Pogačar returns to action in Liege, Hirschi takes aim at Fleche Wallonne

UAE Team Emirates continue their spring racing campaign with two important World Tour races scheduled, starting with the Flèche Wallonne on Wednesday (17 April) followed by the oldest Monument of the calendar known as ‘La Doyenne’ , Liege-Bastogne-Liege on Sunday (21 April). Also on Sunday the team will debut at the Giro Della Romagna in Italy.

The team for Liege will be lead by Tadej Pogačar who comes into the race after a blistering start to the season with victories already in Strade Bianche and the Volta Catalunya.

The Emirati squad will also look to the good form of Amstel Gold Race runner-up Marc Hirschi and the experience of veteran riders like Diego Ulissi.

 
Pogačar : “ Liege is one of my favourite races and also one of the hardest, so it’s always nice to go back there. Since Catalunya I’ve spent some time at altitude with some teammates and we’ve been building up well together towards the Giro.  For these Ardennes races we have a very dynamic team. The form is good and I think I can do well but on a whole the team is very strong and we’ll have options which is always an advantage.I’m excited to pin on a race number again on Sunday.”

 
Sports Manager Matxin Fernandez (Spa) alongside Sports Directors Andrej Hauptman (Slo) and Tomas Gil (Ven) will take charge of the team for both races.

 
La Flèche Wallonne [1.UWT] – 17-Apr-2024

Joao Almeida (Por)

Juan Ayuso (Spa)

Finn Fisher Black (NZ)
Marc Hirschi (Swi)
Brandon McNulty (USA)

Domen Novak (Slo)
Diego Ulissi (Ita)

 
Liège-Bastogne-Liège [1.UWT] – 21-Apr-2024

Joao Almeida (Por)

Sjoerd Bax (Ned)

Finn Fisher Black (NZ)
Marc Hirschi (Swi)

Domen Novak (Slo)

Tadej Pogačar (Slo)

Diego Ulissi (Ita)

Jan Polanc (Slo) will step in as Sports Director for Giro della Romagna.

Giro della Romagna [1.1] – 21-Apr-2024

Igor Arrieta (Spa)

Filippo Baroncini (Ita)

Isaac Del Toro (Mex)

Antonio Morgado (Por)

Michael Vink (NZ)

Duarte Marivoet (Bel) (Gen Z)

Pablo Torres (Spa) (Gen Z)