first-year project<\/a>, and only one of the team\u2019s roster had even started Roubaix before.<\/p>\nHincapie said the team\u2019s young vibe is embodied in 19-year-old Ezra Caudell.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re excited. Ezra, he\u2019s full of power and no fear, which is the ingredients for a good Paris-Roubaix,\u201d Hincapie said. \u201cI was in that same position in 1994. I think he\u2019s got a very similar perspective right now. I\u2019m just hoping for good luck for him and I hope he has a great day.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hincapie defended the team\u2019s invite despite some suggestions that Paris-Roubaix might be too much, too soon for the startup team.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought the same thing when we got the call in January, \u2018Are\u00a0we ready for a race like Roubaix\u2019?\u201d Hincapie said. \u201cBut after seeing how the guys have ridden, I am very comfortable that we\u2019re here, and there are a lot more costs and logistics doing this race. We\u2019re super proud to be here.\u201d<\/p>\n
Modern Adventure\u2019s been picking up other high-profile invites across its debut season, including a WorldTour stage-race debut at the Volta a Catalunya last month.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously, we\u2019re a smaller team, so we have modest goals, but we think we can have somebody in the breakaway,\u201d Hincapie said. \u201cAnd then Ben Oliver has been riding really well, so hopefully he can sneak into a top 20 finish. That\u2019d be a huge accomplishment for us.\u201d<\/p>\n
The team will also be ramping up its North American program in the coming weeks, but Sunday will be something special for the team, even if it\u2019s going to be painful.<\/p>\n
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