80th (Men's) Omloop Het Nieuwsblad - Saturday, March 1, 2025

[Moose McKnuckles]

Hey, if they were true “hard men” they would ride that section!

MvdP would have bunny-hopped it, smh, Visma soft af.

 

[Hugh Januss]

MvdP would have bunny-hopped it, smh, Visma soft af.

Visma?

 

[Pantani_lives]

What does winning the Omloop say about one's chances to win a monument in the same year?

• Two riders have won Omloop and Sanremo in the same year: Merckx and De Vlaeminck.
• Nobody has won Omloop and Ronde in the same year.
• Three riders have won Omloop and Roubaix in the same year: Merckx, Museeuw and Van Avermaet.
• Two riders have won Omloop and Liège in the same year: Merckx (2x) and Vandenbroucke.
• Two riders have won Omloop and Lombardia in the same year: Van Springel and Merckx.

Conclusion: Merckx has won a lot of races.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

What does winning the Omloop say about one's chances to win a monument in the same year?

• Two riders have won Omloop and Sanremo in the same year: Merckx and De Vlaeminck.
• Nobody has won Omloop and Ronde in the same year.
• Three riders have won Omloop and Roubaix in the same year: Merckx, Museeuw and Van Avermaet.
• Two riders have won Omloop and Liège in the same year: Merckx (2x) and Vandenbroucke.
• Two riders have won Omloop and Lombardia in the same year: Van Springel and Merckx.

Conclusion: Merckx has won a lot of races.

Notice how pocagar isn't in the list

 

[Sciatic]

Notice how pocagar isn't in the list

Some of the top cobbled classic guys (now and in the past) skipped the opening weekend, as MVDP is doing this year. Cancellara only rode Omloop/Het Volk twice and KBK twice. But he rode E3 ten times. If some of the most prolific riders skip the opening weekend races, the winners of those races are likely to have a smaller number of classics wins in Ronde/PR than if all the riders rode those two two races.

Sagan raced the opening weekend in 5 of his 13-14 seasons.

 

[Sciatic]

Notice how pocagar isn't in the list

Of course he’s not, the list is looking at the correlation between success in the opening weekend and success in monuments later that same season. Thus a rider has to have participated in Omloop or KBK to be on it. So folks who don’t ride those races—including Pog, Vingegaard, Roglic, Froome, Valverde, Contador, etc aren’t on the list. Nothing peculiar about Pogacar not being on it.

 

[E_F_]

Of course he’s not, the list is looking at the correlation between success in the opening weekend and success in monuments later that same season. Thus a rider has to have participated in Omloop or KBK to be on it. So folks who don’t ride those races—including Pog, Vingegaard, Roglic, Froome, Valverde, Contador, etc aren’t on the list. Nothing peculiar about Pogacar not being on it.

To be on the list a rider has to have won a monument, so Vingegaard, Froome, and Contador aren't on the list.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Notice how pocagar isn't in the list

*Yet

 

[logeardaddy]

I have Eurosport through MAX. as well as a VeePeeEnn, but I can't find a stream for the Omloop, though Max, RTBF, RAI have all scheduled K-B-K. Suggestions?

 

[Mina.S]

I find it super annoying that I pay for staylive cycling in Australia and it has no Omloop stream because SBS has the rights but won’t be streaming it either 🤦🏻‍♀️

 

[Rockestar_33]

I find it super annoying that I pay for staylive cycling in Australia and it has no Omloop stream because SBS has the rights but won’t be streaming it either 🤦🏻‍♀️

Wait, SBS have the rights? Very annoying. As far as I can tell, Dwaars Door, Romandie, Suisse and the new Copenhagen Sprint are the others that don't have coverage down here on either.

 

[E_F_]

Copenhagen Sprint

How will you ever survive without it.

 

[Rockestar_33]

How will you ever survive without it.

I mean I'd like access to all the WT races if possible.

 

[E_F_]

I mean I'd like access to all the WT races if possible.

Which is very much so completely fair and understandable - I just can't not make a joke about someone "missing out" on that farce!

 

[Mina.S]

Wait, SBS have the rights? Very annoying. As far as I can tell, Dwaars Door, Romandie, Suisse and the new Copenhagen Sprint are the others that don't have coverage down here on either.

Yea they had the rights the previous years and stay live can’t broadcast it because the rights have been purchased already.

I’m probably the only person who isn’t anti getting HBO max in their country 😂

 

[Sciatic]

To be on the list a rider has to have won a monument, so Vingegaard, Froome, and Contador aren't on the list.

They have to have ridden Omloop or KBK.

 

[Rockestar_33]

Yea they had the rights the previous years and stay live can’t broadcast it because the rights have been purchased already.

I’m probably the only person who isn’t anti getting HBO max in their country 😂

SBS have had rights to other races before and lost them so I find it hard to believe that they still have them and don't broadcast tbh.

 

[Mina.S]

SBS have had rights to other races before and lost them so I find it hard to believe that they still have them and don't broadcast tbh.

That’s what the article I read said 🤷🏻‍♀️

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Of course he’s not, the list is looking at the correlation between success in the opening weekend and success in monuments later that same season. Thus a rider has to have participated in Omloop or KBK to be on it. So folks who don’t ride those races—including Pog, Vingegaard, Roglic, Froome, Valverde, Contador, etc aren’t on the list. Nothing peculiar about Pogacar not being on it.

Was just making a joke mate

 

[Berniece]

Was just making a joke mate

 

[Statze2]

On the recon Visma used some pretty ugly Aero helmets. Puh, storm troopers everywhere

 

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[Netserk]

On the recon Visma used some pretty ugly Aero helmets. Puh, storm troopers everywhere

Van Aert also used it in Algarve. Behrens in Oman as well.

Jorgenson and Affini with the regular helmets.

 

[red_flanders]

This stupid *** will end this sport.

 

[Netserk]

My dark horses for tomorrow: Teuns, Adrià, Hagenes, Abra, Krijnsen, Van Gestel. I hope to see a podium and two in the top-10.