Wednesday, 24 February 2016

Giant-Alpecin confirm Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne squad

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Giant-Alpecin have confirmed its squad for Sunday's Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne and the pair of 1.1 French races, Classic Sud Ardèche and La Drôme Classic this coming weekend. The team withdrew from Saturday's Omloop Het Nieuwsblad with its riders continuing to recover from a training ride accident last month in which six riders were hit by a car in Calpe, Spain, but is able to field teams in the three races

With several of its classics squad still recovering from injuries sustained in the crash, Giant-Alpecin's team at Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne will feature riders coming from the Tours of Qatar and Oman, and Ruta del Sol. 

"The team is progressing well and bouncing back from a difficult period following the training accident, but the riders are very eager to kick off the classics season," coach Aike Visbeek explained.

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First year neo-pro Søren Kragh Andersen finished sixth at the Tour of Qatar, claiming the best young rider classification, and most recently finished third on the final stage of the Tour of Oman. Along with Belgian fastman Zico Waeytens, Visbeek explained the plan is to ride for the duo at the 1.HC race.

"The race will be an exciting one with the influence of crosswinds, so we will have to stay concentrated all the time. The objective is to support Zico and Søren and to bring them as fresh as possible to the finale," he said.

The likes of Roy Curvers, Bert De Backer and Koen de Kort will be called upon to support the protected duo while Nikias Arndt, Tom Stamsnijder and Albert Timmer complete the team.

You can read more at Cyclingnews.com



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