The road to Amstel Gold Race for Bardiani - CSF takes the next step on Wednesday and Thursday when they take part in two road one-day races: De Brabantse Pijl in Belgium and GP De Denain in France.

The first event looks perfect for puncheurs while the French race is usually decided ina bunch sprint.

”We’re ready to achieve the best results in these two important one-day events. At Brabantse Pijl our leaders will be Battaglin, Barbin and Colbrelli who will find a perfect testing ground for Sunday's Amstel Gold Race while in Denain we expect a good performance by our top sprinter Ruffoni who will be supported by Piechele," manager Roberto Reverberi said.

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Simone Andreetta, Enrico Barbin, Enrico Battaglin, Sonny Colbrelli, Andrea Piechele, Stefano Pirazzi and Nicola Ruffoni