The Belgian team has been announced for the World Championships in Flanders later this month, with Remco Evenepoel, Wout van Aert and Lotte Kopecky headlining the selection.
Belgium will be the home nation for the UCI Road World Championships in Leuven, which start on Sunday, September 19, with a week of racing on the cobbles and climbs of Flanders.
Belgian team for the 2021 UCI Road World Championships
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'It took everything' - Puck Pieterse outclimbs Demi Vollering to win La Flèche WallonneDutch 22-year-old shows Classics pedigree with first one-day victory
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Tadej Pogačar flies to dominant victory at La Flèche WallonneSlovenian takes second win at Belgian classic ahead of Kévin Vauquelin and Tom Pidcock
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Remco Evenepoel hails end of 'dark period' and announces racing returnOlympic champion says comeback from training crash has been 'the hardest battle of my life so far'
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'We did a beautiful race up until 10km to go' - Visma-Lease a Bike pull defeat from the jaws of victory at Dwars door VlaanderenWith such a difficult second place on Wednesday, could this performance affect confidence ahead of the Tour of Flanders?
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'I never thought in a million years I would beat Wout in a sprint' - Neilson Powless shocks with improbable Dwars door Vlaanderen winVisma-Lease a Bike put on a show of force ahead of the Tour of Flanders on Sunday but came away without the victory in Waregem
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Mathieu van der Poel surges to E3 Saxo Classic victory after dropping Mads Pedersen on the Oude KwaremontDutchman untouchable in West Flanders after distancing Pedersen and Filippo Ganna on decisive climb
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'I’m left with ambitions I no longer get to chase' - 26-year-old pro cyclist forced to retire over heart issuesLars van den Berg reveals "worst nightmare" with cardiologists revealing that the risks are "too great"
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Mathieu van der Poel vs Wout van Aert: Cyclo-cross World Championships form guideVan Aert was a surprise addition to the CX Worlds lineup last weekend after he was initially not scheduled to race in Liévin
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Changing the final Tour de France stage in Paris is an exciting prospect but I think it should be for one year onlyThe race's organisers were reported to be exploring the possibility of bringing the cobbled streets of Montmartre into the race’s final stage in Paris this summer
