🗣“The Koppenberg was always there when I was racing. It was difficult as we didn’t have the gearing that they have now, so we had to grind our way up there. I think I walked and ran up it more times in my career than I cycled. Back in my day, we had guys that had to walk up and then still went on to win the race” (Sean Kelly).
Known for its cobbled sectors and brutal climbs, the Tour of Flanders is one of the most savage one-day races on the calendar, and this year’s parkour is no different. 267km of racing, 22 cobbled sectors, the Muur, Kwaremont, Paterberg and Koppenberg all rolled into one. 🏁🇧🇪
We caught up with Vitus ambassador, and Irish cycling legend,
@seankelly.cc, to get his thoughts Sunday's race.
Sean’s favourites for the race:
"It’s hard to look past the big three of Mathieu van der Poel, Julian Alaphilippe and Wout van Aert. However, the good weather conditions that are forecast will have an impact, there will be a lot of riders in the mix that could chang...