Pogačar leads squad for Strade Bianche and Tirreno-Adriatico

With the season in full-swing, UAE Team Emirates head into an exciting period of racing starting on the white roads of Tuscany with Strade Bianche on March 5 and continuing with the ‘race of the two seas’ Tirreno-Adriatico from March 7-13. Meanwhile in France, a strong squad will contest the ‘Race to the Sun’ : Paris-Nice from 6-13 March.

 
Fresh from his victory at the UAE Tour, Tadej Pogačar will lead the team in Italy for Strade Bianche and Tirreno Adriatico, while Joao Almeida and Brandon McNulty will head a double-pronged attack at the GC at Paris-Nice.

 
Pogačar: ”After the UAE Tour we stayed there for a few days more and now we’re back in Europe and ready and hungry for the next races. I raced quite a lot in Italy last year and it’s somewhere I really enjoy. The reception from the ‘tifosi” is always special , and the food is amazing too.

It’s no secret that Strade is a race I really like and would love to win, but we’ll also have Covi who is on great form and experienced guys like Ulissi too so we’re well covered.

Tirreno-Adriatico was a big victory in my career last year and one I hold dear, I’m excited to go back there. They have changed the race format a little bit from last year but as always it will be long and hard stages every day.”

 
The team in Italy will be under the direction of Team Manager Joxean Matxin Fernandez (Spa) and Sports Directors Andrej Hauptman (Slo) and Manuele Mori (Ita), while Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) and John Wakefield (RSA) will guide the team in France.

 
Strade Bianche [1.UWT] – 05-Mar-2022

Mikkel Bjerg (Den)
Alessandro Covi (Ita)
Maximiliano Richeze (Arg)
Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor)
Tadej Pogačar (Slo)
Marc Soler (Spa)
Diego Ulissi (Ita)

Tirreno-Adriatico [2.UWT] – 07-Mar-2022 / 13-Mar-2022

Pascal Ackermann (Ger)
Mikkel Bjerg (Den)
Davide Formolo (Ita)
Rafal Majka (Po)
Tadej Pogačar (Slo)
Marc Soler (Spa)
Maximiliano Richeze (Arg)

 
Paris-Nice [2.UWT] – 06-Mar-2022 / 13-Mar-2022

Joao Almeida (Por)
Alexys Brunel (Fra)
Finn Fisher-Black (NZ)
Brandon McNulty (USA)
Sebastian Molano (Col)
Jan Polanc (Slo)
Matteo Trentin (Ita)