UAE Team Emirates line-up named for Challenge Mallorca

UAE Team Emirates will head to the sunny shores of Mallorca to take on five individual 1.1 ranked race days which forms the series of races known as the ‘Challenge Mallorca’.

 
The Spanish Island will host the Trofeo Calvia (25 May), Trofeo Alcudia-Port d’Alcudia (26 Jan) Trofeo Andratx – Mirador des Colomer (27 May), Serra de Tramuntana (28 Jan), and the Trofeo Palma (29 Jan) where the team will take 9 riders, in a very experienced team packed with talent.

Mallorca was a good outing for the team in 2022 with the on-fire Brandon McNulty taking victory at the Trofeo Calvia followed by a fourth place (Trofeo Serra) and a podium (Trofeo Andratx) the following days, with Sebastian Molano also taking 2nd at the Trofeo Palma.

Joxean Matxin Fernandez (Sports Manager) : “It’s been a very positive off-season and the guys are ready and motivated to race.

In the squad for Mallorca we have proven winners – McNulty and Wellens both won here last year and other riders in our team are more than capable of taking big results here too this week.

 
It’s early in the season still but as always we are focused to be aggressive from the beginning and aim to get some wins on the board as soon as possible.”

 
Sports Manager Joxean Matxin Fernandez (Spa) along with Sports Directors Manuele Mori (Ita) and Tomas Gil (Ven) will lead the team of 9 riders, with 7 riders starting per day:

Trofeo Calvia [1.1] – 25-Jan-2023

Mikkel Bjerg (Den)
Brandon McNulty (USA)
Domen Novak (Slo)
Rui Oliveira (Por)
Matteo Trentin (Ita)
Diego Ulissi (Ita)
Tim Wellens (Bel)

 
Ses Salines – Alcudia [1.1] – 26-Jan-2023

Mikkel Bjerg (Den)
Domen Novak (Slo)
Rui Oliveira (Por)
Matteo Trentin (Ita)
Diego Ulissi (Ita)
Tim Wellens (Bel)
Sebastian Molano (Col)

Trofeo Port d’Andratx – Mirador D’es Colomer (Pollença) [1.1] – 27-Jan-2023

 
Joao Almeida (Por)
Domen Novak (Slo)
Rui Oliveira (Por)
Brandon McNulty (USA)
Diego Ulissi (Ita)
Tim Wellens (Bel)
Sebastian Molano (Col)

 
Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana (Lloseta – Lloseta) [1.1] – 28-Jan-2023

 
Mikkel Bjerg (Den)
Brandon McNulty (USA)
Joao Almeida (Por)
Rui Oliveira (Por)
Matteo Trentin (Ita)
Diego Ulissi (Ita)
Tim Wellens (Bel)

Trofeo Palma – Palma [1.1] – 29-Jan-2023

Joao Almeida (Por)
Rui Oliveira (Por)
Brandon McNulty (USA)
Diego Ulissi (Ita)
Tim Wellens (Bel)
Sebastian Molano (Col)

 
Meanwhile in Australia, the same exciting squad from the Tour Down Under will take on the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race.

The team will be guided by Sports Director Marco Marcato (Ita) who will oversee the seven man squad:
Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race [1.UWT] – 29-Jan-2023

Sjoerd Bax (Bel)
George Bennett (NZ)
Alessandro Covi (Ita)
Finn Fisher Black (NZ)
Marc Hirschi (Swi)
Jay Vine (Aus)
Michael Vink (NZ)