Two wins in one day for our Devo and Junior teams.
Jonathan Vervenne took his first victory of the year, Saturday afternoon, in the National Individual Time Trial Test held in Poperinge. One of the last riders to roll down the ramp, the 21-year-old produced a very solid display and clocked a time of 34:03, which was enough for him to score his second win there, after the one of 2023, seven seconds faster than Matisse Van Kerckhove (Visma-Lease a Bike Development).
Our perfect day in Poperinge was rounded out by Thibaut Van Damme, who delivered an impressive success in the junior event. The 17-year-old, already victorious in four races this season in the Soudal Quick-Step U19 jersey before the weekend, gave no chance to his opponents, stopping the clock in 35:17 and taking the win after putting 16 seconds into Seff Van Kerckhove (Crabbé-Dstny), who finished runner-up.
The results are more than encouraging for the two Belgians, who in just a couple of days will be again in action, this time at the ITT National Championships, set to take place in Heusden-Zolder.
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