Fabianski wrote:

Another nice cobbles result by Siric, who could take Polanc' role in the future after some more training and the latter's decline. Really intriguing rider, and great to see a homegrown talent slowly growing into a consistent Top 10 rider

Martin Hvastija:

If we want to have a good month we need to supplement our results in the cobbled classics with a good performance here. Lammertink hasn't been up to his usual standard this season and we need him to step up. Without a sprinter our focus is completely on the time-trials and subsequent GC.

Martin Hvastija:

It was another good performance from Ivan. His positioning was good through out the race. He ran out of power a bit on the uphill finish, but it's another top 10 result. Poljanec had a solid ride in the breakaway, but we're still waiting to see if another can crack the top 50.

Race score: 7/10

Martin Hvastija:

The first two cobbled classics have certainly wetted our appetite for the classics. Ivan had one of his better races here last year so it's certainly one where we hope he can continue his improved results at. It's also the final preparation before the two monuments so we want to see a good showing.

Martin Hvastija:

We got what we needed. Steven came up with his best ride of the season and the team as a whole avoided danger by safely finishing in the peloton on both road stages. With this the time-trial specialists now rest up for a few weeks after an intense period early in the season.

Race score: 9/10

Martin Hvastija:

Ivan had another very attentive race when it came to his positioning. He stuck to the favourites in the last 50 km. Following Wisniowski and saving his energy was a good tactical play as he could finish in the group of favourites. Unfortunately his legs and positioning let him down in the sprint as an even better result looked to be on the cards.

Race score: 8/10

Martin Hvastija:

Compared to the other cobbled classics expectations are lower here. It was shown last season that we prefer the more varied classics with less total cobbled roads. Still we expect to improve a lot on last year and perhaps carry some of the momentum from De Ronde here.

Marko Polanc:

For the first Grand Tour of the season we are entirely focused on the overall classification. Tao will lead our efforts in a similar way to how he did at the Vuelta last year. Habtemichael and Ciccone serve as his domestiques in the high mountains. We will also target the TTT and ITT for good stage results.