Tag: Omloop

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,…

Race Preview: Saturday sees the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad kick off the ‘proper’ 2022 season with the first Belgian Classic race of the year. The Flemish race has everything we ever wanted from a Northern Classic – Short, stiff climbs, cobbles and race deciding weather conditions. Ed Hood gives us his Omloop preview.Het Nieuwsblad – A race for hard ridersPEZ soothsayer and mentor Vik reckons that all races thus far in 2022 are irrelevant. Sorry, Wout Poels, Remco Evenepoel, Nairo Quintana, Alessandro Covi, Benjamin Thomas. . .Sorry Wout, it means nothing!He has a point; sunshine and photo ops arent going to feature this Saturday. Quilted jackets, bobble hats, frites and pils surely will though. Temperatures near freezing, bone cutting winds and…