Adam Yates, Simon Yates and Esteban Chaves have all been named in a strong Orica-Scott line-up for the Vuelta a Espaņa, which gets underway in Nimes on Saturday. Chaves placed third overall at last year`s Vuelta, and will set out as co-leader alongside Adam Yates, while Simon Yates - best young rider at last month`s Tour de France - will also have the freedom to go on the offensive in the mountains. `We have the best general classification riders we can put together, we have all three of them here, and that is going to be a bit of a challenge,` Orica-Scott directeur sportif Neil Stephens said. `It`s an exciting challenge for us all to focus on, but at the end of the day the team is our leader and all three riders have always fully committed to that.`ADVERTISEMENT A year ago, Orica-Scott launched a two-pronged assault on the Vuelta, with Simon Yates winning a stage and placing sixth overall as his teammate Chaves climbed onto the podium. The team will now seek to combine the interests of three riders with genuine GC aspirations. `We did it at the Vuelta last year with Simon and Esteban and in the final the race is sorted out on the road. Despite finishing with a top 10 himself, Simon was selfless in his support of our podium finish,` Stephens said. `The aim is a team result in Madrid, who it is, it doesn`t matter.` Chaves has endured a difficult 2017 campaign. The early part of his season was plagued by a knee injury and in July, his close friend and physiotherapist, Diana Casas, who helped him back from his horrific 2013 injury, was tragically killed in a road accident. Chaves placed 63rd overall in his debut Tour de France last month but struck an optimistic note in its final days. `If I`m on this level now, the only way I can go is better,` the Colombian climber said. Big-name rivals
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