Team HTC-HighRoad sprinter Matt Goss heads for the start of the 2011 Paris-Nice this weekend in search of another victory to add to his impressive total of six wins this season.

"I've done Paris-Nice once before and it didn't go too badly, but this season has been the best start I've ever had to a year, so that's great for my confidence," Goss commented and added "There are two flat stages at the start of the race, so the leader's jersey is a possibility, which makes it pretty exciting."

"The third stage is hillier, particularly at the end, but I'll try my best there, afterwards in the mountainous stages it'll be a question of working for the team's GC guys and getting good form for the Classics," Goss concluded.

"We've got a pretty well-balanced team with a lot of the guys coming out of the Tour of the Algarve [in Portugal] where we got first and second overall with Tony Martin and Tejay Van Garderen." Team HTC-Highroad sports director Allan Peiper analyzed.

"Matt's had great form since the start of the year so it's only normal for him to want to get some more wins in. We're also very hopeful about Tony's chances in the general classification."

Peiper added "The mid-race time trial is long enough to decide a lot of what happens overall, and we know that Tony and Tejay, who are both specialists in that area, are going well. Paris-Nice has a really good field this year, but we've got two very good cards to play overall."

Team HTC-HighRoad roster for Paris-Nice 2011:
Matt Goss (Aus); Tony Martin (Ger); Tejay Van Garderen (USA); Danny Pate (USA); Kanstantsin Svitsov (Byl); Lars Bak (Den); Alex Rasmussen (Den); Martin Velits (Svk).

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