Team Saxo Bank Sungard will be present in Adelaide, Australia for he 2011 Santos Tour Down Under. Their roster, lead by Porte, will contain 3 Australian riders, but no Spaniards.
The full roster for the event includes:
- Baden Cooke (AUS)
- Juan Jose Haedo (ARG)
- Sebastian Haedo (ARG)
- Richie Porte (AUS)
- Nicki Sorensen (DEN)
- David Tanner (AUS)
- Brian Vandborg (DEN)
Regarding Richie Porte, Tour Down Under race director Mike Turtur was quoted as saying:
He’s a huge talent and could be Australia’s next big hope for the Grand Tours after Cadel Evans retires.