Ardennes Classics: the UAE Team Emirates cyclists

The UAE Team Emirates faces three important WorldTour races within one week – the Ardennes Classics. The races include the Amstel Gold Race on Sunday, 261.7km, the Flèche Wallonne on Wednesday, 195.5km and the Belgian monument, Liège-Bastogne-Liège, 256km, on the following Sunday.

General Manager Joxean Matxin (Esp), supported by Paolo Tiralongo (Ita), will lead these rosters:
Amstel Gold Race:
– Rui Costa (Por)
– Sergio Henao (Col)
– Manuele Mori (Ita)
– Simone Petilli (Ita)
– Tadej Pogačar (Slo)
– Edward Ravasi (Ita)
– Diego Ulissi (Ita)

Flèche Wallonne & Liège-Bastogne-Liège
– Rui Costa (Por)
– Sergio Henao (Col)
– Daniel Martin (Irl)
– Manuele Mori (Ita)
– Tadej Pogačar (Slo)
– Rory Sutherland (Aus)
– Diego Ulissi (Ita)

Joxean Matxin said, “We face the Ardennes triple with a formation that offers so many possibilities to be protagonists and to fight for important results: winning is very difficult because these three races are coveted and the competition is at a high level, but our team is well balanced and equipped well for our ambitions.

 
Daniel Martin is a reference point for these races, he will focus on the Flèche Wallonne and Liege-Bastogne-Liège, while for the Amstel Gold Race, we will be able to count on Rui Costa, Henao, Ulissi.
For Pogačar, this week will be an important experience, he will race without pressure and will have the chance to measure his talents in these races. Petilli and Ravasi will definitely give a spark to the team in the Amstel Gold Race, while the experience of Mori and Sutherland will be important in Flèche and Liège“.