In the absence of Tadej Pogacar. Dutch Mathieu van der Poel, a recent winner of Milan-San Remo, and the Belgian Wout Van Aert.
The world of cycling is excited about another pulse between Pogacar and Van der Poel after the show in San Remo, but Slovenian is reserved for the Flanders Tour and his debut in Paris RoubAix in the early weeks of April, where he will also meet the 7 -time world champion of Ciclocrós.
‘Intimate enemy’
One week from Flanders, Second Season’s Second Monument, E3 Harerelbeke will serve as a general training to a great number of candidates for glory. A test in a scenario with 17 ascents, 13 of them were cobbled, with an accumulated slope of 2,800 meters.
Van der Poel and Go Art will leave as favorites. The first one would have the responsibility to defend the title achieved in 2024 with a solo home’s solo marking, but the second won twice in Harerelbeke and a triplet goal.
However, participants’ payroll opens the forecast to other candidates. The Italian Filippo Ganna (Ineos), second in San Remo, will remove the taste of “Classicissima” bittersweet And he will look for the first position, such as American Matteo Jorgenson (Visma), praised in Paris Nice, inside a powerful squad next to Van Aert, Laporte, Van Baarle or Benoot.
E3 Saxo Classic
Last winner
2024. Mathieu Van der Poel (PBS)
2023. Wout Van Aert (Bel)
2022. Wout Van Aert (Bel)
2021. Kasper Asgreen (also)
In a second step, the applicant’s poster rises to Belgian Tim Welens, head of the UAE in the absence of the Pogacar Chief, and if the sprint is the formula to reach the glory in Harerelbeke, there will be many “Guepardos” along with sharp claws, such as Danish Mads Pedersen (LIDL), the Belgian Arnaud de Lie (Lotto) Michael Michaels (Juyco (Joko (Joki Alula) and Colombian Juan Sebastián Molano (UAE), winning Wednesday in Panne.
Oier Lazkano, Cortina and Iván Romeo the Bazas of Spain
Spain’s representation is led by Movistar, which will show the choices of Iván García Cortina.
Oier Lazkano will have gallons in Red Bull Bora Hansgrohe Although the three classics he played, Omloop, Kuurne Brussels, where she retired, and the panne witches were not fruitful for the cyclist alloy Spain. The test between the hills and cobbled will be a great bench for the Flanders and Paris Roubaix tour quotes.
208.8 kilometers in the Western Flanders region is a Rise Festival, refused And crossed the sections of cobblestones, most of them on the second part of the route. They expect 17 walls, 13 of them with pure stone.
The keys to the classic Flamenco will be Courtoker (KM 122), the Taaienberg (KM 127), with a narrow road and hard ramp “Pavé”; And the Kapelberg chain (KM 161), Pateberg (KM 165, 300 meters to 9 percent) and the old quaremont (KM 168, 2.1 km to 4.3), passed back to the Flanders tour, and through their situation, 39 km of the end line will be determinations.
Source: La Verdad
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