some extracts from the sporza article that refers to a podcast:
"He is keen on this," Bakelants concludes. "Wout firmly believes in it, but he thinks it's a ridiculous course. He said: "It's good that it suits me, but it doesn't really (freely translate) look like a parcours that is WC-worthy"
Dirk De Wolf wholeheartedly agrees. "42 bends in a 14 kilometer loop: that's terrible. Imagine it's raining."
"When it's dry, you drive through there like a pro. When it rains, you can force a lot with a team. If you have 5 men of the caliber like the Belgians then force the pace a few laps and many riders dive into the boxes."
"Rain completely changes the course", confirms Tom Boonen. "City championships in the rain are always super tough. You rarely, if ever, arrive with a group of more than 20 riders."
In other words, we won't see a real sprint on Sunday? "It won't be a sprint", says Dirk De Wolf.
Jan Bakelants counters: "If it doesn't rain, this will be a fairly easy World Cup. When it's dry, you take all those corners quickly."
Will it be a glorified kermesse race? Tom Boonen: "That is often laughed at, but kermesse races are often the toughest competitions. There is no recovery."
"As a team you have to drive at the front. If this team rides together and dares to drive offensively, then this is the best course. Then you have what you want. Then you drive everything to the pennants because you can drive in front."
(please copy-paste if you want to react on the above, as those aren't my words, but those of Jan Bakelants, Tom Boonen and Dirk De Wolf - I don't feel like responding to your reactions, and if you want a response, go ask Tom Boonen or the others directly

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