Runner Arne Maret picks himself up in the Sporza Giromanager and surprises: “No Roglic” | Cycling manager

“I didn’t include Roglic in my squad,” Arne Marit was immediately surprised. “On his last Grand Tours, something always happened to him.”

As a result, Marit has room to capture the two leaders of Eneos.

“I started training with Laurens De Plus a few days ago. He said Geraint Thomas (€9m) made a very good impression. I’ll keep my guess and bring in Tao Geoghegan Hart (€9m) too.”

Arne Marit (3 euros) also wants to become an attraction in mass sprints.

“Because Ron Hergodets caught the flu during pre-season, we also called up (another runner) Nicolò Bonifazio (€5m).”

But Marit usually remains Numero Uno’s runner at Intermarché-Circus-Wanty. Which of his teammates could still be of golden value in the Jiro Director?

Lorenzo Rota (€4m) hasn’t had a great feeling at Liège-Bastogne-Liège yet, but that was because he had just returned from training at altitude in Colombia.

“Last Monday, Rota made a very good impression in Eschborn-Frankfurt (where he finished fifth).”

The expert hand Rein Taaramäe (4 million euros) is also doing well. “He’s already won a stage in the Giro and the Vuelta. I see him sometimes doing that now.”

In the more expensive runners, Maret puts his beans on Pedersen, Gaviria, Matthews, Groves and Consone.

“Pedersen can climb a mountain well, just like Matthews. Gaviria won a stage in Romandie.”

“I saw Groves in action in Catalonia, that was impressive.”

Another dark horse from Marit? “Alessandro Coffi (€4m), an Italian who always rides high. You can certainly expect him to be in transition.”