Wellens: A wet World Championships would be good for Belgium

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Tim Wellens has stated that he and Belgium would benefit from a wet World Championships on Sunday. The Belgium squad arrive in Yorkshire ahead of the men’s elite road race with arguably the strongest squad in the race. Wellens is joined by Olympic champion Greg Van Avermaet and former world champion Philippe Gilbert as part of an eight-man roster that has few if any weaknesses.

On Thursday morning, six of Belgium’s roster rode the finishing circuit around Harrogate and while the sun beat down, the autumnal conditions are set to drastically change on Sunday, with rain expected for much of the race. The change in conditions could have a huge bearing on how the race unfolds.

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Daniel Benson

Daniel Benson was the Editor in Chief at Cyclingnews.com between 2008 and 2022. Based in the UK, he joined the Cyclingnews team in 2008 as the site's first UK-based Managing Editor. In that time, he reported on over a dozen editions of the Tour de France, several World Championships, the Tour Down Under, Spring Classics, and the London 2012 Olympic Games. With the help of the excellent editorial team, he ran the coverage on Cyclingnews and has interviewed leading figures in the sport including UCI Presidents and Tour de France winners.