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Van der Poel is riding, so whoever wins has to outride or outwit him.
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Like in cx and Xc. It’s very hard to replicate a world tour racing stimulus in a training block. So any WT rider that has off road skills can be at the front and win.
Nothing wrong with that. Good to see them tested on other surfaces.
Start list is a nice mix of road and cx pros: https://gravelchampionshipsflanders.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/207/2024/10/W2024_1129-Startlijst-1.pdf
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The winner will probably be whichever World Tour pro can be arsed to turn up, won't it? They're quite simply better at racing bicycles over any terrain than the gravel pros.