In theory, the loss of Giro champ Danilo Di Luca and classics specialists Magnus Bäckstedt and Luca Paolini is a big blow, but the arrival of super-sprinter Daniele Bennati and the expected maturation of Dario Cataldo, Francesco Chicchi, Vincenzo Nibali and Filippo Pozzato will again put Liquigas high in the team rankings.