Team dsm-firmenich PostNL coach Phil West: “Volta a Catalunya will be the first of many visits to Spain in the coming season and we can as ever, anticipate an exciting and challenging parcours around the beautiful Catalunya region. We will be targeting day results throughout the race, where we will take on the sprint stages with Emils, supported by a solid team to prepare the sprint on those days. Outside of the sprints, we’ll take our opportunity as protagonists by racing aggressively for the other stages, where guys like Pavel and Frank can play a part in the finals each day.”