75th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad: February 29, 2020

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Asgreen, Gilbert etc in the peloton at 1 minute of the head of the race.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Petit and Kirsch crashed.

 

[SafeBet]

Nice group ahead with Teunissen, Trentin, Lampaert, Stuyven and Kragh Andersen among others.

Ineos chasing.

 

[Flamin]

Trek has already shown more today than in last year's entire classics campaign. Four riders in that first dangerous move and now Stuyven again up the road.

 

[Flamin]

Anyone seen Dylan Teuns yet?

 

[sir fly]

Annemiek doing her thing...

 

[Flamin]

I think it's game over for the peloton.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Anyone seen Dylan Teuns yet?

He was dropped 45 minutes ago, from a chasing group.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

He was dropped 45 minutes ago, from a chasing group.

Oh, that's disappointing. Maybe he is too skinny for this weather.

 

[TomLPC]

They look fed up in the chase, it's curtains

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Oh, that's disappointing. Maybe he is too skinny for this weather.

He was 5th here last year, was one of the best Belgians in Yorkshire. De Cauwer thought that he may be getting sick (after his high form in Ruta del Sol).

 

[rick james]

peloton now on a coffee ride

 

[Flamin]

Yep, end of race, meh.

Stuyven FTW.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Yep, end of race, meh.

Stuyven FTW.

Stuyven, Lampaert, Trentin, Teunissen... I don't know.

 

[TomLPC]

You have to feel for Stijn VanDerclerq

 

[sir fly]

Now depends on the sensations in the front group.
Substantial gap, but if anybody tells their men behind to chase, I'm not sure the advantage's gonna be enough.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Yep, end of race, meh.

Stuyven FTW.

At least it is a very elite group of riders that will battle it out... Kragh, Trentin, Stuyven, Theunissen and Lampaert. They were all favourites before the race.

 

[RedheadDane]

Looks like some riders are trying to get away from the peloton.

 

[sir fly]

Don't count out disagreements at the front when it gets nitty-gritty.

 

[Wvv]

Not really enjoying this outcome, with these riders, but that's personal. Although I honestly regret the bunch (or what is left of it) letting go so early in the race.

Less exciting edition. But let's hope the riders up front give us a nice and thrilling final.

 

[RedheadDane]

Don't count out disagreements at the front when it gets nitty-gritty.

Hence why I said "looks like". Bit hard to keep track of three races at the same time, you know!

 

[Flamin]

At least it is a very elite group of riders that will battle it out... Kragh, Trentin, Stuyven, Theunissen and Lampaert. They were all favourites before the race.

No they were not. Only Stuyven and Lampaert are the (co-)leaders in their team. How is that a very elite group?

 

[Wvv]

World champion Annemiek van Vleuten wins the ladies race.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

No they were not. Only Stuyven and Lampaert are the (co-)leaders in their team. How is that a very elite group?

Eh, Theunissen and Trentin were also co-leaders?

 

[Cance > TheRest]

No they were not. Only Stuyven and Lampaert are the (co-)leaders in their team. How is that a very elite group?

If you were to make a list of 25 riders who could win the race, all these 5 would be on it. If you do not think that is elite, then so be it.