In Flanders Fields - In Ieper/Kattekoers is a race where our feeder team has scored some impressive results in the past three years. At the 2023 edition, Gil Gelders arrived alone at the finish to take his biggest victory in the U23 ranks, while one year later, Andrea Raccagni - who is preparing now to make his Grand Tour debut - finished in third place from a strong chasing group.
Starting and concluding in Ieper, the 84th edition of the race takes place over a 186.2km parcours whose main attraction is the Kemmelberg, the legendary climb that the peloton will tackle on three occasions. The last time this happens will be with just 23 kilometers to go, giving the attackers a big chance to open an important gap and carry it all the way to the finish.
Soudal Quick-Step Devo will tackle the Belgian one-day race with a six-man team consisting of Hodei Muñoz, Luc Royer, Joeri Schaper - a top-five finisher at Paris-Roubaix last month - Matijs Van Strijthem, Erazem Valjavec, and Marc Zafra.
