After Tom Pidcock, Tom Dumoulin and Lennard Kämna have been announced to miss
Strade Bianche,
Romain Bardet joins the list as he came down with sickness.
"We're excited for Strade Bianche which is a unique race in a beautiful part of Italy. With several rolling climbs combined with short and punchy efforts, plus the numerous gravel sections, it is always a hard day out in the saddle for the peloton. We go to the race with a team looking for opportunities, where we will ride together as a unit and race aggressively, aiming to bring our key riders into the front for the crucial moments so that we can save as much energy for the hard final back to Siena," said Matt Winston, coach at
Team DSM.