Team Picnic PostNL coach Roy Curvers: “In Flanders Fields is a race that combines endurance, tactical awareness, and race craft, with a course that can create different scenarios. The mix of flat roads, cobbled sections, and the climbs of the Kemmelberg often leads to a selective final, but it can still come back together for a larger group sprint depending on how the race unfolds. Our goal is to be present in the final with multiple riders and to race in a proactive way. Therefore, we want to race offensively with part of the team, while the other part protects John and Pavel in the best possible way so they can keep their gunpowder dry for a selective sprint scenario.”