Caleb Ewan leads Lotto Dstny at Milano-Sanremo, Arnaud de Lie to make Sanremo and Paris-Roubaix debut

Caleb Ewan has only ridden one monument in his career and that is Milano-Sanremo, where he has already finished second on two occasions. In 2023, he will be trying to break that barrier and finally snatch a career-changing win.

Despite being relegated to ProTeam level, Lotto Soudal - to be named Lotto-Dstny next year - has received automatic wildcards to all World Tour events in the coming season because of the points scored this year - much because of Arnaud De Lie. As riders leave their first team training camps of the season, some goals have become clear in the Belgian team.

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Ewan will be aiming for the win in the Italian monument, and he will be joined by De Lie, who has performed incredibly in his neo-pro season and expectations are very high. Although he will not be racing a Grand Tour this coming season, the 20-year old will be racing his first monuments and besides Sanremo, he is also locked into Paris-Roubaix. 

"We know within the team that Paris-Roubaix has been keeping Arnaud awake for several years. He's always very motivated," team manager Kurt van de Wouwer told Sporza. As the team begin their three-year battle to regain their spot in the World Tour, it has already decided to skip several big races such as the Giro d'Italia.

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