Behind the scenes: Belgium recon the Yorkshire World Championships course - Video

Oliver Naesen and Yves Lampaert speak with the team car as they enter Harrogate.

Oliver Naesen and Yves Lampaert speak with the team car as they enter Harrogate. (Image credit: Ann Braeckman)

The World Championships in Yorkshire are just four months away, and preparations are already being made for a tilt at the rainbow jersey. With the Classics-style parcours, Belgium is a nation that will have its pick of potential contenders for the race come September.

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Born in Ireland to a cycling family and later moved to the Isle of Man, so there was no surprise when I got into the sport. Studied sports journalism at university before going on to do a Masters in sports broadcast. After university I spent three months interning at Eurosport, where I covered the Tour de France. In 2012 I started at Procycling Magazine, before becoming the deputy editor of Procycling Week. I then joined Cyclingnews, in December 2013.