This year Verandas Willems have often been able to challenge the big ProTeams. Today they were again in the mix when Christophe Premont took the mountains jersey in the Tour de l'Eurometropole.

"I know I can not win in a bunch sprint and in this event we will almost have sprints almost every time," he told Directvelo. "So it is essential that I distinguish myself by going into breakaways. In a first road stage, there is usually distinctive jerseys up for grabs. Therefore, I wanted to take the mountainsjersey . Mission accomplished. I will try to bring it home. It will not be easy because there are still many points to be awarded. "