Despite Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) confirming that this is the strongest he's ever been heading into the Tour of Flanders, the Dane still admitted how he will need to make the first move on Sunday before Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) attack on the climbs.
Pedersen is confident, of course, as a two-time podium finisher at the Ronde and having performed well at the E3 Saxo Classic, where he finished second, Gent-Wevelgem, which he dominated to win solo, and Dwars door Vlaanderen, where he took fifth.
