Our compatriot Arne Maret (Inmarché-Circus-Wanty) is experiencing his baptism of fire on the Big Tour. He also hopes to achieve great results in the Spurza Giro coach. Are horses black? The 24-year-old laughs: “My team mate Lorenzo Rota and Rin Tarama. I also joined my team.”
“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.”
Laurens De Plus said that Geraint Thomas made a good impression.
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.”
Maret expects a lot from his teammate Lorenzo Rota.
“Italian dark horse of transitions”
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.”
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