"I have the number 19; if the roads are drenched, the asphalt will be dirtied with mud thrown by the competitors driving ahead of me and plunging into the curves," he explained.
"So, I prefer a dry tarmac for the first six stages. Saturday I wouldn't mind racing on a skating rink since I should be starting out from a better position," Casier confidently said.
"Frankly, I think we are fully prepared," René Georges added. "We only have to hope for that little bit of luck that we've been missing since the beginning of the year."