Makes sense to gauge the popularity/success of the event before signing any long-term deal.

I'm definitely encouraged by the amount of BRC entries so far. Pretty much all the big names already signed up. Hopefully Cave, Greer, Yates etc will make the trip too and all the people who did put in entries fulfill them. The championship isn't exactly full of prestigious events with good stage mileage. So hopefully it will encourage people to sign up.

Overall already 20 R5s signed up for Ypres and the entry list is still early days I think.