For the promises, the pressure may be even higher. After all, a Belgian title can open doors to the Profeloton. “In a club team like ours, everyone rides for themselves,” explains Arno Vanhaecke (Urbano-Vulsteke). “With a devoteam you often already have a contract. They drive more as a team, we are more individual.”
Yet it is just like those devoteams-such as Lotto Development Team and Soudal-Quick.Step-that can put a lot of weight in the scale on Sunday. “The team interest can play, and we are with a large group,” concludes Victor Vaneeckhoutte (Lotto Development Team). “We have a strong sprinter with Liam van Beylen, but also rides. We can take the race. We will see some team leader Wesley Vanspeybrouck on Sunday.”