Omloop Race Report: The first ‘real’ race of the season, the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, surprisingly finished with a bunch sprint and in a close fought lunge for the line, it was Uno-X Mobility’s Sren Wrenskjold who got the better of Paul Magnier (Soudal Quick-Step) and Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck).The first Classic to Sren WrenskjoldSren Wrenskjold (Uno-X Mobility) won the 2025 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. A large group thundered into Ninove for a bunch sprint and in the battle for victory it was Wrenskjold proved to be faster than Paul Magnier (Soudal Quick-Step) and Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck).It was close, but Wrenskjold got it from Magnier and PhilipsenOmloop Het Nieuwsblad ParcoursAfter the team presentation in the Kuipke velodrome in Gent and the unofficial start, the real start is in Merelbeke. The peloton will have just under 200 kilometres in front of them. In the first 100 kilometres of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, the peloton will pass through the Zwalmstreek, Zottegem, Nazareth and Oudenaarde. Only the cobbles of the Paddestraat, Lange Munte and Haaghoek-Leberg are the main obstacles in the first part of the race. After 100 kilometres, the climbs come one after the other. The feed zone after 114 kilometres is the start of the part of the Omloop. Roughly every 10 kilometres, the riders will hit a sharp climb. The Haaghoek-Leberg (again) is the first, followed soon after by the Valkenberg.With 55 kilometres to go, the finale really begins with the newly redeveloped Eikenberg, 3 kilometres later is the Wolvenberg. That climb, without…
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