Brabantse Pijl / GP Denain – Matthias Brändle’s wonderful week

15 April 2014

IAM Cycling

Matthias Brändle is chomping at the bit after having spent the past fifteen days preparing for the coming busy week racing for IAM Cycling.

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Brändle returned home with a feeling of accomplishment after working at the Critérium International where he helped Mathias Frank to win a stage and place 2nd overall.  Now the Austrian is delighted to be among his teammates again to continue his racing schedule.

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“I trained very well at home.  On Sunday, before I settled down to watch Paris-Roubaix where we didn’t have much luck, I took a long ride.  On Monday I took an easier ride just to spin the legs and then on Tuesday I will join the team to race two totally different events.  Then I’ll follow with the Amstel Gold Race on Sunday.  Nothing beats competition if you want to get into a good rhythm.”

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Matthias Brändle provides lucid analysis when talking about his first two appointments during the week.

“We have a great team for the two races.  At Flèche Brabançonne we can make use of our tight team work on the hilly course that invites escapes and breakaways.  But then at Denain I can well imagine that we will ride hard to help Matteo Pelucchi go for the win.  That course will be more suitable to the sprinters and is a test for the specialists in the final stretch.” 

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Brabantse Pijl (April 16)

Louvain-Overijse, 203,1 km

More about the race  debrabantsepijl.be

Twitter @FlandersCLnews / @DeBrabantsePijl

Directeur sportif Rubens Bertogliati 

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The Line Up

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GP de Denain (April 17)

Denain – Denain, 197,3 km

More about the race  asso.nordnet.fr

Directeur sportif  Rubens Bertogliati

The Line Up

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