Classics recon for Lotto Soudal
Lotto Soudal made the most of the recent good weather to conduct a recon of the 'Flemish Ardennes', rediscovering the roads of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne and E3 Harelbeke. Tiesj Benoot, Frederik Frison, Moreno Hofland, Nikolas Maes and Jürgen Roelandts set out on a weekend of cobbled rides as they reacquainted themselves with courses they'll come across in the coming months.
Directeur sportif Herman Frison explained that, while the majority of the squad are familiar with the roads, it provided an opportunity to "test tubes and tyre pressure". And, with bad weather predicted prior to the Classics, it was an earlier-than-anticipated recon.
"Some guys already know the area very well of course, but others much less. And it’s useful to see the hills and cobbles again - also for me. It has been ten months since we raced on these roads and during such a training [ride] you see things that could be important in the race," Frison said. "We have chosen to do the recon this weekend because there’s a risk that the weather will be bad a few days before the Omloop and then you can’t move the date anymore. Now we were able to do these recons without stress and without much rain."
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The WorldTour one-day Omloop Het Nieuwsblad is held February 25, with Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne the following day, while E3 Harelbeke takes place March 24.
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