The Ghent-born puncheur is the glue of this young squad — road captain, lead-out helper and opportunist stage-hunter rolled into one. He arrives at his second Tour in the form of his life, having pushed Jasper Philipsen all the way to finish second overall at June's Baloise Belgium Tour.
Palmarès
- Muur Classic Geraardsbergen (2024)
- 2nd overall Baloise Belgium Tour (2026)
- 3rd overall + stage win Tour of Belgium (2025)
- Bronze, European Gravel Championships (2024)
- 66th, Tour de France debut (2025)
Cut-out factHe is a medallist on gravel as well as tarmac, taking bronze at the 2024 European Gravel Championships.
The squad
Riding the 2026 Tour with Arnaud De Lie, Huub Artz, Lars Craps, Liam Slock, Lennert Van Eetvelt, Baptiste Veistroffer, Georg Zimmermann — see the full Lotto-Intermarché team page.
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