Simultaneously with their preparation for the season's opening Monument, Milan-Sanremo, Intermarché-Wanty is taking part in four classics on Belgian and French roads this week: two races featuring a significant number of cobbled sectors, namely Nokere Koerse (03/19) and the Grand Prix de Denain (03/20), followed by two classics for sprinters with Bredene-Koksijde Classic (03/21) and Cholet Agglo Classic (03/23).
For the first time since 2021, Intermarché-Wanty will be at the start of the Cholet-Agglo Classic, the third race of the Coupe de France. A long route of 155 kilometer through the Pays de la Loire with some short climbs precedes the six local laps in Cholet, which historically reward sprinters.