Two major favourites for Ardennes Classics ruled out with knee injuries

Woet Poels (Team Sky) and Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors) out of action for hilly Belgian races

Wout Poels and Julian Alaphilippe have both been ruled out of the Ardennes Classics

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Two major contenders will be missing from the Ardennes Classics after Woet Poels (Team Sky) and Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors) were ruled out with knee injuries.

Poels had been expected to be one of Team Sky's leaders in the trio of races, but will instead be sidelined with a knee injury that he sustained in the Ruta del Sol, and also led to him missing Paris-Nice.

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Henry Robertshaw

Henry Robertshaw began his time at Cycling Weekly working with the tech team, writing reviews, buying guides and appearing in videos advising on how to dress for the seasons. He later moved over to the news team, where his work focused on the professional peloton as well as legislation and provision for cycling. He's since moved his career in a new direction, with a role at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.