They will be supported in particular by the Belgian Yves Lampaert. The three men will be lined up again on Sunday at the start of Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne. After two difficult seasons, the double French world champion resumed this campaign on a good, “very encouraging” basis, according to him, by taking 6th place in the Tour Down Under in January in Australia. The 2023 edition of the race which launches the Flandrian season was won by the Dutchman Dylan van Baarle, ahead of the Belgian Arnaud De Lie.