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Agreed, different sand to Koksijde. Or rather fewer features and more affected by moisture.
So finely poised. Rooting for MvdP. Am I the only one surprised at how WvA has found his cx legs for the first time in 3/4 years?!
Hoping Pigeon can hold the power. Has a knack of peaking, much like Evie. Great to have UK podium contenders in every race :)
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Am I the only one surprised at how WvA has found his cx legs for the first time in 3/4 years?!
Last year he came in half way through the season, still recovering from a horrific crash, and managed to hang with the top 5 in the world. He's still second to MvdP on most courses this season, but I think Ostend closes the gap a bit. He seems much more content to fill the underdog position this year.
Given the sand, I'd be surprised if we see any British riders on the podium, best chance would be Thomas Mein in the men's U23.
Jon.
I was echoing what seemed to be the consensus among Sven Nys, Lars Boom and Niels Albert, and from what I saw in the preview last night and the video on the previous page I agree. Of course there are technical features, and sand is hard to ride, but on the whole it's not one where the technical riders have a definite edge