national champion Tim Merlier (27) is back on the bike after a period of rest. In the first stage, Alpecin-Phoenix that he was quickly back on track, but don’t believe that in June, all re-gekoerst is going to be. “I have a strong feeling that I, in my long a little longer is allowed to wear it.”

Merlier is a period of relative calm. Had the corona virus, there is no stick to stick out, would he be the last one to take place away. On Sunday, it would Merlier than the spring, close to the centre of Paris-Roubaix, and after two weeks of rest. Now he needs to be forced into spikes at the Belgian national championships in Ingooigem in June and July. ”Is that the PA will go? There is so much of void in the meantime”, it asks Merlier in an interview with the Wielerflits. “in The Tour in July is not certain. Why do you think that PA, in June, be sure to include? I was in the area already, rumors are that it will be a bit difficult for you to…”

In this case, the result is that Tim Merlier, however, have a slight advantage on the. One curtailments of the Belgian cycling federation, this winter, there is, in fact, he is a national after such a long time just a little bit longer is allowed to wear it.“Oh well, not that I crave. Absolutely not, in fact. However, in the event of the postponement of the national championships may be, I will continue to wear it until it is finished,” he acknowledges. “And, in the case of a cancellation even up to the end of the year. But it eased the pain a little bit. Let’s just hope that it does goes on.”

In the CHAMPIONSHIP in Gent, Merlier Timothy Dupont, and Wout van Aert to get it in to the sprint Picture: THERE is

The rules of the Belgian cycling federation on the jersey of a national champion

101.27 Jersey of national champion.

Until the day prior to the Belgian national Championship next season with the Belgian champions on their sweater is to wear it in all races in the discipline, speciality and category in which they appear in the form of awards and not other races. If, in the next season CHAMPIONSHIP in the discipline, speciality and category would be organized as the outgoing champion’s jersey to wear at the latest by the end of the season.
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