RIDERS TO WATCH

Michael Valgren

Whatever happened to the rider who won Omloop and Amstel in 2018 is a mystery. But at EF the Dane joins a formidable classics squad and will get no better chance to refind that form.

Hugh Carthy

The tall Briton enjoyed a breakthrough Vuelta, winning atop the Angliru and finishing third overall. His climbing talent has been long known - now he’s showing it at the highest level.