Following on from his two stage wins and overall victory at the Tour of Norway last week, Edvald Boasson Hagen will lead Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka at the UCI 2.1 Tour des Fjords this week. The Norwegian event gets underway today and will reach its conclusion on Sunday, 28 May after five road stages.
Clearly on good form, Boasson Hagen can expect to be closely marked each day but Serge Pauwels will also be part of the team’s six-rider lineup. Motivated by his success at the Tour de Yorkshire, Pauwels will be a threat on the more difficult days and he gives the team two strong cards to play this week.
Jay Thomson, Jaco Venter, Youcef Reguigui and Adrien Niyonshuti will be the four riders who complete the lineup at the Tour des Fjords as the team looks to target both stage wins and the overall title over the coming days.
“We are looking forward to the Tour des Fjords, everyone knows this is a nice race in one of the most beautiful parts of the world,” said Alex Sans Vega – Directeur Sportif.
“Certainly we will start with good motivation after our performance last week but this is a new race, with new challenges and we know all the teams will be looking to make our lives difficult. We have a strong team though and we are confident in our abilities to challenge for stage wins and a top GC placing.”
