Team DSM coach Luke Roberts: “After a two year absence from the calendar we are very happy to be returning to Australia to kick off the season at the Tour Down Under. This year promises to be exciting racing with the inclusion of some challenging climbs coming late in the stages. Starting out with a 5.5 kilometre prologue the general classification will be sorted slightly from the beginning, then we will expect a race for bonus seconds throughout the week. The finishes on stage three into Campbelltown and the final stage up to Mount Lofty will be the chance for the better climbers to make the difference over the fast men. With Patrick, who is able to start after his crash in the criterium, and Chris we have two riders that know the race well and have proven themselves in previous editions, so our goal will be to target a nice result in the overall classification.”
