Remco Evenepoel is to make his Tour of Flanders debut this weekend, after much rumour and conjecture.
“Flanders, are you ready?” he asks in the caption under a video on Instagram. “See you on Sunday”
The double Liège-Bastogne-Liège winner usually keeps his powder dry for the Ardennes races later in the month, and has yet to ever compete at Flanders, or in Paris-Roubaix.
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This long-awaited debut in what is surely the quintessential Belgian race will no doubt delight his home fans. But perhaps they should not be too excited just yet; let’s not forget the date – it’s April Fool’s day.
