Are
Alpecin-Deceuninck the new 'Kings of the Classics'? Their performances so far in 2024 having been nearly without fault, taking both the first two monuments on offer through
Jasper Philipsen (Milano-Sanremo) and
Mathieu van der Poel (Tour of Flanders).
Prior to the classics season really getting underway however, the team were given some criticism as not being up to scratch to support van der Poel, something Alpecin-Deceuninck boss, Christoph Roodhooft hasn't quickly forgotten. “You currently have a battery of analysts and columnists in Flanders, and in the long run it will probably be difficult for those people to come up with an original approach, but I think it is a shame that our team was questioned so much in advance," Roodhooft said after the
Tour of Flanders to WielerFlits.