Team announced for Flèche Wallone & Liege-Bastogne-Liege

UAE Team Emirates have named strong teams heading into two of the biggest one-day races of the calendar: Flèche Wallone on 21 April followed by Liege-Bastogne-Liege on 25th April.

Tadej Pogačar comes into the squad after a recent third place podium at Itzulia Basque Country earlier in the month.

Marc Hirschi goes into Flèche Wallone as reigning champion and will hope to replicate that on Wednesday. The team will have depth with veterans Diego Ulissi and Rui Costa also capable of strong results in the Ardennes.

For ‘La Doyenne’ Davide Formolo joins the team in the race where he placed 2nd in 2019, with Pogačar and Hirschi having both finished on the podium 2020.

Sports Directors Andrej Hauptman (Slo) and Simone Pedrazzini (Swi) will lead the squad in both races:

La Flèche Wallonne [1.UWT] – 21-Apr-2021

-Rui Costa (Por)
-Davide Formolo (Ita)
-Marc Hirschi (Swi)
-Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor)
-Tadej Pogačar (Slo)
-Jan Polanc (Slo)
-Diego Ulissi (Ita)

 
Liège-Bastogne-Liège [1.UWT] – 25-Apr-2021

-Rui Costa (Por)
-Davide Formolo (Ita)
-Marc Hirschi (Swi)
-Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor)
-Tadej Pogačar (Slo)
-David De La Cruz (Spa)
-Brandon McNulty (USA)

 
Tadej Pogačar: “I’m coming into these races feeling good. Since Basque Country I’ve felt good in training and I’m happy with my shape.

This year we have options also with Marc who we all know can be really good in these races. It’s definitely an advantage being able to race together. We have some other really strong, experienced guys in our line-up too, so between us all we will play our cards.”