Yves Lampaert leads a young squad at the 83rd edition.
Wednesday’s Circuit Franco-Belge, another race where our team triumphed on several occasions, will be Soudal Quick-Step’s final appointment of what has been a very successful month. Running between Tournai and Mont-de-l’Enclus, over a hilly 190.6 kilometers course comprising more than a dozen classified climbs, the race favours the attackers who will have plenty of opportunities to make the difference before the uphill finish coming just ten kilometers from the top of the last climb, Trieu-Knokteberg (1km, 7.9%).
Ayco Bastiaens, Gil Gelders, Antoine Huby, double Dwars door Vlaanderen winner Yves Lampaert, AlUla Tour runner-up William Junior Lecerf, Martin Svrcek and Jordi Warlop are the seven Soudal Quick-Step riders who will be at the start of the Circuit Franco-Belge.
“It’s going to be a very hard race, that’s for sure. There is a local circuit that the riders will cover several times, and the climbs there can split the peloton and lead to some important gaps. Attacks will come thick and fast on those laps, but we are confident in our chances, as we go to the start with a strong and motivated team”, said Soudal Quick-Step sports director Wilfried Peeters.
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