Lotto-Soudal will decide later this week whether or not Andre Greipel will ride Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne this Sunday after the German fractured a rib in a crash at the Volta ao Algarve on Saturday.
Greipel did not start the final stage of the race on Sunday after the fall the previous day and faces a fight for fitness ahead of next weekend's sprinter's Classic.
The 10-time Tour de France stage winner has ridden Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne several times in his career, with his best result coming in 2011 when he finished third.
Greipel's leadout man Marcel Sieberg will likely miss Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne this weekend as he recovers from a respiratory infection.
What's more, Thomas de Gendt and Gert Dockx were hospitalised after a collision with a car in training. Dockx suffered severe bruising to his leg, while de Gendt fractured a finger and suffered a concussion, making him a doubt for Paris-Nice in March.
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