'Why not?' – Oier Lazkano not afraid to take on the best at the cobbled Classics

Oier Lazkano attacks the Stationberg at the E3 Saxo Classic with Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert in his wheel.

If there was any doubt that Oier Lazkano is anything but the real deal in the cobbled Classics, the sight of Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert immediately latching onto his attack during Friday's E3 Saxo Classic removed it.

Gone are the days of Juan Antonio Flecha and Oscar Freire, but Spain has a new man for the cobbles in Lazkano. He'll fly the flag on his chest and be a key player in the coming weeks, challenging the best the Netherlands and Belgium have to offer.