Wanty-Groupe Gobert will employ two stagiaires for the upcoming months. They are Belgian riders Xandro Meurisse and Jenthe Biermans.

"I'm happy to receive this opportunity to ride against professional riders", Xandro Meurisse says.

Xandro Meurisse is a perfect all-rounder. He feels at ease on the cobblestones and on hilly roads. This season he was fifth in the Drie-Daagse van West-Vlaanderen and seventh in the Tour de Wallonie.

Two years ago he was stagiaire in the team Lotto-Belisol but he got badly injured in a crash. He broke his wrist. Last year he rode for the Irish continental team An Post-Chainreaction. He took the tenth place in the final GC of the Tour of Britain. In 2016 he came back to Belgium in the team Crelan-Vastgoedservice. He won his first professional race in the queen stage of the 4 Days of Dunkirk.

"I came back to Belgium to show great things. My first part of the season was successful. This is a great reward and let's hope this is the last step to a professional contract", he continues.

Xandro Meurisse will line-up on Sunday in the Prudential Ride London.

"I don't know my race schedule in details but I will normally ride the Tour of Britain which I keep very good memories of from last year.”

Jenthe Biermans is a cobblestone specialist. This year he rides for the Dutch continental team SEG Racing. He was twice second in Paris-Roubaix U23.  He is 20 years old. He is reasonably fast at the line as well. He was second in the U23 Belgian Championship in 2015 and he took the fifth place in the U23 Paris-Tours as well.

“I hope to show the team that I can be a good rider for the future not only in Flemish races. I’m looking forward to starting my first race in my new jersey.”        
                                                                                                                
He should normally line up in Dwars door het Hageland in Aarschot.