Boels Dolmans are heading into this week's Ovo Energy Women's Tour with defending champion Lizzie Deignan and WorldTour leader Anna van der Breggen, who is coming off a spring campaign that saw her pull off an Ardennes hat trick and take the overall at the Amgen Women's Race in California.
The world's top team is bringing a wealth of talent to the June 7-11 WorldTour race, but the first obstacle they'll face is figuring out who they'll be riding for when the race rolls out of Daventry on Wednesday.
"We'll just have to fight for it, I think," Deignan said when asked who will be the team's protected GC rider. "I'm joking, we're not going to fight for it. We haven't had our team meeting yet."
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Deignan's humour eased the tension, but the question remains as to who will pick up the team general classification hopes this week.
With almost every major rider in the women's peloton on the start list, the competition for stage victories and the overall classification will be tough, and at the pre-race press conference on Tuesday both Boels Dolmans riders seemed to play down their own ambitions, saying they were simply hoping to come out of the race with good condition.
"Pretty good," was Deignan's response when asked about her current form. "I went back to basics in May – I didn't race and I did a load of base miles again. In terms of speed I may not be the fastest here, but I'm looking to use this race as preparation for the nationals."
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