Mark Cavendish headlines our team for the Belgian one-day race.
Monday afternoon, as they will line out for the 68th edition of the Ronde van Limburg, the riders will do it knowing they’ll face a total of 18 climbs stacked between Hasselt and Tongeren, the oldest town in Belgium. With the last of these hurdles – Colenberg and Koltmenberg – coming in the final ten kilometers, those vying for victory will have the opportunity to make the difference and prevent the race from coming down to a mass gallop.
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl, a winner of 26 races so far this season, comes at the start of the 202.6km one-day race with an experienced seven-man squad featuring the likes of Mark Cavendish – a third-place finisher recently in Heistse Pijl – Iljo Keisse, Michael Mørkøv, Stijn Steels, Bert Van Lerberghe, Stan Van Tricht and Louis Vervaeke.
“There is a chance of the bunch sprinting for the win at the end of the day, but we could very well have also a small group arriving at the finish, so it will all depend on how it will be raced. We have a strong team, riders who can be there once the race opens up and try to bring a good result for the Wolfpack”, said sports director Brian Holm.
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