Racing continues for UAE Team Emirates at Provence and Almeria

UAE Team Emirates will head into their next block of racing with the Tour de la Provence [2.Pro] from 11-14 Feb and the one-day Clasica de Almeria [1.Pro] on 14 Feb.

With several members of the squad preparing at altitude at the Canary Islands in Spain, the rest of the team will pin on race numbers to go in search of the teams first victory of 2021.
Tour de la Provence [2.Pro]

New Sports Director Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) and Manuele Mori (Ita) will lead the seven rider squad:

Camilo Ardila (Col)
Sven Erik Bystrom (Nor)
Valerio Conti (Ita)
Alessandro Covi (Ita)
Alexander Kristoff (Nor)
Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor)
Matteo Trentin (Ita)

 
Alexander Kristoff: “It’s my first race and usually I need to get some races under my belt before I hit top form, but there are a few stages here that suit me. The training has been going well and it would be good to get some nice results before the classics. Obviously stage 3 to Mt. Ventoux will be the decisive day for the GC where our climbers will aim to be active, but the other days are better terrain for me.”

Clasica de Almeria [1.Pro]

Team Manager Joxean Matxin Fernandez (Spa) and Simone Pedrazzini (Swi) will take charge of the squad:

Fernando Gaviria (Col)
Marco Marcato (Ita)
Sebastian Molano (Col)
Ivo Oliveira (Por)
Rui Oliveira (Por)
Maximiliano Richeze (Arg)
Oliviero Troia (Ita)

Fernando Gaviria : “This will be my first race of the season and my first time racing Clasica Almeria. I usually start the season at San Juan in Argentina so this will be a change of pace and something new for me. We are going in with a very strong squad with guys who are really specialists on this terrain. Between myself and Molano we have options in the sprint and will be looking for a good result. We can’t wait to get back racing again.”