Bart Wellens, his sports director at Charles Liégeois Roastery CX, confirms the news to Wielerflits but does not yet want to comment on the rest of his season. “We hope this does not mean the end of the season, but I think it does,” Wellens said. “We first have to wait and see what the doctors have to say. The planning was normal up to and including the World Cup (on February 2 in Liévin, ed.) and then start the road campaign.” On the road, Kuypers defends the colors of Intermarché-Wanty.
Gerben Kuypers (24) finished fifth this season in Ruddervoorde and Kortrijk and seventh at the European Championships in Pontevedra, Spain, but has not yet been on a podium.
