UAE Team Emirates’s roster for the Hammer Stavanger

UAE Team Emirates is ready for Stavanger and the first of three Hammer Series dates, this one from May 25 to 27. This new race format organised by Velon continues throughout 2018 in Limburg, The Netherlands, June 1 to 3, and in Hong Kong on October 14.

The Norwegian date includes three events, the first of 80 kilometres is for climbers called Hammer Climb, the second is for sprinters, the Hammer Sprint of 92 kilometres and the final Hammer Chase, a team pursuit over 48.7 kilometres.

Kristoff: “It’s cool to race in Stavanger because I live there and I regularly train in those roads. Competing where people know you personally give you a lot of motivation and make this appointment special”.

The UAE Team Emirates’s five-man roster in Stavanger:

Bystrøm Sven Erik (Norwegian), Kristoff Alexander (Norwegian), Niemiec Przemyslaw (Poland), Petilli Simone (Italy), Troia Oliviero (Italy).

Sports Director: Daniele Righi (Italy).