This next chapter will be very different after the last one, jim and I spoke about the way these guys run their business, it's very exciting. Dave Brailsford More Quotes by Dave Brailsford More Quotes From Dave Brailsford That's the plan at the minute. The season-long plan was Tour, on to the Olympics and on after that to the Vuelta. That's still the outline at the minute, as we go through the next phase with the Olympics, we will assess it as we go along. All being well, that's what we will be doing. Dave Brailsford sports The plan is for Mikel to do it and we will assess where he is at. I think he needs another race before the Vuelta, so we will see where we are at, it's his home race and a lot of the race is around his home town and up in the north of Spain, and we have big ambitions for him as well. Dave Brailsford sports A Giro with Mikel Landa is a great opportunity, we think Mikel Landa ability to perform is huge. Can Mikel Landa win the tour of Italy ? Yes Mikel Landa can. Mikel Landa's got the ability to do it. Dave Brailsford sports That transition to a new team and expecting someone to perform at a really high level early on into a new term is a bit of a double whammy, it's not a four-month goal. Our ambition with him is longer term. Dave Brailsford sports The focus will be on supporting Vincenzo Nibali and protecting through the flatter, mid-mountain stages, then, when it comes to the key stages, Vincenzo Nibali can do Vincenzo Nibali thing. Dave Brailsford sports It's great that we have got these guys on the team. I know for me that if I become at all complacent these guys are right there to step in and take my place, i'm going to have to be just as good if not better than I've been in the past. Dave Brailsford sports He's the first British guy ever to win two Tours, it's incredible what he's done, and I don't think we should be encouraging him to look ahead at the minute. Dave Brailsford sports
