Five nationalities represented by UAE Team Emirates at the Binck Bank Tour

There is another short stage race coming up on the World Tour calendar.
After the Tour de Pologne, UAE Team Emirates will take on the Binck Bank Tour, a race that will take place along the roads of Benelux from August 13 to 19.

There will be seven stages that will offer opportunities to riders with different skills: sprinters will be able to shine in four fractions – that is if the wind doesn’t change the logic of the race; in the 2nd stage, time trial experts will challenge each other in a short test against the clock; the two conclusive days will be crucial in deciding the general classification.
Seven riders representing five different countries will make up the UAE Team Emirates selection:
– Filippo Ganna (Italy)
– Yousif Mirza (United Arab Emirates)
– Manuele Mori (Italy)
– Jan Polanc (Slovenia)
– Aleksandr Riabushenko (Belarus)
– Ben Swift (United Kingdom)
– Diego Ulissi (Italy)

Sports Directors: Marco Marzano (Italy) and Daniele Righi (Italy)

Sports Director Righi summed up the prospects for UAE Team Emirates: “The riders with the skills that can most likely make it to the top part of the classification are Ulissi, who proved to be in good shape last weekend in the Clasica di San Sebastian; and Riabushenko, a young rider with excellent potential for this type of race.
The faster fractions will present Swift with significant chances to try to make it back into the more prestigious spots in the classification, while if there should be any breakaways Polanc will be ready to show off his vitality.
The time trial will take place on a route that isn’t ideal for Ganna, who may, however, provide valuable backup to his team mates during the Binck Bank Tour, along with Mori and Mirza”.