Evenepoel to resume racing at Nokere Koerse and Bredene Koksijde Classic
18 March 2019 04:40
Remco Evenepoel will reunite with Deceuninck-QuickStep teammates at Nokere Koerse and Bredene Koksijde Classic on Wednesday and Friday in Belgium. Despite crashing out of the UAE Tour in February, the 19-year-old has otherwise had a strong start to his debut season with Deceuninck-QuickStep in his two opening stage races, and the team's management is eager to see how he performs in the one-day Classics. Deceuninck-QuickStep have already won four of the opening Classics; Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne, Le Samyn and Strade Bianche, among their total of 16 victories so far this season. At Nokere Koerse, Evenepoel will join the team's sprinter Alvaro Hodeg, who won a stage at the Colombia Tour, Rémi Cavagna, Iljo Keisse, Davide Martinelli, Le Samyn winner Florian Sénéchal and Pieter Serry, during the 195.6km race.ADVERTISEMENT "Nokere, with its narrow roads and legendary cobbled uphill finish, was already going to be tough, but the wind and rain can turn it into a race of attrition," said sports director Rik Van Slycke in a team press release. "In case it comes down to a bunch sprint, Alvaro will rely on Florian and Davide, but we have also other riders who can have a say in the finale depending on how things unfold, like Pieter or young Remco, who we are curious to see how he fares in this type of races." Evenepoel will also race the 197.5km at Bredene Koksijde Classic on Friday with a similar team. However, Volta ao Algarve stage winner Fabio Jakobsen will replace Florian Sénéchal. Jakobsen also won last year's Nokere Koerse but will not be participating in the race this year.
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