The name Sean de Bie cropped up over the course of the 2015 season as one of a number of young Belgians from the Lotto Soudal team, among others, making a name for themselves on the professional scene.
It should have been the case, however, in 2014. De Bie had become U23 European champion in 2013 and earned himself a deal with the Belgian WorldTour team, but his neo-pro season ended up, by his own admission, "a total mess".
"I think I was too keen to impress," the 24-year-old tells Cyclingnews at Lotto-Soudal’s training camp in Mallorca. "I wanted to show that I was good, but I did too much and ran into a wall.
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"I was so motivated in the winter and I was OK coming into the first race, but then I had a small break and I needed some training, and I went too hard too, long, and too fast. I blew up my whole body and I needed three months to recover. It went well afterwards but not great, I had a rest but then I was sick, then I was in good shape when I had no races. So it wasn’t good."
De Bie recalls how ever since he first started racing his bike as a child, he always set himself the goal of winning at least one race every year. 2014 was the only year he has failed to live up to that standard.
"I tried to make up for it with two wins this year," he quips, with the comfort afforded by now having a decent season under his belt.
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