GP Blanco said:Indeed, but the fact that there is now the E3 prijs/Gent Wevelgem pro tour combination in the weekend comes also into play. Until a few years ago you had only E3 prijs in the weekend plus Brabantse Pijl which was mainly raced by the hilly riders.
Plus the E3 prijs has moved to friday, and Milano Sanremo to a sunday. So there's a day less after Sanremo (and people who rode that really need to recuperate from that) and there's only one day between this race and the much more important E3-prijs. Really tough spot in the calender now.