UAE Team Emirates are backing last year's Milan-San Remo runner-up Ben Swift to go one better in 2017 and end an almost two-year gap between victories.
The 29-year-old has also finished third at La Classicissima, and Swift is aiming to continue his good run of results in the race with the biggest win of his career yet.
"I'm in good form, and this year's Milan-San Remo features similar spirits and looks like it should match the excitement of last year," Swift said. "I feel generally quite fit and obviously hope that I'll do well in the climb. At this point, having done all the training, you have to just stick to your plan and hope for the best as it is hard to say which way the race will go and how it will unfold on the road.
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Following seven seasons with Team Sky, Swift made his debut with the new team at the Tour Down Under before heading to Abu Dhabi Tour and Paris-Nice last week. Having seen several of his rivals in action this season, Swift anticipates a possible change in how the Italian monument is raced.
"For the past three or four years the breakaway has been a sprint. However, that could change this year. A lot of riders may not want to wait for the sprint, so as a team we need to be prepared for a myriad of scenarios," he explained. "Also, this year I am coming back to Milan-San Remo under a new team banner, with great teammates. I think we are all ready, and I believe I have a strong team supporting me."
Along with his own knowledge of the course and how to arrive fresh for the sprint, Swift can call upon general manager and 1983 Milan-San Remo winner Giuseppe Saronni for words of wisdom
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