Last year, Movistar's Marlen Reusser came to the Tour of Flanders as one of four possible options for SD Worx, in a team practically built around the Classics. She would go on to crash out of that race and then experience one of her hardest seasons yet, but she's back in full health and promising spirits ahead of this Sunday.
This year, after a 2024 that was totally derailed by chronic illness, Reusser wasn't even meant to be targetting the Spring Classics, but after an impressive start to the year that surprised even herself, she can now be counted among the Flanders contenders.
