Remco Evenepoel, Wout Van Aert and Jasper Philipsen will lead the Belgian men’s team for the 2023 UCI Road World Championships in Glasgow, with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lotte Kopecky leading the women’s team as she targets wo🉐rld titles on the road and the track.
Evenepoel will defend the rainbow jersey he won in Australia l💖ast September and will also target the men’s time trial alongside Van Aert.
Professional riders Thibau Ny♑s and Alec Segaert will lead the 👍men’s team in the Under 23 events, with Sanne Cant also part of the women’s team built around Kopecky.
Also in the men’s team, in support roles, are Tiesj Benoot, Nat�ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ�han Van Hooydonck, Jasper Stuyven, Yves Lampaert, Frederik Frison and Victor Campenaerts.
“Having three leaders gives us the option to race both offensively and defensively in Glasgow,” men’s national coach Sven Vanthourenhout told Sporza when announcing his nine riders.
"Remco is difficult to control, while Wout's role will depend very much on his rivals. And if it becomes a sprint, Jasper🅘 - who can suffer for an entire race - can get his chance. I will be disappointed if we can't defend the world champion's jersey. But above all we should not be disappoin♌ted with our way of racing."
Vanthourenhout was no doubt referring to Philipsen comments from the first week of the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tour de France when he said he wouldn’t race against Alpecin-Deceuninck teammate but national team rivals 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Mathieu van der Poel, who will lead the Netherlands team.
“That wasn&rsq൩uo;t an appropriate statement," Vanthourenhout said, confirming that the current Tour de France green jersey wearer has apologised to his Belg🎶ian teammates.
“I think he will think differently after 🌃the Tꦓour.”
Vant🐷hourenhout warned about complacency on the testing city centre Glasgow circuit and internal rivalry if the race ends in a sprint finish.
“Fairness will b�🐼�e decisive as the sprint approaches. Wout and Jasper will not sprint together,” he said.
“Preference will be given to ꦜthose who still feel the best afte✨r a tough race."
The Belgian w💞omen’s team made no secret of their plans to help Kopecky target the world title after her superb spring campaign and Tour of Flanders win.
“Pla🌠n A is clear: we aim for success with Lotte. However, you never know what can happen in a race, so we also have a plan B or C. What that we will see then," the Belgian women’s national coach Ludwig Willems said.
