Yves Lampaert headlines our seven-man team for Tuesday’s appointment.
Binche-Chimay-Binche is set to be Soudal Quick-Step’s final outing of the season on Belgian soil. More than 200 kilometers in length, the parcours of this 38th edition won’t give a moment of respite to the riders Tuesday afternoon, when the combination of hills and cobbled segments – coming in quick succession in the second part of the race, when the peloton will be on the local circuit – could whittle down the group and be used as springboard for an attack by those hoping to prevent everything from coming down to a bunch sprint.
Soudal Quick-Step, who sits on 46 victories since the start of the season, will be present at the start of the Belgian one-day race with a strong team, capable of playing an important role in the finale. Ayco Bastiaens, former Belgian Champion Yves Lampaert, Martin Svrcek, Bert Van Lerberghe and Warre Vangheluwe, together with Devo Team’s Jasper Schoofs and newly-crowned U23 European ITT Champion Jonathan Vervenne – will be the riders pinning on a number for The Wolfpack.
“Binche-Chimay-Binche is a hard race due to the combination of uphill sections and cobblestones. We won’t be able to count on Tim, but this doesn’t mean we won’t have a strong squad, featuring the likes of Yves – who became Belgian Champion a couple of years ago in Binche – Bert, another rider who likes this kind of route, or Martin, who comes after a solid outing at the European Championships. It will also be nice to have two young guys from our feeder team, as this should be a good experience for them, so we’re looking with confidence to this challenge”, said sports director Tom Steels.
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