"I’m still so young that it’s hard to say exactly what I’ll do in the end" - Luke Lamperti on discovering Classics with the Wolfpack

The young wave of talent at Soudal - Quick-Step has taken the cycling world by a storm, and among them shines Luke Lamperti. The 21-year-old American was in the spotlight in Oman, where he finished second three times. But now he's discovering the world of Classics with the Wolfpack.

"You kind of go off what you believe you’re good at, and I think I’ll be more of a Classics rider, but I’m still so young that it’s hard to say exactly what I’ll do in the end," Lamperti told GCN.

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"I’ve done quite a few sprints and was sprinting at the start of this year, but I don’t know if I’ll have the peak speed of the pure sprinters in the end – maybe I will, maybe I won’t. Normally I can survive quite okay on some climbs but it’s a different ball-game when you do the big Classics, so we’ll see what I can do or best at and hopefully ride for that in the future."

"If I become a sprinter I become a sprinter, if I’m best in the Classics I’ll become a Classics rider, but luckily I’m in a team that can support me in both and has a really good history in both."

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