Kortrijk steals Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne starting event for 75,000 euros: “Start and finish in the same municipality is untenable” | Kortrijk

“A tough nut to crack, emotionally it hurts…”. Mayor Francis Benoit (CD&V) and by extension all cycling enthusiasts of Kuurne experienced very difficult moments on Monday afternoon. From 2024 onwards, the Flemish classic Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne will no longer depart from Kuurne… but from the Grote Markt in Kortrijk. What is the added value of the starting event for Kortrijk? Will the finish remain in Kuurne? And how do they counter the loss there?