Before the Tour of Flanders: how Küng wants to outwit the trio of favorites – Sport

Conditions on the Tour of Flanders in northern Belgium are often unpleasant, making it tough-guy terrain. Stefan Küng is someone who especially likes these challenges.

However, if you ask him about his relationship with this breed, he is more cautious. “It is true that my relationship with the Tour of Flanders is not so rosy.”

On Sunday, Küng will be at the start for the sixth time. A top result is missing from your business card – until now it was not possible to get more than 41st place. But the same applies to this year: new beginning, new luck.

Top 3 favorites

Sunday’s big favorites are Mathieu van der Poel, Wout van Aert and Julian Alaphilippe. When asked about his strength, Küng doesn’t have to think twice. “Everyone has a brutal punch, no one else can keep up.”

To put the big three favorites in trouble at km 263.7 from Antwerp to Oudenaarde, there is only one recipe for the European time trial champion: “Don’t wait too long, attack early.” Küng is comfortable in the role of an outsider. “I have nothing to lose.”