GP Lugano, Ulissi leads a competitive formation

The GP Lugano on June 3 will be the first post-Giro d’Italia event for Diego Ulissi.
The Tuscan rider will be at the start of this Ticino race along with the following 6 teammates from UAE Team Emirates: Anass Ait el Abdia (Morocco), Simone Consonni (Italy), Filippo Ganna (Italy), Jan Polanc (Slovenia), Aleksandr Riabushenko (Belorussia) and Ben Swift (United Kingdom).
The team will be coached by technical director Simone Pedrazzini (Switzerland).

“I’ve lived in Lugano for years now, so this race has practically become an at-home event – explained Ulissi – In 2014 and 2016, my last two appearances in the GP Lugano, I came close to success, obtaining 3rd and 2nd place respectively in the final sprint. Usually the race comes down to a limited group of riders vying for victory; it is important to make it into the lead positions in the conclusive laps, this means having reactive legs.”

The team will be well sorted, with all seven athletes capable of being competitive: there will be fast riders like Consonni and Swift, and attackers like Riabushenko and Polanc, not to mention Ganna’s reliability and Ait el Abdia’s eagerness to make a good impression.