Jolien D'hoore will lead the Belgian women's team in Saturday's road race with the aim of winning the country's first gold medal since Nicole Vandenbroeck in 1973 and first medal since Patsy Maegerman's silver in 1994. The Belgian national champion will be joined by Jessie Daams, Sofie De Vuyst, Jolien D'Hoore, Annelies Dom, Kaat Hannes and Anisha Vekemans for the 129.8km circuit race.
"We have a strong team for this kind of race with six girls and each of us can have really good races on this course, so I'm confident in our strength and I can just hope to continue on with the way that I've been racing all season," said the Worlds debutant. "I'm not fixing myself on a specific result, I just want to make a good race."
D'Hoore picked up the first two stages at the Boels Rental Ladies Tour earlier this month having won the Crescent Women World Cup Vargarda World Cup round a week prior. The 25-year-old's first season with Wiggle Honda has included 12 wins so far, D'hoore's most successful year yet, with two World Cup wins and third place overall in the final year of the competition.
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The UCI has announced a 17 race women's World Cup from 2016, a decision D'hoore welcomes to continue the growth of the sport.
"It's a very good initiative for next year in women’s cycling. The World Cup is gone now and there will be more races, and more at the top level, also more prize money," she said. "The races that were selected are good and it’s good for everybody."
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