Omloop Het Nieuwsblad marks the opening of the Belgian cycling calendar and features a lot of climbs from the Tour of Flanders. The Wall of Geraardsbergen/Bosberg combo marked the finale of the last three editions.
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2021 (Ghent – Ninove 200.5km) LIVESTREAM: Saturday, 27 February, starts at 14:00pm Central Europe, 08:00am U.S. Eastern
RACE STARTLIST HERE
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2021 profile:
Favourites for the win:
***** Greg Van Avermaet, Julian Alaphilippe
**** Tim Wellens, Jasper Stuyven, Sep Vanmarcke
*** Oliver Naesen, Mads Pedersen, Nils Politt, Alexander Kristoff, Matteo Trentin, Gianni Moscon
** Ivan Garcia, Zdenek Stybar, Thomas Pidcock, Tiesj Benoot, Jasper Philipsen, Florian Senechal
* Niki Terpstra, Philippe Gilbert, Kasper Asgreen, Jake Stewart, Sonny Colbrelli, Christophe Laporte
[…] Saturday’s Omloop Het Nieuwsblad marks the first of the Belgian cobblestone races and features many of the familiar hills and sections from Tour of Flanders. It’s a prestigious race to win for any rider, especially a Belgian, something that Israel Start-Up Nation’s new signing Sep Vanmarcke knows everything about. […]