Roubaix is a race we've been deeply connected with ever since our first wildcard in 2015. This year it is Ovsyannikov who is leading us on the cobbles and his skill set is suited for the flat cobblestones. If the top favourites hesitate to work together and a larger group gets into the Velodrome, he has the potential to surprise.

We go into the Giro with a dual focus. Ovsyannikov is our leader for the sprint stages and he got a little leadout train to go with him with Ansons and Kurianov as strongman sprinters / rouleurs.

On the other side, this is the opportunity for Tobias Foss to once again prove his abilities as a GC leader. Back-to-back 12th place finishes in this race prove his abilities and he trained his climbing abilities further in the off-season.

Additional opportunities come from Calmejane and Arndt as stage hunters as well as Alekss Krasts as a potential guy for the under 25 classifications.

This might come as a surprise to many but in Liechtenstein we are lead by Luke Plapp and Pascal Eenkhoorn. As much as Lecuisinier would enjoy a chance for revenge, he unfortunately didnt have enough race days to add another classic to the three stage races that are on his schedule this year. So it is up to Plapp and Eenkhoorn to save the day for us and hope that they can fight for a top 10 or at least a top 15.

A proper flat classic - of course we are sending our flat rouleurs group - hoping for late attacks as always. But this year we also have a strong sprinter and we are hedging our bets by bringing Ovsyannikov along. One option for the sprint and multiple possible late attacker make us very hopeful that we can get some sort of result in whatever way possible.

When you have Lopez in your squad, any Ardennes race is a highlight. While a regular top 6 finisher in this race, Lopez has yet to win here. We are hoping to see this change this year.

April is a super interesting month for us. Only, Amstel is a proper premium race for us but every other race we have intriguing options and hopes to perform nicely. Especially, it's another month for Ovsyannikov to shine as his opportunities as a sprinter will come into focus before his schedule quiets down a bit afterwards.