The Belgian Time Trial Championship in Bench cannot count on defending champion Wout van Aert and World Time Trial Champion Remco Evenepoel next Thursday. They were still training at altitude at that time. For the women, Lottie Kopecky, last year’s winner, will be present.
It has been known for some time that Remco Evenepoel will not be present at Binche.
The world time trial champion stayed in the Alps after the Critérium du Dauphiné to train for the final climb towards the Tour. Evenepoel will explore some of the Tour’s stages there and will not return until before the Belgian Road Championship.
Wout van Aert has had the BC Time Trial on his agenda for a long time. But stumbling upon the door of Dwars Vlaanderen made him change course.
Last year’s Belgian time trial team is still trying to prepare for a possible participation in the Tour at altitude in Tignes. He also only travels to Belgium to participate in the Belgian championships.
This leaves the way open as the crow flies for Alec Segaart (Lotto-Destiny) and Yves Lambaert (Soudal-Quick Step) to take on the Belgian Tricolour.
Segaert was runner-up last year. Yves Lambert already has two Belgian time trial titles to his name and showed his growing form on Sunday with a time trial victory in the Tour of Switzerland.
Rune Herregodts (Intermarché-Wanty) may become the third dog in skittles. Last year, the 25-year-old Belgian finished third on the podium. A week ago, Herigodts impressed with his maiden time trial win at the ZLM Tour.
| BK (Elite Men’s) Time Trial Start Times | ||
|---|---|---|
| 3:15 pm | Quentin de Greif | Novo Nordisk Team |
| 3:16:30″ | Lorenz van de Winkelly | Destiny defo lotto |
| 3:18 pm | Sippy Doerdt | Flanders Baloise |
| 3:19:30″ | Julian Vermut | Visma – rent a bike |
| 3:21 pm | Arno Claes | Flanders Baloise |
| 3:22:30″ | Iot de Keyser | Tartletto isorix |
| 3:24 pm | Jill de Wilde | Flanders Baloise |
| 3:25:30″ | Gigis Van Hockey | Intermarché-Wanty |
| 3:27 pm | Geordie Potts | TDT-unibit |
| 3:28:30″ | Ward Vanhoof | Flanders Baloise |
| 3:30 pm | Jonas Goman | Tartletto isorix |
| 3:31’30” | Phyto Bright | Intermarché-Wanty |
| 3:33 pm | Lars Krabs | Flanders Baloise |
| 3:34’30” | Vermut jelly | Bengal-WB |
| 3:36 pm | Brent Vanmore | Lotto-destiny |
| 4:09’30” | Abram Stockman | TDT-unibit |
| 4:11 pm | Vincent van Hemelen | Flanders Baloise |
| 4:12’30” | Lennert van Eetvelt | Lotto-destiny |
| 4:14 pm | Victor Vercoy | Flanders Baloise |
| 4:15’30” | Gino Berkmoz | Lotto-destiny |
| 4:17 pm | Sander de Pestel | Decathlon-AG2R |
| 4:18:30″ | Zandro Morris | Alpecin dissoninc |
| 4:20 pm | Noah Vandenbranden | Flanders Baloise |
| 4:21’30” | Sian OutDebricks | Visma – rent a bike |
| 4:23 pm | Tim Wellens | Emirates Emirates Team |
| 4:24:30″ | Jasper Stuyven | Lidl trip |
| 4:26 pm | Ron Herigodts | Intermarché-Wanty |
| 4:27’30” | Eve Lambert | Soudal is a quick step |
| 4:29 pm | Alec Sigart | Lotto-destiny |
Last year, Belgian champion Wout van Aart was joined by Alec Segaert and Ron Herigodts.
Kopecky is seeking a sixth straight title
Among the women, the first candidate will start: Lottie Kopecky. A sixth consecutive Belgian time trial title is up for grabs.
The battle for the other podium places will be interesting with Marthe Goossens (third last year), Julie van de Velde and Marion’s cyclocross rider Norbert Ribrol.
| BC Time Trial Start Times (Women Elite) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2:31 pm | My name is Gilkins | Lotto Destiny ladies |
| 2:32 pm | Alana Kastrecki | Cofidis |
| 2:33 pm | Marieke Mert | Volker Wessels |
| 2:34 pm | Vov Bastiansen | Lotto Destiny ladies |
| 2:35 pm | Margot Vanbachtenbeek | Volker Wessels |
| 2:36 pm | Justin Gecker | AG Insurance-Soudal |
| 2:37 pm | Audrey de Keersmaeker | Lotto Destiny ladies |
| 2:38 pm | Lotte Claes | Arkia B&B Hotels |
| 2:39 pm | Flor Morse | Lidl trip |
| 2:40 pm | Julie Sapp | Phoenix Disconnect Defo |
| 2:41 pm | Julie van de Velde | AG Insurance-Soudal |
| 2:42 pm | Marion Norbert Ribroll | Phoenix Disconnect Defo |
| 2:43 pm | Marthe Goossens | AG Insurance-Soudal |
| 2:44 pm | Lotte Kopecky | SD Worx-Protime |
Lotte Kopecky won last year ahead of Phoebe Joris (left) and Marthe Goossens (right).
Watch the live stream at Sporza
At Sporza, you don’t have to miss a step of the BC time trial.
We will be broadcasting the women’s and men’s elite match next Thursday from 2:30pm on VRT Canvas, VRT MAX or via live streaming on sporza.be and the sporza app.
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