Lennert Van Eetvelt et Florian Vermeersch (Lotto Dstny) will return to competition this weekend during the Belgian Championships on the road. After a serious fall during Murcia Tour, Florian Vermeersch fractured his left femur. He had to cross the spring classics, his big goal, off his calendar. Next Sunday, he will be at the start of the road race of Belgian Championship. “Normally, my return was planned for August, but I feel good and I really want to run again”declares Vermeersch in a press release from his team. “I said to myself: ‘I’ll just start at the Belgian Championship and see what happens.'”
Van Eetvelt, winner of the UAE Tour
Van Eetvelt: “I feel my condition improving”
And there is more good news for the training of Stéphane Heulot since Lennert Van Eetveltwinner of theUAE Tour, also returns to competition. He will already be at the start of the Belgian Championship time trial tomorrow, Thursday, and will also be part of the team on Sunday. Van Eetvelt ran little due to knee problems after the White Roads. Additionally, he was hit by a car during his first long training session since the injury in late May. “In recent weeks, I feel more and more like a cyclist”he said. “I feel my condition is improving and that’s good. On Thursday, I will leave without expectations. It will especially be good to get back on the bus with my teammates and put on a bib again.”
