In 2015 Philippe Gilbert will not return to the Flemish classics. A few weeks ago the BMC rider announced his intention to target the cobbled races but after the training camp, Gilbert and his team have decided to follow a different path.

A month ago, the message of Philippe Gilbert was clear: "I want to go back to the Flemish classics. I would also like to do the Omloop and Kuurne again. I missed those races. When you are not there, you think: "Shit! I am not there."" he said back then.

Gilbert's teammate Greg Van Avermaet was not excited by the Gilbert's plans. "It's not nice to hear that he wants to be back in Flanders. We will have to find a good solution but I think that the first training camp with the team in December will make things clear," Van Avermaet said earlier this month.

Van Avermaet can make a sigh of relief. At the camp in Spain, Philippe Gilbert has announced that he will again skip the Flemish spring season.

"Basically Philippe will not do any Flemish classics although that can still change," BMC told Sporza. "But he will certainly not be at the start of the Tour of Flanders. It is not a decision made by the team.

"Philippe will aim at Milano-Sanremo and then he will focus on the Walloon classics. After the spring he wants to ride the Giro but his participation will depend on what will happen in the spring."