Selection with some interesting choices for the Ineos Grenadiers to the Tour of Flanders 2024. In turn somewhat remodeled by a difficult period, the British team presents itself at the second Monument of the year with a Joshua Tarling who proved at Dwars Door Vlaanderen that he can be more than a hugely talented timer, as well as with Magnus Sheffield And Ben Turner, who will form the trio of captains. Among the choices around these men, the participations of were expected Ben Swift And Connor Swiftready to put themselves at the service of the captains also on Sunday 31 March as often done in this type of competition.
The two remaining names, which have emerged in recent days following the injuries of, are less predictable Luke Rowe And Jonathan Narvaez, important pieces for the team on this surface, in particular with the decision of Filippo Ganna and Tom Pidcock to aim for other objectives this year. The first is that of a sprinter, namely ours Elia Viviani, who was initially scheduled for the Volta a Catalunya in this period, but skipped the Spanish race to aim for Ghent-Wevelgem, a race that was definitely within his range, however, continuing at least until this Sunday, ready to put himself at the service of his teammates. The second name is instead that of a climber like Laurens De Plus, for which it will also be the absolute debut in the Ronde, but also more generally on the cobblestones. His only professional race on this surface was in fact in 2019, in a stage of the BinckBank Tour which he then won, defending himself rather well on the stones.
“It will be his debut and we can’t wait to see what he can do – his sporting director Christian Knees explained in recent days in this regard to GCN – He raced only once on the cobblestones and he won.” The reference was precisely to the Benelux race, which he won in the Jumbo-Visma jersey after finishing in third position in the Geraardsbergen stage, which all cobblestone lovers know very well given that it is home to the Grammont Wall.
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