Etixx-QuickStep have named its squads for the upcoming sprint friendly one-day HC races Brussels Cycling Classic and GP de Fourmies with Tom Boonen and Marcel Kittel headlining the selection.
Saturday's Brussels Cycling Classic will be Kittel's second race after the Tour de France as he builds for October's sprint friendly world championships in Doha. The German has ridden on just one previous occasion, recording a DNF in 2015 but will be aiming for a better result in 2016.
Boonen was third at last year's race having won the 2012 edition and placed second in 2006. The Belgian will likely be on lead out duty for Kittel but provides a second option should the German be having an off day.
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Joining the fast men for the 198.1km race is Belgian trio Nikolas Maes, Guillaume Van Keirsbulck and Stijn Vandenbergh and Italian duo Davide Martinelli and Matteo Trentin. Spaniard stagiaire Ivan Garcia Cortina completed the team as he makes his first appearance in the blue and black.
For Sunday's GP de Fourmies / La Voix du Nord across the border in France, Boonen and Kittel will again be the trump cards for Etixx-QuickStep. Kittel's best result at the race is third from 2012 while Boonen was runner-up to Fabio Felline last year.
Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe comes into the squad, for his first outing since the Olympic Games, as do Rodrigo Contreras, Laurens De Plus and Petr Vakoc. Trentin and Vandenbergh round out the team for their second race of the weekend.
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