Bahrain Victorious riders set for Dutch classic

TDT | Manama

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

Team Bahrain Victorious are set to compete in the 254.1km Amstel Gold race starting today in the Netherlands. A seven-rider squad is suiting up for the side, including Jack Haig, Filip Maciejuk, Matej Mohoric, Jasha Sutterlin, Dylan Teuns, Jan Tratnik and Fred Wright.

The event is considered one of the season’s hilly classics. Starting in Maastricht, the riders will climb over 3,460 vertical meters before finishing in Valkenburg. Last year’s edition saw Bahrain Victorious ace Mohoric finish in the top 10. The course features an array of punchy climbs that will be featured more than once as riders loop back across the parcour.

Bahrain Victorious sports director Gorazd Stangelj commented: “We have a big team at the race with really strong guys. “During the race, we will need to decide how to play our cards with the guys. What we’ve seen in the past is that the selection is coming earlier in the race and we think it will be an aggressive race, so we will want to be aggressive too.

“We’ve got four guys capable of making it on the podium, so expectations are to be there and fight to win the race. “We’ve also got to make sure we are not chasing the race and responding at the race.”