Basically comes just after Omloop, with mostly the same protagonists. In the past even sprinters could win, bu usually it's the stong riders.
So it's a double weekend for Wout and company.
Notable mentions: Wout, Philipsen, De Lie, Mohoric, Laporte, Benoot, Demare, Kristoff, Wellens, Trentin...
The first of the big classics. Cobblestones, steep climbs, crazy fans, what's not to like.
A big test for Wout, but MVDP is waiting for San Remo for his start of the season.
Notable mentions: Wout, Philipsen, De Lie, Mohoric, Laporte, Pidcock, Benoot, Kung, Alaphilippe, Wellens, Trentin...
A race that desspite the climbs is always won by a sprinter. I have no doubt it will be the same this year.
Notable riders: Philipsen, De Lie, Kristoff, Matthews, Bennet, Trentin, Hirschi, Bauhaus, Ackermann
https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/eschborn-frankfurt/2023/result/overview...
The roles are reversed. Pog is racing, Wout and MVDP are not. He is hot off of winning Tour of Flanders, but there are others to challenge him.
Last year it was Kwiatkowski, the former world champ, who won it in a head to head against Cosnefroy. The group with MVDP came in 20 seconds behind...
The old gang is back, fresh from Flanders, minus Pog. Wout and MVDP will battle it out again, but this time without the nasty climbs they will have a lot more competition on the cobbles.
Last year it was Dylan van Baarle who won it in a daring solo, winning by almost 2 minutes ahead of Wout and...