The inclusion of Adam and Simon Yates into the line-up for Liege-Bastogne-Liege will give ORICA-SCOTT extra options for the final Ardennes classic of the season this Sunday.
The Yates brothers join Michael Albasini, who finished in the top-five at Amstel Gold Race and Fleche Wallonne, an in-form Roman Kreuziger and former winner Simon Gerrans to give the Australian outfit a number of options to play with throughout the tough 258km one-day race.
Damien Howson, Daryl Impey and Chris Juul-Jensen, who each performed their roles to perfection at Fleche Wallonne, complete the squad.
Sport director Matt White said the team will not start with a clear leader but try to use the depth of the squad to their advantage.
“Our strength will be in numbers on Sunday,” White said.
| Place | Rider/Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alejandro Valverde (SPA) - Movistar Team | 6:24:27 |
| 2 | Daniel Martin (IRL) - Quick-Step Floors | |
| 3 | Michal Kwiatkowski (POL) - Team Sky | 0:00:03 |
| 4 | Michael Matthews (AUS) - Team Sunweb | |
| 5 | Jon Izaguirre (SPA) - Bahrain-Merida | |
| 6 | Romain Bardet (FRA) - AG2R La Mondiale | |
| 7 | Michael Albasini (SWI) - ORICA-SCOTT | 0:00:03 |
| 8 | Adam Yates (GBR) - ORICA-SCOTT | 0:00:07 |
| 9 | Michael Woods (CAN) - Cannondale-Drapac | |
| 10 | Rafal Majka (POL) - Bora-Hansgrohe |
| Place | Mitchelton-SCOTT Riders | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Michael Albasini (SWI) - ORICA-SCOTT | 0:00:03 |
| 8 | Adam Yates (GBR) - ORICA-SCOTT | 0:00:07 |
| 27 | Roman Kreuziger (CZE) - ORICA-SCOTT | 0:00:34 |
| 139 | Simon Gerrans (AUS) - ORICA-SCOTT | 0:13:11 |
