The World Championships may be in a novel format and a new position on the calendar, but an eternal question endures for the Belgian team ahead of Sunday’s elite men’s road race – who’s the boss? Coach Sven Vanthourenhout has a wealth of options at his disposal, but that only makes the balancing act all the harder.
Defending champion Remco Evenepoel has made no secret of his desire to retain his title. Wout van Aert gave up his shot at the green jersey at the Tour de France with an eye to claiming the rainbow jersey here. Jasper Philipsen, fresh from four stage wins in July, arrives in Scotland with ambitions of his own.
