“It is not only my first success of the year, it is also the first for my new training, which I thank, because she was patient with metells the one whose brother, Léo, very promising among young people (victory at the Baby Giro or Liège-Bastogne-Liège Hopes), put his career in break, suffering from depression. I rolled up on this time, which seemed complicated to manage but was not that much. Now that I also have the leader’s jersey, we will defend it! Without forgetting to play Tim Merlier’s card to the sprint on Sunday. “
Either in Brussels on Sunday for the last step. But before this expected sprint, there will be the queen stage, this Saturday, around Durbuy (departure at 12:50 p.m., passages on the finish line around 1:53 p.m., 2:56 p.m., 4:00 p.m. and planned arrival around 5:00 p.m.) with its many ribs. The Tour of Belgium has been planning its most difficult stage there since 2022. Quinten Hermans had imposed on it within the group of strong men, Mathieu Van der Poel had carried out a number one year later, while Alex Aranburu had dominated it last season in a reduced peloton which had seen Jasper Philipsen rank third. Proof that it is hard, without being too much.
This queen step is difficult, but without being too extreme.
“It’s difficult, but without being too extreme”confirms Florian Vermeersch, solid third of the stage and the general classification and which expects an open race, with numerous offensives under the heat this Saturday. The struggle promises to be opened with still sixty runners classified in the same minute as Ethan Hayter, who has references on stages events, he who has already won the Tour de Poland or that of Norway.
In this large nucleus of runners still, there is Thibau Nys. He said to himself “very satisfied “ of his time. “”I don’t know if I can fill my delay in the general (Editor’s note: 24 seconds)I especially go with the idea of winning the Durbuy stage, we will see for the rest “he was blowing during his recovery.
Tim Wellens will not defend his title of Belgian champion of the time
