One day classic specialist Philippe Gilbert will be the point man for the Belgian team at the world road race championships later this month in Geelong, Australia, it was announced on Tuesday.
One day classic specialist Philippe Gilbert, seen here in April 2010, will be the point man for the Belgian team at the world road race championships later this month in Geelong, Australia, it was announced on Tuesday.
The 28-year-old - a two-time winner of the prestigious Paris-Tours race and also winner of the Amstel Gold Race earlier this season - has shown he is in good form by wearing the overall leader's red jersey for five days in the ongoing Tour of Spain, though, he has since lost it.
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