Team Giant-Alpecin heads to this Sunday’s GP Ouest France - Plouay, after Paris-Roubaix the second and last French one-day race on this season's WorldTour calendar. The 229.1km race in the Brittany region is made up of eight laps of 26.9km and a closing lap of 13.9km.

With a tenth place by John Degenkolb in 2013 the team aims for a strong result on Sunday. Leading the team on Sunday is German sprinter Marcel Kittel, who won the points jersey and opening stage at the Tour de Pologne.

With Warren Barguil the team has a strong rider to counter possible attacks on the ascents in the finale. Strong lead-out men to help Kittel are Roy Curvers and Bert De Backer. The roster is completed by Caleb Fairly, Cheng Ji, Carter Jones and Tom Veelers.

"Marcel is our leader and Warren enjoys a free role," explained coach Marc Reef.

"It is a difficult course, where attacks are likely to take place in the finale, although in recent years the race has usually ended in a bunch sprint.

"Tom Veelers is making his return to racing on Sunday, but without expectations, as he is only recently back in training after recovering from his knee injury. He is not completely ready to play a role in the finale, but we are glad to have him back with the team.

"We aim for a good result and with this team we are prepared for several different scenarios."

Team Giant-Alpecin line-up for GP Ouest Plouay France:

Warren Barguil, Roy Curvers, Bert De Backer, Caleb Fairly, Cheng Ji, Carter Jones, Marcel Kittel and Tom Veelers.