The French race though will serve as preparation at the same time for his latter goals, as in the following weekend he will race
Milano-Sanremo where he has in the past taken the win. As had been hinted at earlier on in the year, the Frenchman wanted to take part in the cobbled classics and so he will be next to the likes of Pogacar, van der Poel and van Aert at both
E3 Saxo Classic and
Tour of Flanders.
Lastly he will take on the Ardennes classics, those that in the past have suited him better out of all his planned races. In all three races he will be present and be a co-leader alongside Marc Hirschi as both seek to give Tudor a very meaningful win.
Hirschi has already won this year at the Clàsica Comunitat Valenciana and after several one-day races, he will now aim for success at
Tirreno-Adriatico which features a few hilly days. He will not race Milano-Sanremo, but instead Milano-Torino a few days prior, with the race's return to the Superga climb.
He will then look to build on his form for later in the spring, skipping Sanremo and the cobbled classics altogether, and returning to competition at
Itzulia Basque Country before the Ardennes, where he should have plenty hilly and explosive days to show off their form and hunt for results.