After a string of impressive rides at the Tour Down Under last month, Jack Bauer has set his sights on making the Quick-Step Floors Classics team.
Such a move, the 31-year-old told Cyclingnews, may not happen during this calendar year but the New Zealander is relishing the chance to shine at his new team after six years at Slipstream sports.
"I want to show that I'm in good shape. I want to work my way into the team and I'm a newcomer," Bauer told Cyclingnews.
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"I have a great programme but I want to show that I go the distance. I aim to push my way into the Classics squad in the future. At the moment they have an incredibly strong line-up and you don't just step in. The team is already strong and Philippe Gilbert joined this year. This is 'the' Classic squad."
Bauer's first set of races after the Tour Down Under will see him follow a programme similar to Marcel Kittel's as the team look to bolster the German's lead-out train after the departure of Tony Martin to Katusha-Alpecin.
"I don't think that it will be this year, in terms of the Classics," Bauer said. "The plan at the moment is to ride lead-out for Marcel and I'm really looking forward for that. I've done a lot of training with that in mind."
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