Unfortunately, he himself will no longer be present at the World Championships next Sunday, at least not on the bike. Eli Iserbyt was forced to stop racing for known reasons, but he obviously continues to love the sport. Iserbyt does have a warning in store for Sunday.
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Heated sphere
He will not be on the bike, but Iserbyt will serve as an analyst at Sporza. In the meantime, he also inspected the course together with Het Laatste Nieuws, where Iserbyt was also able to see the special scene as far as the supporters were concerned.
After all, a ‘Dutch’ and a ‘Belgian’ grandstand were placed directly opposite each other on the course. To create more atmosphere, but Iserbyt still warns about this fact. “That can get out of hand when some people have had one too many pints,” he says.
Then it goes to VIP tents, where the festival feeling is further enhanced, Iserbyt also sees: “Here you really get a festival feeling. Even though this location is small, they have still managed to make good use of the space. Punishment, because it is like having to park a truck in a space in front of a car.”
Winner already known
From a purely sporting point of view, Iserbyt does not have to think long about who will win. “If we are realistic, it will be very difficult for the Belgians to threaten Mathieu,” it sounds logical. “He drives around with surplus. I think that – apart from bad luck – there will be little that can be done about Mathieu.”
In addition, Iserbyt also had worrying information about Michael Vanthourenhout, his ex-teammate: “I saw Michael on Tuesday. He did not ride last weekend due to illness and still looked very pale. I fear that he will not be one hundred percent fine yet,” it sounded unpromising.
