“I don’t want to lose all the team’s winter clothing so early in the season” - Victor Campenaerts issues plea to fans to return kit
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Ahead of the Classics season, which begins this weekend with Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne - Bruxelles - Kuurne, Victor Campenaerts has issued a plea to fans to return any of his kit that they might find on the side of the road when watching a race.
In an interview with Het Laaste Nieuws, the Belgian rider said “in the hustle and bustle of the race it is impossible to hand over every piece of clothing to the support vehicle, so I will always throw my excess clothing towards the crowd”.
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Campenaerts explained the predicament that doing this puts him in, as he said that “the problem is that I don’t want to lose all the team’s winter clothing so early in the season, because if all the Spring Classics become so chilly and wet, I will run out of stock within a month”.
There is an incentive for fans to return the clothing items, as Campenaerts stated that “the people on the sidelines who pick up my clothes can email me and we can agree how I will get the clothes back. In exchange, they receive a coffee and a voucher for an autographed cycling jersey at the end of the season, when I no longer need that clothing”.
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Victor Campenaerts doet oproep aan Omloop-fans: “Raap mijn kledij op en mail naar [email protected]" "Ik wil nu nog niet al mijn winterkledij verliezen, want als alle klassiekers zo fris worden, zit ik binnen een maand door mijn stock heen.” hln.be/wielrennen/cam…
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