Team DSM coach Boris Zimine: “After our two good Team Camps during the winter, everybody is excited put a jersey back on and start racing together again. We expect it to be a nervous race with lot of open roads and changes in direction and if there is wind the it can be a really brutal day. If the weather conditions are more calm, then it can end in a sprint but with it being the first race of the year, we still expect it to be a hard and aggressive race. Our goal for the day is to focus on learning to stay together and work well as a team, which will be the priority. This kind of race is really interesting for the development of the guys and with some good teamwork, we hope to show ourselves well at the front.”