The Russian WorldTour team Katusha left for Belgium earlier today to start in a series of prestigious one-day races. The first one, Dwars Door Vlaanderen, will be held on Wednesday, March 26th.

Alexander Kristoff, conqueror of Milan-Sanremo 2014, will lead the Russian team at this race as he looks to carry his race winning form from Italy to the traditionally wind-swept roads of Belgium.

The full team’s roster consists of Alexander Kristoff, Aliaksandr Kuchynski, Viacheslav Kuznetsov, Aleksandr Porsev, Alexander Rybakov, Rüdiger Selig, Gatis Smukulis and Alexey Tsatevich.