Team Visma | Lease a Bike have won Paris-Nice, despite the crash and injury of Jonas Vingegaard, but at
Tirreno-Adriatico things did not go so smoothly. Although
Olav Kooij did win a stage, the team's leadout didn't work as expected and both GC riders showed their own difficulties throughout the week which raises concerns for their Giro d'Italia block.
“It took me a bit of time to settle in, but I felt like I was improving every day,"
Simon Yates said in a press release. "That’s a good sign for the upcoming period. In just over a week, the Volta a Catalunya is on the schedule. I hope to prove myself there and support the team”. The Briton lost time on the first hilly stage, and ultimately settled with a 14th spot in the overall classification.