EF Education First-Drapac Pro Cycling Team 2018 Data and Specifications

It is surprising to see an USA pro cycling team participating in the UCI Pro tour and not being supported by SRAM components.
Does it hint that the team is not a good potential to win one of the 3 major Grand tour?
Could be, just Wait & See at the end of the 2018 season.

The Team Cannondale got now named EF - Drapac and hired some new riders to support Rigoberto Uran on the Tour de France and Modolo on the Giro d'Italia.

Sep Vanmarcke is a great candidate for the Spring classics. 

The EF Education First - Drapac team is racing the 2018 UCI World tour season on Cannondale Carbon Bikes (Synapse, CAAD12, SuperSix, SuperSlice (TT) ) equipped with Shimano Dura Ace R9170 groupset with FSA crankset and derailleurs, Mavic Carbon wheels and Mavic tires and tubulars, SRM powermeter and Garmin GPS, FSA components, Tacx bottle cages and bottles and Fizik saddle.

The team wear sponsor is POC which is providing helmets, sunglasses and jerseys.

The EF - Drapac 2018 Team roster:

Cannondale - Drapac 2017 Pro Cycling Team Data

Cannondale - Drapac US Pro Tour team is constituted with talented riders that miss a strong leader. It is a little bit unclear if Pierre Roland or Rigoberto Uran is expected to be the potential leader on of the 3 big Tours that are Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta Espana.

Team Cannondale on 2017 Carbon Road bike equipped with disc brakes

Sep Vanmarke and Tyler Phinney are riders with great potential of finising on podium at Spring and Autumn Classics.

2013 Team Cannondale Pro Cycling

Italy based team Cannondale will compete in the 2013 UCI Word Tour.

For 2013, the team main sponsor changed from Liquigas to Cannondale. (USA bicycle company)

2013 Team Cannondale main sponsors are: Cannondale bicycles Super Six Evo, Vision wheels, Vision bars, Sram gear, Fizik saddles, Sugoi kit.

Vincenzo Nibali Pro Cycling Racer Profile

Vicenzo Nibali is a professional road bike racer who won the Giro D'Italia 2013 and the Tour de France 2014 and Vuelta Espana in 2010. 

Vicenzo riding style is more of the classic style which means staying sat on the saddle while climbing  (en facteur) or riding under heavy gears while current style of riders are to stand on the pedals (en danseuse).

In cycling history, only 6 riders have won the 3 Grand Tour; they are Jacques Anquetil, Felice Gimondi, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault, Alberto Contador and Vincenzo Nibali.

Peter Sagan Pro Cycling Racer Profile

Name: Peter Sagan
Nickname: The Terminator, Rambo, Cannibal