Team DSM coach Matt Winston: “At UAE Tour we will continue to build on the good start of the season that we had in San Juan and Australia with our sprint train. We will look for the sprints there with Sam as our finisher but we will also keep a good eye on the two GC guys that have prepared in a nice way at a recent altitude camp. We know there are two crucial stages for the GC and will focus on Andreas there in the finale. We are also looking forward to the TTT, since it’s a discipline we don’t race so often, but we go there with a strong team that also has some team pursuit experience, so that should be a fun day too.”