Ackermann: We hope to win more by splitting calendars with Peter Sagan

UAE Tour 2020 2nd Edition 1st stage The Pointe Dubai Silicon Oasis 148 km 23022020 Pascal Ackermann GER Bora Hansgrohe photo Dario BelingheriBettiniPhoto2020
Pascal Ackermann celebrates victory on stage 1 of the 2020 UAE Tour (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

German sprinter Pascal Ackermann will target the Vuelta a España when the cycling season starts back up this autumn, recalibrating his main goal as his Bora-Hansgrohe team seek to maximise their winning opportunities by splitting the calendar between him and Peter Sagan.

While Sagan will head to the Giro d'Italia for the first time in October, following on from his ninth Tour de France participation, while Ackermann will build up with a series of stage races on the way to his Vuelta debut on October 20.

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