Sep Vanmarcke (Cannondale-Drapac) laid out his spring racing plan on Twitter Sunday. The 28-year-old, returning to the organisation that saw him take a breakthrough Omloop Het Nieuwsblad win back in 2012, is still hunting his first career Monument Classic in 2017, and his spring schedule reflects his pursuit of that elusive big one-day win.
Vanmarcke opens his season at the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana before heading to the other side of the Iberian peninsula for the Volta ao Algarve. Then he'll make a run at the newly upgraded Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Strade Bianche WorldTour one-days, extending his stint racing in Italy at Tirreno-Adriatico.
Dwars Door Vlaanderen kicks off the heart of Vanmarcke's Classics campaign, with E3 Harelbeke and Gent-Wevelgem to follow before the pair of Monumental challenges the Belgian will finally hope to conquer: the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix. According to his Tweet, the hillier Amstel Gold Race looks set to be Vanmarcke's final major appearance during the Spring Classics.
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Bahrain-Merida and Bora-Hansgrohe eye WorldTour debuts after promising showings at People's Choice Classic
Newly formed Bahrain-Merida and newly upgraded Bora-Hansgrohe will make their first appearances as WorldTour teams in a WorldTour race Tuesday in Australia's Tour Down Under. Both squads delivered promising showings in the event's one-day precursor, the People's Choice Classic.
Bora-Hansgrohe claimed both second and third place, with Sam Bennett nabbing runner-up honors behind Caleb Ewan and reigning World Champion Peter Sagan taking the final step on the podium. The fast-finishing duo figure to feature on the flatter stages of the upcoming six-day race, having proven to be in form to contend.
— Alice Maria Arzuffi (@AliceArzuffi) January 15, 2017
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