Michiel Elijzen – Team DSM coach
“After a good team camp together at the start of the year, we’re all excited to get our season underway at the Tour de la Provence this week. Over the four stages our goal is to go for day results with a nice mix of riders; with Romain, Andreas and Niklas making their debut for us. The parcours looks demanding but we should get some chances to go for a sprint on stages one and four, where we will work to set up Max for those fast finishes. Mark will have the chance to test his legs on the famous Mont Ventoux climb and see how he goes there. Overall, we have four opportunities to go for a solid stage result and with some good teamwork throughout the race, we hope to start the season in a nice way.”
Line-up
Romain Combaud (FRA)
Mark Donovan (GBR)
Max Kanter (GER)
Andreas Leknessund (NOR)
Niklas Märkl (GER)
Nicholas Roche (IRL)
Jasha Sütterlin (GER)
