PREVIEW | Nokere Koerse 2024 - Merlier, Philipsen, Thijssen and Jakobsen headline sprinter-friendly cobbled classic

The Nokere Koerse will take place on the 13th of March 2024 and is part of the spring block of Belgian semi-classics. It's is one of the most traditional races for the period and features a profile that is suited to the classics specialists and sprinters. We preview the race ahead of us.

The 188-kilometer long race will take place from Deinze to Nokere. It is a hilly route with several bergs however none as hard as the most brutal Flandrien classics. The race will feature a final circuit with the riders riding through the Nokereberg five different times, the last coinciding with the finish line. It is an uphill cobbled finale where a wide variety of riders is expected to be in contention for the win in the six cobbled sector and treacherous roads.

*** Tim Merlier, Jasper Philipsen
** Gerben Thijssen, Milan Menten, Simone Consonni
* Luke Lamperti, Madis Mihkels, Jenthe Biermans, Ethan Hayter, Fabio Jakobsen, Tim Wellens, Milan Menten, Pascal Ackermann, Ramus Tiller, Arvid de Kleijn

Pick: Tim Merlier