Arnaud De Lie (Lotto Dstny) had a contrasting season. The Belgian all-rounder was unable to participate in the Tour of Flanders and to Paris-Roubaixhis two main objectives, being affected by Lyme disease. He then got back into shape to win the Belgian Championship with an impressive sprint before discovering the Tour de France, where he could not do better than third place. In 2025, De Lie hopes to be able to arrive in the best possible shape for the Flemish classics.
Video – Arnaud De Lie discovered the Tour in 2024
“Paris-Roubaix? You have to follow Alpecin…”
The Belgian champion gave a long daily interview Mark in which he looked back on his season. “Good and bad things happened, but I think it was a good season for me. I will definitely remember the victory in the Belgian national championship. It's a title that allows you to wear a very nice jersey all year I also stick to my debut in the Tour de France, which I consider to be good. he remembered.
For 2025, he hopes to be in peak form in the spring. “The goal is to arrive in the best possible shape for the Flemish classics. I hope to be in good health for the first classics which will take place in Valencia, where I will start this year. I hope to arrive in Spain in good shape and in search of my peak which should arrive during the spring classics” he declared. It will also aim Paris-Roubaixdominated for two years by Alpecin-Deceuninck : “You have to follow Alpecin (smile). They have been winning for two years and they are the best team in Roubaix. The truth is that being behind Van Der Poel is not that simple. The two monuments are important, but there are classics like Omloop Het Nieuwsblad or Gand-Wevelgem which are big goals for me.”
