UAE Team Emirates’stars align in the Challenge Mallorca

A solid 12 riders from UAE Team Emirates will race in the four days of the Challenge Mallorca, this January 31 to February 3.

The four seven-man teams guided by Sports Director Marco Marzano (Italy) and Technical Assistant Paolo Tiralongo (Italy):

– Trofeo Ses Salines, Campos, Porreres, Felanitx (176.9km), January 31: Fabio Aru (Italy), Alexander Kristoff (Norway), Vegard Stake Laengen (Norway), Marco Marcato (Italy), Yousif Mirza (UAE), Manuele Mori (Italy), Rui Oliveira (Portugal).
– Trofeo Andratx Loseta (172.4km), February 1: Kristian Durasek (Croatia), Alexander Kristoff (Norway), Vegard Stake Laengen (Norway), Daniel Martin (Ireland), Simone Petilli (Italy), Edward Ravasi (Italy), Aleksandr Riabushenko (Byelorussia).
– Trofeo de Tramuntana (140.1km), February 2: Fabio Aru (Italy), Kristian Durasek (Croatia), Daniel Martin (Ireland), Yousif Mirza (UAE), Simone Petilli (Italy), Edward Ravasi (Italy), Aleksandr Riabushenko (Byelorussia).
– Trofeo Palma (159.6km), February 3: Kristian Durasek (Croatia), Alexander Kristoff (Norway), Vegard Stake Laengen (Norway), Marco Marcato (Italy), Manuele Mori (Italy), Rui Oliveira (Portugal).

Aru, Rui Costa and Martin will meet on January 29 at the Velodromo Palma in Mallorca to ride on the track and test the Colnago K.One time trial bike. This bio-mechanical work will be guided by the team’s staff.

“The Challenge Mallorca takes a certain importance given that we have 12 riders heading there,” said Marzano. “We have to see how the four days go and see on the road at what point we are in our training from the winter and not focus too much on results in the race.
The 12 cyclists will rotate in the races, with five riders not competing each day but training under the guidance of our coaches. On top of that, we have the testing day on the velodrome. We are sure that this Mallorca trip will help us in our overall 2019 plan.“