The Ineos Grenadiers, with big wins last week in the Amstel Gold Race and Brabantspaille, have been a team with a mix of young and seasoned veterans that has made the spring Classics season a great success.

The British team will be back in Paris-Roubaix on Sunday with Amstel champion Michał Kwiatkowski, Classics veterans Luke Rowe and Dylan van Baarle, and young talent Ben Turner, Brabantspijl winner Magnus Sheffield, and 25-year-old Filippo Ganna.

As it did in several races this spring, Ineos will once again use its "Strength in Depth" philosophy and play by the numbers in the "Hell of the North."

Kwiatkowski is one of them, and he is the only inexperienced Roubaix player on the team. Only Paul, Ganna, Sheffield, Turner, and Cameron Wolfe have competed. He said Friday that he likes the "no tomorrow" racing style of the Classics.

"I really like the 'no tomorrow' style of the Classic. I always go into a race with that kind of mindset."

"I've won a few stage races in the past, but at the same time there are many races where you have to think about the next day or the next week. Here it's a heavy 250km race and maybe that suits me better."

Kwiatkowski is one of the peloton's most successful one-day racers, with two wins in the Amstel Gold Race and Strade Bianche, as well as the World Championships, Milan-San Remo, E3 Harelbeke and Clasica San Sebastian.

However, Sunday's race will be Kwiatkowski's second in Roubaix, following a rain-affected 70th place finish last year. Despite having raced on cobblestones in other races, including the Tour de France, he said he feels like a novice.

"I've raced cobbled classics and stages in the past in the Tour, but nothing compares to Roubaix. I've always felt good on the cobbles, but this Sunday's race feels like starting from scratch."

"I rode the last 107km of the race. For me it was just about discovering what it's like to race on cobblestones in good dry conditions and remembering what the roads look like between sectors."

"Of course, there are a lot of sectors to remember, and since I haven't raced Roubaix every year so far, riding that road again to jog my memory and test some important details on Sunday, such as equipment, tire pressure and gearing was very important.

Kwiatkowski said he regretted not riding more Roubaix in the past because his riding style is better suited to the Ardennes Classics. However, a schedule change due to the French elections gave him a rare opportunity to compete in Roubaix this season.

"I think it's a shame that my body has the limitation of not being able to combine so many great races," he said. 'You have to pick the right one. It's always a difficult choice and you have to build your calendar based on your experience. Things can change a bit

"The change in the Roubaix schedule due to the French elections gave me the opportunity to try something new, combining the Ardennes race with Roubaix. I'm just happy that Roubaix is on the calendar after Amstel, even though it was turned over earlier in the season (due to illness)."

"I'm very happy that Roubaix is on the calendar after Amstel," he said.

Despite the lack of Roubaix experience for most of the team (by contrast, Van Barre has seven and Lowe has eight), Kwiatkowski said he is confident in his and his teammates' chances on Sunday.

"When you look at the overall strength of the team, you have to be confident.

"Our belief in the power of the team is what keeps the team combination together even without a true leader.

"There is nothing to fear. Of course, there are a lot of contenders for the win in the race, but looking back at past races, we want to build on the momentum and give ourselves an advantage and build on that to win the race.

Kwiatkowski is in good form and will no doubt play an important role if he does not get into trouble, but he will share the leadership role with Ineos. Italian time trial specialist Filippo Ganna is another team leader who will be taking on his third Paris-Roubaix.

At the start of the season, the time trial world champion said he wanted to broaden his racing horizons in 2022. This season he has already won three time trial races, mixed it up in the uphill sprint at the Tour de la Provence, and joined the GC contenders in the UAE Tour with a summit finish at Jebel Jais.

And now he's taking on the cobbles again, having finished 15th as a junior two years ago and becoming Espoir champion in 2016. He has yet to prove himself in Roubaix as a professional, but he could be a contender to win on Sunday. However, he said Friday he does not know why.

"I don't know why they think I'm a contender," he said. I've raced Roubaix twice before, once when I had a puncture in Allenberg and the other time when I jumped on the car in sector two. It was not a good experience. I want to be higher up the order than I was the last two times."

"After the Circuit de la Sarthe, we tried to train well on a track that simulates Pavé, to see if we can enter the velodrome in a good position after two days. We are a super team for sure. It's important that someone on the team can put their head up at the finish line."

Ganna joked, "I'm just going to do the 250km time trial," adding that his recent stomach problems were resolved before the race.

He did not reveal much about his team plan other than the obvious strategy of sending as many riders as possible to the final, but noted that his track background could come in handy if he gets caught in a battle for position in the Velodrome Andre Petrieu in Roubaix.

"At the start, I follow the others. He said, "I'm going to follow the other guys at the start. If I'm with a small group on the velodrome, I'll use my skills as a track rider."

"There are long stretches of cobblestones before you get to experience the joy. But it's certainly important to stay in front in the pavé sectors."

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