The has been no official communication from organizers ASO nor from the Delko - Marseille Provence team itself but in an interview with local newspaper Verona Arena, new signing Mauro Finetto has claimed that the Marseille team has already received confirmation of invitations to Paris-Nice, Paris-Roubaix and Fleche Wallonne. If the information is confirmed, it would mean a program similar to 2016 where Delko made their debuts in all three races.
In 2016 Spaniard Delio Fernandez was twenty-ninth in the final general classification of Paris-Nice, Edvaldas Siskevicius was eightieth at Paris-Roubaix and Julien El Fares took forty-third in La Flèche Wallonne. It was was the first year at Professional Continental level and the first contact with the WorldTour.
For 2017, Delko Marseille has been strengthened by recruiting Gatis Smukulis from Astana, John Anderson Rodríguez, Ángel Madrazo who won a stage of the Etoile de Bessèges in 2016, and Mauro Finetto who won the Tour of Slovakia and finished second at Coppi e Bartali. Finetto is likely to be the leader at Paris-Nice and La Flèche Wallonne but he explained to L'Arena that he won’t take part in Paris-Roubaix.
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