Illness and injury may have hampered Sep Vanmarcke in the build up to Sunday’s Tour of Flanders but the entire Cannondale-Drapac squad remain committed to the Belgian’s cause.
Vanmarcke, twice third at the Tour of Flanders during the last three seasons, skipped Gent-Wevelgem in order to ensure he is in the best possible condition for Sunday. The 28-year-old admits he is going into the unknown without having an ideal race build-up.
“I’ve done everything I can, together with a medical team, to be ready. It’s gotten better and I’m happy with that. We’ll have to wait until Sunday to see if the throwing up will come back or not, if I’m strong enough,” he said in statement released by the team.
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Having returned to Slipstream after five years in Dutch teams, Vanmarcke has reacquainted himself with the team he rode for from 2010 to 2012. His Classics campaign started well enough with third in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, however two DNFs soon followed and lacklustre results in Dwars Door Vlaanderen and E3 Harelbeke due to a stomach bug saw him forgo Gent-Wevelgem and rest up.
“The whole group is devoted to giving Sep the best chance to succeed,” said the team’s Classics director Andreas Klier. “The plan is to protect Sep, to keep him in the right place and the right time as much as we can.”
Vanmarcke will be supported by Alberto Bettiol, Ryan Mullen, Sebastian Langeveld, Tom Van Asbroeck, Dylan van Baarle, Tom Scully and American Taylor Phinney.
Phinney back in Belgium
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