Whenever he's asked about his previous performance in the Tour de Pologne seven years ago, John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) answers with a laugh that although he won a stage, he had little idea of where he actually finished in the bunch sprint that day until he was close to crossing the line.
Mark Cavendish's run of bad luck continued Saturday at the Tour de Pologne when the Manxman went down in a corner about 4km from the finish and was unable to contest the final sprint.
Mikel Nieve (Mitchelton-Scott) is confident that teammate and leader Esteban Chaves will be in the thick of the action in the upcoming Vuelta a España, where the Colombian will be tackling his second Grand Tour of the 2019 season.
Brandon McNulty will move up to WorldTour level in 2020 after agreeing a three-year contract with UAE Team Emirates. The 21-year-old has spent the past three seasons at Rally Cycling, and he claimed a fine victory at the Giro di Sicilia earlier this season.
Belgian riders Stijn Steels and Bert Van Lerberghe will both make the step up to WorldTour level in 2020 after signing two-year contracts with Deceuninck-QuickStep. Steels joins the team from Roompot-Charles, while Van Lerberghe will make the move from Cofidis.