<p>HTC-Highroad sprinter, Matt Goss heads for the start of Paris-Nice this weekend in search of another victory to add to his impressive total of six wins this season. </p><p>
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"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 said.</p><p>
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"There are two flat stages at the start of the race, so the leader's jersey is a possibility, which makes it pretty exciting."</p><p>
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"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."</p><p>
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"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." Adds HTC-Highroad sports director Allan Peiper. </p><p>
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"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."</p><p>
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"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."</p><p>
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HTC-Highroad for Paris-Nice: Lars Bak (Den); Matt Goss (Aus); Tony Martin (Ger); Danny Pate (USA); Alex Rasmussen (Den); Kanstantsin Svitsov (Byl); Tejay Van Garderen (USA); Martin Velits (Svk).</p>
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"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 said.</p><p>
</p><p>
"There are two flat stages at the start of the race, so the leader's jersey is a possibility, which makes it pretty exciting."</p><p>
</p><p>
"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."</p><p>
</p><p>
"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." Adds HTC-Highroad sports director Allan Peiper. </p><p>
</p><p>
"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."</p><p>
</p><p>
"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."</p><p>
</p><p>
HTC-Highroad for Paris-Nice: Lars Bak (Den); Matt Goss (Aus); Tony Martin (Ger); Danny Pate (USA); Alex Rasmussen (Den); Kanstantsin Svitsov (Byl); Tejay Van Garderen (USA); Martin Velits (Svk).</p>
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