The sprinters, with the Danish Mads Pedersen in front After his second place in Harerelbeke, They will take the floor to the 87th edition of Gante-WEVELGEM which will take place this Sunday with a journey of 250.3 kilometers, which includes three climbs to Kemmelberg’s cobblestone and 3 other sections of land.
Mathieu van der Poel’s absents, recently winning Milan-San Remo and E3 Harerelbeke, Tadej Pogacar and Wout Van Aert opened the forecast Clearly to sprinters, usually dominators of the tour race in this world are controversial in Western Flanders.
Pedersen, favorite
Certainly in Harerelbeke wears Danish Ex -Sameon from the World Mads Pedersen (Lidl Trek)to defend the title he got in 2024 and he won in 2020, at a sweet time. It starts as a favorite, but rivals will be much and quality. Several sprinters from the world of elite will miss the appointment.
In the removal of YPRI will be, among others, Jasper Philipsen, head of alphacin in the absence of van der Poel;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; European Champion Tim Merlier (Soudal), Jonathan Milan (LIDL), Arnaud de Lie (Lotto), Olav Kooij (Visma Lease to Bike), Alexander Kristoff (One-X Mobility), and other off-road runners such as Matej Mohoric (Bahrain-Victorios), ColomBian It’s good), Colombian Juan Sebasti Molano and Tika and Tanga (UAE), Michael Matthews (Jayco) and Jasper Stuyven (LIDL).
Gante-WEVELGEM
Last winner
2024. Mads Pedersen (also)
2023. Christophe Laporte (FR)
2022. Biniam Girmay (Eri)
2021. Wout Van Aert (Bel)
2020. Mads Pedersen (also)
For Wevelgem Ghent, which was celebrated a week before the Flanders Tour, where the big stars were mentioned again, Movistar is the only representative of the Spanish cycling. The Telefónica squad will set up a team formed by Iván García Cortina, the Venezuelan Orluis Aular, Carlos Canal, Jon BarreNetxea, Iván Romeo, Davide Cimolai and Mano Moro.
The dirt roads, the huge “plugstreets”, in the World Wars’ place, and the steps for Kemmelberg, the most demanding place, will mark the race, and can be a scenario to change the utterance calling a sprint.
However, the final difficulty is located 45 kilometers from the end line, with a long way forward and to test an adventure with van der Poel. Without the Dutch in dance, that possibility is not likely.
Source: La Verdad
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