Mathieu van der Poel has won the Dwars door het Hageland in 2017, and hasn't raced it since 2018. He returns to a more traditional Belgian calendar in the run-up for the Tour de France this summer and he will be the main favourite in the cobbled classic.
Alpecin-Deceuninck will be the overwhelming favourites for the explosive race, as they were at the similar Antwerp Port Epic where they completed the whole podium. Dries de Bondt and Timo Kielich were first and second there and are present here, alongside Gianni Vermeersch and Axel Laurance who will also be contenders for a win under the right circumstances. Maurice Ballerstedt and Alexander Krieger complete the lineup.
Alpecin-Deceuninck for Dwars door het Hageland:
Mathieu van der Poel, Gianni Vermeersch, Maurice Ballerstedt, Dries de Bondt, Timo Kielich, Alexander Krieger and Axel Laurance.
In addition to the @uci_mtbworldseries, tomorrow @DwarsdhHageland is on the menu, followed by @elfstedenronde on Sunday. Also on Sunday there is the first stage in @tourdesuisse_official and it's the final day of @criteriumdudauphine. Check out our lineups #alpecindeceuninck
