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Nicolas Roche is set to contest the Tour of the Alps as part of a Team DSM selection that includes experienced and accomplished riders as well as young development athletes being brought into the top tier.
Belgian Henri Vandenabeele (20) and German Leon Heinschke
(21) are both riding with the Team DSM Continental level outfit this year but
they have been drafted into the WorldTour team for the French stage race.
It’s a big step up for both as they will be riding
alongside the likes of Roche and Romain Bardet, as well as last year’s
runner-up at the Giro d’Italia Jai Hindley.
The team is completed by Michael Storer and Romain
Combaud and this selection will be one of the last before Team DSM announces
its roster for the Giro next month.
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Roche, Bardet and Hindley have been among the Team DSM
riders training at altitude of late on Tenerife and they will be looking to
test their condition, and target results, at the Tour of the Alps which gets
underway next Monday.
Team DSM coach Matt Winston says the selection for the
five-stage event in France is a blend of riders that can work really well
together.
“Tour of the Alps was a late addition to our program and
we are really looking forward to heading there with a strong team and parcours
that really suit our group of riders,” Winston.
“We will focus on working well as a unit and showing good
cooperation in search of some nice results.
“We have some strong, experienced climbers on our squad, coupled with Leon and Henri from our development program.
“It’s great to be able to integrate them with our Men’s program - racing with this calibre of riders will be super inspiring for them and brilliant for their development.”
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