The Slovenian and the Dutchman are the two big favorites for the fourth Monument of the season, which starts on Sunday from Belgium.
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Tadej Pogacar, Mathieu van der Poel or a surprise? The Slovenian and the Dutchman, who between them have nine victories this season (six for Pogacar, three for Van der Poel), will be the two wheels to watch for all the outsiders of the 4th Monument of the season on Sunday, who are Tom Pidcock, Mattias Skjelmose or the surprising Stephen Williams, winner of the Flèche wallonne on Wednesday.
Final bouquet of the spring of classics, the Doyenne will offer 254.5 km of a bumpy course, with three final difficulties, the Côte de la Redoute (1.6 km at 9.4%), the Côte des Forges (1.3 km at 7.8%) and the Côte de la Roche-aux-Faucons (1.3 km at 11%) , located in the last 35 kilometers.
Who will succeed Remco Evenepoel, double winner in 2022 and 2023 but absent this year? Undoubtedly one of the two ogres, but the French will have their say with Benoît Cosnefroy, Romain Grégoire or the revelation Paul Lapeira. The race is broadcast live on france.tv from 12:30 p.m., and on France 3 from 1:35 p.m.
