Jurgen Roelandts believes that he can become a key part of the BMC Racing offensive in the Spring Classics and provide another outlet for the team in certain bunch sprints.
The 32-year-old was signed from Lotto Soudal in the summer having spent his entire professional career at the Belgian squad. Many deemed his move as a like-for-like replacement for Daniel Oss, who has left BMC Racing for Bora and the chance to link up with Peter Sagan, but Roelandts sees it another way entirely.
"I’m not really a replacement. I can do a finale in every race from Milan-San Remo to Paris-Roubaix. I’m not replacing him and also in stage races I think some of the sprints might also be good for me.”
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Roelandts was often given a free role at Lotto Soudal in the Classics, and although he never made the top step on the rostrum he has odium places in Milan-San Remo and the Tour of Flanders to his name.
His role next season will centrally focus on helping Greg Van Avermaet, the winner of Paris-Roubaix and several other spring races in 2017. However, Roelandts thinks that he will still be afforded chances in certain races.
"I’m still able to ride all the finals in the Classics. Greg has shown that he can win those races so he’s the leader but in one or two races I can still have a chance. For sure if there’s a chance for me I can try and grab it. Also in the Classics the situations can change so fast that you need a strong team but everyone starts with the intention that Greg is the leader."
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