time trial on Aug. 2, followed by a 155km road race the next day. The race concludes with a 140km circuit race.

The women’s field of teams will be announced in the coming days.

Men’s teams

Jamis-Hagens Berman
Ben Jacques Maynes
Demis Aleman
Ruben Companioni
Gabriel Varela
Guido Palma
Phil Mooney

Jelly Belly-Kenda
Charles Huff
Nic Hamilton
Ricardo Van Der Velde
Christiann Kriek
Ben Wolfe
Jermey Powers
Sean Mazich
Emerson Oronte

Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies
Michael Friedman
Tom Soladay
Tom Zirbel
Cad Haga
Scott Zwizanski
Ken Hanson
Eric Young
Ryan Anderson

Novo Nordisk
Joe Eldridge
Andrea Ciacchini
Justine Morris
Branden Russell
Andrei Strelkov
Javier Megias
Thomas Raeymaekers
Kevin De Mesmaeker

UnitedHealthcare
Hilton Clarke
Robert Forster
Adrian Hegyvary
Aldo Ilesic
Luke Keough
Karl Menzies
John Murphy
Carlos Alzate

Equipe Gaurneau–Quebecor
Alexander Cataford
Pierrick Waud
Adam Farabaugh
Simon Lambert-LeMay
Simon-Pierre Gauthier
Michael Chauner

MTN-Qhubeka
Kristian Sbaragli
Martin Wesemann
Youcef Reguigui
Jacques Janse Van Rensburg
Jim Songexo
Louis Meintjes
Meron Russom
Tsgabu Grmay

Cannondale
Sthefano Agostini
Guillaume Bovin
Michel Koch
Matthias Krizek
Juraj Sagan
Elia Viviani

SmartStop-Mountain Khakis
Andres Diaz
Travis McCabe
Thomas Brown
Ben Chaddock
Frank Travieso
Shane Kline
Clay Murfet
Bobby Lea