Ian Stannard and Luke Rowe on stage one of the 2016 Paris-Nice (Credit: Watson)
Geraint Thomas will not defend his E3 Harelbeke title on Good Friday, with Team Sky instead backing Ian Stannard and Luke Rowe for the hilly cobbled Classic.
Thomas is focussing on stage racing this season, racing at the Volta a Catalunya this week instead, with Stannard and Rowe entrusted to follow the Welshman's good work on the cobbles in 2015.
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