After working for Peter Sagan at Milan-San Remo at the weekend, Sam Bennett will lead the way for Bora-Hansgrohe at this week´s Dwars door Vlaanderen. The team also has up and coming rider Erik Baska as a secondary option if the race comes to a bunch sprint. Bennett has been predominantly used as a support man for new teammate Sagan this season but has been awarded a number of his own chances. The Irishman secured his first win of the year at the People´s Choice Classic in January and claimed the biggest win of his career with a sprint victory over Alexander Kristoff (Katusha-Alpecin) on stage 3 of Paris-Nice. Bennett has only twice ridden Dwars door Vlaanderen but failed to finish on both occasions. Bora-Hansgrohe for Dwars door Vlaanderen: Sam Bennett, Erik Baska, Michael Kolar, Juraj Sagan, Alexis Saramotins, Rudi Selig, Lukas Postlberger and Christoph Pfingsten.ADVERTISEMENT Sunweb adds Matthews to Dwars door Vlaanderen roster Michael Matthews will return to the cobbles for the first time in four years as his Sunweb team look to improve his abilities at the Flemish Classics. Matthews will be given as gentle as easing in as is possible at the Classics with the team naming him in the line-up for Wednesday´s Dwars door Vlaanderen. Matthews´ last venture onto the cobbles came at the 2013 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, where he failed to finish. In 2011, he rode Nokere Koerse, Gent-Wevelgem and the Three days of De Panne but recent seasons have seen him target the hilly Classics in Ardennes. Eneco Tour to announce new sponsor imminently Astana tackle the cobbles - Astana Proteam (@AstanaTeam) March 21, 2017
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