Video | Jasper Stuyven: "I think there will be a lot of guys fighting" at today's E3 Saxo Bank Classic
CyclingFriday, 25 March 2022 at 11:57
Trek - Segafredo are coming into the E3 Saxo Bank Classic with one of the strongest lineups and will be targeting a win to keep up their classics results coming. Jasper Stuyven has talked at the start about how he thinks the day will develop.
"I think E3 is a very intense race, the weather is good so yeah, I think there will be a lot of guys fighting. It's a very hard middle part of the race, there will be decisive with positioning and legs," Stuyven told CyclingPro.
With the majority of the big contenders for Flandres and Roubaix present, today is a major milestone for the classics riders to test their legs ahead of the big goals. With the Oude Kwaremont and the Paterberg making for decisive sections today, it will be the best indicator possible for the Tour de Flandres that takes place in under two weeks.
"It's really warm, for me it could be [better if it's] a little bit colder but it's the same for everyone. Think it's a nice race day, nice for the fans to be out," he added. Upon being asked about how his form compares to last year's which saw him win Milano-Sanremo, he had this to say: "Really hard to compare at the moment as I had to miss out on Sanremo, but maybe I can tell something more this evening."
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Together with Mads Pedersen and a very experienced team behind, Stuyven will be one of the main favourites for today's race. He's had to miss out on Milano-Sanremo - like many others - due to illness but returned to finish a strong ninth spot at the Brugge-De Panne Classic.
Trek - Segafredo for E3 Saxo Bank Classic: Jasper Stuyven, Mads Pedersen, Quinn Simmons, Edward Theuns, Alex Kirsch, Daan Hoole and Otto Vergaerde.
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