Team Picnic PostNL coach Albert Timmer: “A late spring classic, In Flanders Fields is a great opportunity for our Development program to test themselves on some typical cobbled classic terrain and on twisting Belgian roads where positioning throughout the day will be key. There aren’t too many ascents to deal with but the riders go over the famous Kemmelberg three times, the last of which comes with around 25 kilometres to go. The last few editions on this route have seen a solo winner and a small group come together to the line, so we need to be sharp as a group to put ourselves in the best position possible to make those decisive splits when they happen.”