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Florian Vermeersch motivated ahead of the SUPER 8 Classic and his last races with Lotto Dstny

The Lotto Dstny Team goes to the SUPER 8 Classic with a strong team, with Florian Vermeersch who became third last year. Arnaud De Lie is missing unfortunately due to sickness. “Of course it’s unfortunate that we will not have Arnaud with us, but with the team we have we can definitely aim for a nice result”, Florian Vermeersch previews the race tomorrow.
Race 20 September 2024
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“I’m ambitious myself to go for a good result again. I came well out of Canada, with a good feeling in both Québec and Montréal, which makes me confident for tomorrow”, Florian Vermeersch says. “The crucial point is definitely the combination of the Moskesstraat, Holstheide and Smeysberg. Last year the race was made hard there and we rode with 5 together to the finish. We will need to see which sprinters survive and who is still there.”

“For myself it are my last races for Lotto Dstny, after six years together it’s a special chapter coming to an end. I still do some races in Belgium and afterwards I have the World Championships gravel which is really important for me, although that’s not really with the team. After that I want to finish off the season in a nice way in Italy, as other years. It will be strange to not be here anymore next season, but changing teams is part of cycling."

“I look back with a super feeling to the time I had with Lotto Dstny. It was the team who gave me the chance to become a pro rider. I’m very grateful for that. With good results I got a more important role during the years and of course my second spot in Paris-Roubaix 2021 is one of the highlights. But there are a lot of other beautiful moments I will cherish forever, altitude camps or races we won. I can say I made real friends and I know I will keep them for a lifetime.”

 

Pictures: PhotoNews and Brecht Steenhouwer