Hayman excited by prospect of Grand Tour riders racing Flanders and Roubaix

Mat Hayman throws his bike to win the sprint
Mat Hayman throws his bike to win the sprint in Paris-Roubaix (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Former Classics specialist and Paris-Roubaix winner Mat Hayman may have the difficult tasks of having to help select and manage Mitchelton-Scott’s Classics riders but the Australian is nevertheless excited by the prospect of seeing a flurry of Grand Tour riders potentially compete over the cobbles of Belgium and France.

The UCI revised post-lockdown calendar still has a number of health protocol and logistical hurdles to overcome but assuming that WorldTour racing begins later this year cycling fans could be treated to a condensed but highly exciting season with three Grand Tours and the Monuments all crammed into a 71-day window.

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Daniel Benson

Daniel Benson was the Editor in Chief at Cyclingnews.com between 2008 and 2022. Based in the UK, he joined the Cyclingnews team in 2008 as the site's first UK-based Managing Editor. In that time, he reported on over a dozen editions of the Tour de France, several World Championships, the Tour Down Under, Spring Classics, and the London 2012 Olympic Games. With the help of the excellent editorial team, he ran the coverage on Cyclingnews and has interviewed leading figures in the sport including UCI Presidents and Tour de France winners.