Vanmarcke meets strong Clarke in the Omloop, Nizzolo for the sprint in Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne
Israel-Premier Tech has announced the opening weekend rosters. The team chooses an interested club attackers in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, before Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne is also counted on the sprint.
Sep Vanmarcke is the biggest name on paper, he will play both classics next weekend. The now 33-year-old Belgian is full of ambition, although he tells sporza that he has fallen behind in the winter due to a long-term knee injury. “I will be very happy if I can drive to the final. I haven’t trained all winter. Maybe that freshness gives me something extra. It would be possible for me if I could go with the best on Saturday. I am happy with my form, but I still have many days short. I expect that I will have passengers when initiating the attack. This weekend comes too early, but I’m sure I can reach my peak in a month. Although I always hope I can challenge myself.’
At Israel-Premier Tech, the focus is secretly more on Simon Clarke. The 35-year-old Australian was long without a team after stopping Qhubeka-NextHash, but was picked up by Israel. There he shot off the starting blocks. For example, in three competitions in the Mallorca Challenge, he always finished in the first six. We have a lot of experience in our team and there are multiple ways to fight for a good result. I expect that we will participate in both races this weekend’, said sporting director Dirk Demol. Giacom Nizzolo hopes that too, who will be the leader for a sprint on Sunday in Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne. “It is a challenging game, a battle between the attackers and the sprinters. I’ve had some ups and downs the last few weeks, so I’m not exactly sure how my condition is. It will nevertheless be a good test.’
Selection Israel-Premier Tech Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2022
Sep Vanmarcke
Jenthe Biermans
Guillaume Boivin
Simon Clarke
Corbin Strong
Hugo Houle
Tom Van Asbroeck
Squad Israel-Premier Tech Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne 2022
Giacomo Nizzolo
Jenthe Biermans
Guillaume Boivin
Hugo Houle
Sep Vanmarcke
Tom Van Asbroeck
Antonio Puppie