PREVIEW | Dwars door het Hageland 2024 - Uno-X and Alpecin battle in the cobbles; Kasper Asgreen and Cyclocross leaders as big danger
CyclingFriday, 07 June 2024 at 19:37
On June 8th, one of Belgium's beloved classics unfolds. The dynamic Dwars door het Hageland, known for its explosive nature, offers a prime opportunity for riders to gauge their form ahead of the national championships. Let's preview this exciting race.
The 177-kilometer race is perfect for chaos. In northern Belgium the organizers have plotted a route which is filled with cobbled and gravel sectors alongside short and sharp climbs. It's as explosive as it can be, as hard as a spring classic but with a shorter distance. There are 18 cobbled sectors in total and plenty climbs - some of them cobbled, some not. It's a difficult race which has a cobbled uphill finish into the Diest Citadel, always a spectacular uphill finale.
Aarschot - Diest (Citadel), 177.5 kilometers
Prediction Dwars door het Hageland 2024:
*** Jonas Abrahamsen, Kaden Groves, Riley Sheehan
** Rasmus Tiller, Soren Waerenskjold, Kasper Asgreen, Luca Mozzato
* Gianni Vermeersch, Quinten Hermans, Amaury Capiot, Jenthe Biermans, Laurenz Rex, Jenno Berckmoes, Alec Segaert, Emilien Jeanière, Pim Ronhaar, Toon Aerts
** Rasmus Tiller, Soren Waerenskjold, Kasper Asgreen, Luca Mozzato
* Gianni Vermeersch, Quinten Hermans, Amaury Capiot, Jenthe Biermans, Laurenz Rex, Jenno Berckmoes, Alec Segaert, Emilien Jeanière, Pim Ronhaar, Toon Aerts
Pick: Jonas Abrahamsen
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- yes, the position of Wout is more complicated, many more factors.
maria2024202417-04-2025 - so excited about thismij17-04-2025
- Maybe Wout isn’t made for peaking so many times a year, few others have years like that. This winter was different due to accidents but if I were him and wanted to get some monuments I’d go on a cyclocross hiatusMistermaumau17-04-2025
- Well, one of those years that was less than 4 minutes, which over 86 hours makes less than 0,1% or about 4 seconds per hour. I don’t know about you but when I ride the same bike over the same path on two different days for an hour, I can’t tell if I’m faster or slower unless it’s by a minute, maybe 30 seconds if I really really pay attention, and he was pretty sure about noticing the difference, for me that sounds bigger than 4s/hour.Mistermaumau17-04-2025
- It appears so, TDF LEGEND BETTER ON RECOVERY AND SHORTER RACES NO SHAME BUT JUST DIFF MACHINE :)TOBY8017-04-2025
- If I were his “agent” I’d approach him personally and not go through a media backdoor ;-)Mistermaumau17-04-2025
- Yes, BUT, often there are already thoughts sown and the crash is just a trigger. With Wout? Feeling ageing, getting bored, girlfriend pressure, legal case depression, lost hope in rivalry with MVDP, no clear position in team, no vision for his future, outside pressure, media/paparazzi, there are soooo many things that could be starting to get to him too much.Mistermaumau17-04-2025
- Yeah but you know old habits die hard, some always forget there’s a whole other gender out there who often outdo men in certain aspects.Mistermaumau17-04-2025
- If it's true, it's very sad. Generally, when a cyclist reaches this point of being afraid of falling, they usually end up retiring after a short time.maria2024202417-04-2025
- Brian Holm is linked to Lefevre's team - he'd go well being the No. 1 there... given they're a classics team
leedorney17-04-2025