Riders and sports directors · 7 dispatches
Alec Segaert
All dispatches about Alec Segaert. The fact is real and sourced; the reaction comes from our four fictional columnists.
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“Mexico was already in sight”, says Benoot on Strava, Xavier watches the trace stop
Tiesj Benoot and Quinten Hermans rode out from the Belgian base camp before the Montreal World Championships, were stopped at the US border and held for a few hours. Benoot titled the…
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Lefevere wants an egoless domestique for the Worlds, Rik knows the role
In his column for Het Nieuwsblad, Patrick Lefevere argues that Alec Segaert is not the right rider to control the first 112 kilometres of the Montreal Worlds, because he is “too good…
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Evenepoel hands out places before the time trial, Myriam fills in nothing before the finish
The world championship time trial takes place on Sunday in Montreal, over 39.2 flat kilometres, the same distance for women and men. Four Belgians are on the start list, and their places…
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Two chairs for three Belgian time triallists, and Rik starts counting seats
At the start of the Belgian press conference, only two chairs had been set out for the country’s three time-trial specialists. Remco Evenepoel, world champion in the discipline, told the other two…
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A deer halts the Belgians’ course recon, and Myriam notes the order of events
On 17 September 2026, in Canada, the Belgians selected for the world championships rode the course together, around three hours at an average of 36 km/h. In the video Tiesj Benoot put…
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Wellens put his hand up after the Tour of Britain, Sandrine talks lead times
On the Sporza Daily + podcast, José De Cauwer revealed that Tim Wellens made an attempt of his own after winning the Tour of Britain on 6 September 2026, a “sort of…
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A hundred kilometres to Bromont, and Rik is watching the mechanic’s car
On 14 September, the day after the Montreal Grand Prix, Remco Evenepoel rode from the Delta Hotel Montréal to the Belgian base at Bromont, around 100 kilometres, with Maxim Van Gils, Alec…