The 55th De Brabantse Pijl – La Flèche Brabançonne will take place tomorrow, 15 April. Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung will line-up for this UCI 1.HC Belgian classic for the 3rd time after making its debut back in 2013 already.
The Brabanste Pijl is somewhat of a transitional classic as the race is seen as the bridge between the cobbled classics and the Ardennes classics. Some of the cobbled specialists look to carry their form into Brabantse from Flanders and Roubaix while the punchers and other climbers who are hoping to excel at races like Amstel Gold and Leige-Bastogne-Liege look to Brabantse as their first classics outing.
MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung will have a slight mixture of the two specialists as well for tomorrow’s rendezvous. With the race suited to a rider with an explosive climbing prowess as well as a fair kick for the line, Kristian Sbaragli and Youcef Reguigui become our leading candidates for the race. Both riders will look to be competitive in the finale that has always seen a very small selection of riders in years gone by.
Supporting Kristian and Youcef on the day will be Daniel Teklehaimanot, Natnael Berhane, Songezo Jim, Nic Dougall, Jay Thomson and Serge Pauwels. 26 Hellingen and 205km is what await the riders tomorrow and our African team will have an eye on the podium for sure.
The Brabantse Pijl will be broadcast live on SuperSport, channel 205 from 15:00 tomorrow.
Songezo Jim – Rider
