Philippe Gilbert: “I am very motivated by the position of coach”

The Ardennes official has officially applied to succeed Sven Vanthourenhout. “I know all the riders and have ridden with most of them,” he explains.


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Stéphane Thirion


Journalist at the Sports department

By Stéphane Thirion

Published on 09/30/2024 at 4:20 p.m.
Reading time: 2 min

Philippe Gilbert officially applied for the position of coach of the Belgian federation, as soon as Sven Vanthourenhout announced his departure in agreement with Belgian Cycling. This is certainly good news for an entity in full boom, with an exceptional generation, which emerged precisely in the wake of the sporting retirement of the best Walloon runner of all time.



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