The Gent-Wevelgem takes place tomorrow and Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka will be starting the 78th edition of this Spring Classic with a strong team, ready to take on the tough Belgian race conditions.
The 248km World Tour classic starts in Deinze and then takes the riders through the fields of West-Flanders, incorporating 10 Hellingen, before finishing in Wevelgem. It is one of the few classics that has seen a bunch sprint decide the race on a couple of occasions, but as always, the narrow roads and cobbled streets will once again make for an unpredictable race tomorrow.
Boasson Hagen will be our teams protected rider although our Norwegian champion does start tomorrow off the back of a bought of the flu, which kept him out of Friday’s E3 Harelbeke. Jay Thomson, Reinardt Janse van Rensburg, Nic Dougall, Mekseb Debesay, Mark Renshaw, Tyler Farrar and Matt Brammeier will be key components to Boasson Hagen’s spring classics success this year and the team are motivated for tomorrows tough race.
Jean Pierre Heynderickx – Sport Director
