Wiggle-Honda?s D?Hoore opts for Gent-Wevelgem, Longo Borghini to Cittiglio World Cup The classics contenders will reunite at the women?s UCI 1.2 Gent-Wevelgem in Flanders Fields on March 29 in Belgium. Notably on the start line will be Wiggle-Honda?s Belgian champion Jolien D?Hoore, who recently won the Ronde van Drenthe World Cup, but will skip the second round in Cittiglio as it is held on the same day. Gent-Wevelgem is a 115km race from Ypres to Wevelgem and includes five climbs. D?hoore has shown top form this early season with wins at the Omloop van Het Hageland in Belgium on March 8 and then again at the World Cup opener in the Netherlands on March 14.ADVERTISEMENT ?Gent-Wevelgem is a race close to my heart,? D?hoore said. ?It?s a typical Belgian spring classic so it should suit my abilities. This year it?s ?only? a 1.2 but the organisation of Gent-Wevelgem has bigger plans for the future. They really support women?s cycling and want to help in the growth of it.? Her Italian teammate Elisa Longo Borghini will lead Wiggle-Honda at the hilly Cittiglio World Cup, a race she won in 2013. ?It?s almost on my home soil and it?s always really nice to race there because all my family and friends are there cheering for me,? she said. ?Winning it in 2013 was a dream.? You can read more at Cyclingnews.com

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