Tom Pidcock (Pinarello-Q36.5) is also highly uncertain after a heavy crash at the Tour of Catalonia. Isaac del Toro (UAE) dropped out of the Basque Country and Paul Seixas (Decathlon CMA CGM) also appears unlikely to participate.
Other big names currently on the start list include Tibor Del Grosso (Alpecin-Premier Tech), Matteo Jorgenson (Visma | Lease a Bike), Ben Healy (EF Education-EasyPost), Romain Grégoire (Groupama-FDJ), Kévin Vauquelin (Arkéa-B&B Hotels), Mauro Schmid (Jayco AlUla) and Julian Alaphilippe of Tudor.
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Plenty of big (Dutch) names for women’s race
From abroad, world champion Magdeleine Vallieres (EF), Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon//SRAM) and Liane Lippert (Movistar) are among those to watch — and many more besides. A fine day of racing in Limburg awaits.