Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne is the second race in the opening weekend of the Classics season, coming after Omloop Het Nieuwsblad on Saturday, which was won by Greg Van Avermaet. Kuurne is more of a sprinter-friendly race, with the final climb coming over 50km from the finish. Cyclingnews' Brecht Decaluwé and Patrick Fletcher were at the start line and spoke to some of the key protagonists ahead of a cold and windy day in the saddle.
Tom Boonen (Etixx-QuickStep)
“There’s many teams that didn’t win yesterday. We were the only team that tried to turn things around. Today will be even more nervous than yesterday because of the stronger wind. I hope everybody will be more tired so it will become a power sprint.”
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Alexander Kristoff (Katusha)
“Yesterday I was in the group with Etixx but my wheel broke so i was able to save some energy in the last 30km. Today it’s very windy. On the climbs it will split again. The last 80 kilometres are not so hard so hopefully I’ll be able to come back if it splits on the Kwaremont or before.
[A sprint against Caleb Ewan?] "Last year I sprinted against him in Norway. I saw he was very fast in Australia. I’m more used to this weather than him but he didn’t race yesterday so he probably has fresher legs."
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