Brabantse Pijl defending champion Petr Vakoc will have Tour of Flanders champion Philippe Gilbert by his side in the Quick-Step Floors team for the transitional race between the cobbled and Ardennes Classics on Wednesday.
Gilbert sat out Paris-Roubaix in order to refocus on the Ardennes Classics, but didn't have too much time to celebrate his Monument. "I'll have more time to reflect on my Ronde van Vlaanderen win once I bring down the curtain over the Classics campaign at the end of the month, but at the moment my mind is set on the Ardennes. I'm feeling good after training in the past days, I know the condition is there and I am keen on showing this," Gilbert said.
The team will be without Julian Alaphilippe, its perennial podium finisher, due to a knee injury. "It's a pity Julian won't be here and I hope he'll get over this injury and return even stronger," Gilbert said.
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Last year Vakoc soloed away from a five man move that also included Alaphilippe to take the most important one-day victory of his career.
Quick-Step Floors for Brabantse Pijl: Rémi Cavagna, Laurens De Plus, Tim Declercq, Dries Devenyns, Philippe Gilbert, Enric Mas, Petr Vakoc, and Martin Velits.
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