For our 30-year-old Irish sprinter, it is the first race of the season on European soil. “Het Nieuwsblad,” told his Belgian readers >>>He will be supported for the lead-out by the Dane Michael Mørkøv and Frenchman Florian Sénéchal. On the Belgian side, Deceuninck – Quick-Step counts on Tim Declercq and Yves Lampaert in the “Race to the sun”. The Italian Mattia Cattaneo and French Remi Cavagna are also present. “Paris-Nice is one of the most important stage races and this year we have a great opportunity to achieve some good results with Sam”, sports director Tom Steels said. “We also want to see what Rémi and Yves have to offer in the time trial. The same goes for Mattia, who can look back on a solid UAE Tour” We are curious what he can mean in the general classification<<<
Selection Deceuninck – Quick-Step: Sam Bennett (Irish), Mattia Cattaneo (Ita), Rémi Cavagna (Fra), Tim Declercq (Bel), Yves Lampaert (Bel), Michael Mørkøv (Den) and Florian Sénéchal (Fra).