ProTeam Andreas Kron is looking forward to pinning up a number for his first race this season

"After the training accident which caused a concussion, I slowly restarted training at home. I did some endurance trainings and slowly started building up again the intensity. Afterwards I went on altitude camp with the team in Andorra, where I spent the past two and a half weeks. I did some race related efforts and the past week I felt better and better."

"I'm just really looking forward now to racing. The preparation on altitude went well, it's always better to have a race in the legs but that wasn't possible, so I just hope to come better out of Catalunya towards the Ardennes classics. Maybe it can even be an advantage for the Ardennes I didn't race that much yet, but we will see."

Finding the team again

"Next week I hope to get a good feeling during the race, of course when I pin up a number and I see an opportunity, I'm always motivated to go for a nice result. But most of all, I'm super happy to find the team again, the riders and staff and especially a team that is going strong. It also gives me trust and motivation. I enjoyed seeing the team taking good results, it pushes me to wanting to be part of that. Maxim will also be in Catalunya, we are a bit the same type of rider. Hopefully as a team we can go for a stage win there, with him or with someone else."

"I hope to be on the podium of one of the Ardennes classics this season, looking back to my performance in the Amstel Gold Race last year I want to take it a bit higher. Next to that, hopefully a win on WorldTour level, like in the Vuelta last year."

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