The strength of Belgian cycling doesn’t need to be brushed up, it’s enough to just look at them hosting this year’s World Road Cycling Championships. Last year, due to the coronavirus situation, they did not start at the first World Cup in Hungary, but this year they will be there at the start line.
Looking at the roster, we can first catch the eye of coach Serge Pauwels, who at the end of his career after the 2020 season, with thirteen three-week and twenty monuments performance, turning in teams like Sky or Quick-Step.
Among the riders, the names of Luca D’Hollander, Michiel Lambrecht and Jelle Harteel may be familiar to followers of international youth races, the latter being the one who has finished in the top ten on a stage or one-day races four times this year. The Belgians are sure to arrive with their hands not held up, it will be worth paying attention to them.
Preminary entry list for the Belgians: Mathis Avondts, Luca D’Hollander, Jelle Harteel, Michiel Lambrecht, Bob Poelmans és Jens Verbrugghe.
According to the present position in the 2021 season, Hungary can host the opening of the three-round series between 20 and 22 August. The race starts with a 3.8-kilometer prologue in Nyíregyháza, and then the next day there will be two half-stages: a 89.9-kilometer rad race in the morning around Vásárosnamény, and a 41.2-kilometer road race in the afternoon around Ibrány. On the closing day, the caravan will roll again in the Nyíregyháza area, this time covering 108 kilometers.
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