Roubaix will remain the major goal for Hushovd.
Cervélo TestTeam riders Heinrich Haussler and Andreas Klier announced Monday, at the team press conference, that they will be forced to skip the legendary spring classics due to health problems.
With Heinrich Haussler and Andreas Klier sidelined by injury, Thor Hushovd will head to this weekend’s Tour of Flanders as the sole leader of Cervélo TestTeam. Hushovd said that although Paris-Roubaix remains his major Classics goal, he’ll still target a strong result in Tour of Flanders.
“I’d rather be good on Sunday because then I know my form is there for Roubaix, but we’ll see what happens,” Hushovd said shortly after the Cervélo press conference.
Confirmation of Haussler’s withdrawal from the Classics followed a run of misfortune for the team. Last Saturday, Hushovd himself was forced to abandon the E3 Prijs Vlaanderen-Harelbeke after just 14 kilometers due to food poisoning, and just hours later, Klier suffered severe concussion in a crash at the same race.
“The spring classics are my favorite races” Klier said. “I have had my best results there, but this year the Ronde van Vlaanderen and Paris-Roubaix will take place without me. I’m certainly a bit disappointed, but my health is the focus and I will now concentrate on my other goals.”
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