Team dsm-firmenich PostNL coach Roy Curvers: “Brussels Cycling Classic is race that lets the classics lovers’ hearts open up again after two months since the Flemish Ardennes. The key part of the race is the loop over the Muur van Geraardsbergen and Bosberg, so we must be ready to rumble and go for it there. Riders like Nils, Pavel and John are in their natural habitat there so we’ll have to make sure they are supported well for those points, but we also have a fast finisher in Casper who can also go far on a parcours like this. In the end, we aim to have multiple cards to play as a team as we make our way back to Brussels and go for the best result possible.”