Israel-Premier Tech will have two weapons at Fleche Wallonne in Mike Woods and Jakob Fuglsang, and success is knocking.
"La Fleche Wallonne is a really great opportunity for our team. We obviously have two very strong leaders in Mike Woods and Jakob Fuglsang who have both done great performances here in the past and have been on the podium. Perhaps this will be our year with one of those men. It's all about the Mur de Huy. If we can position our guys for the final lap and they have good power, that's what it's all about. There is no secret here in Fleche, its's all about the Mur."
-Steve Bauer DS
"The big goal is to turn a page here. I raced in the Basque Country last week and started off not where I wanted to be but ended where I wanted to be. I didn't win, I wasn't in the front group at the very end but that was more a technical error on my part. But, the legs were there so that's given me a lot of confidence for tomorrow. This is a race that has always suited me. I've had success here, finishing third two years ago and fourth last year. I want to improve on that.
This year, there is an extra climb before the finish and that may reduce the bunch a bit more and make it easier to position ahead of the Mur which is good for me if I have the legs."
-Mike Woods
"I'm feeling good and I'm motivated to race well tomorrow. We have a strong team here and obviously, this is a race that really suits Mike. You never know how you're feeling until you hit the Mur and then it's all about the legs and nothing more. I think we can come away from the race with a good result and get some good hard racing in the legs before Liege-Bastogne-Liege."
-Jakob Fuglsang
La Fleche Wallonne: Jenthe Biermans, Guillaume Boivin, Jakob Fuglsang, Reto Hollenstein, Hugo Houle, Garyl Impey, Mike Woods
"I don't like to rush in and take leadership and responsibility in a team, I prefer to show what I can do out on the road, that's how you ensure all you teammates are then ready to help you. It was impressive to see four Bahrain riders reach the finish together and still have legs to give me a great lead-out. After that I couldn't miss out on such a chance of victory."
-Pello Bibao
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