Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 1.UWT (24/2/2018)

[Valv.Piti]

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Intrigued to see how far Nando can come, will be a good test for de Ronde.

Yes, Im also very much looking forward to that. New Boonen? Probably not, lets see.

He should be the favourite for Kuurne.

 

[yaco]

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Think you'll find Trentin is still under-cooked so expect little from MS -

I'm going to go for a bold prediction and say Edmondson will top 15, I think his form is great and his nous at Nationals might just get him into a good group near the end (not the front group though). I might be overly optimistic though, at least for this year.

Edmondson is the long term plan for the classics - My guess is next year he'll start getting top 10's in these races - He may go OK this week in Het seeing Durbridge and Trentin are under-cooked - An extremely talented rider.

 

[Blanco]

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Intrigued to see how far Nando can come, will be a good test for de Ronde.

Yes, Im also very much looking forward to that. New Boonen? Probably not, lets see.

He should be the favourite for Kuurne.

Not a chance! New Erik Zabel? Very likely...

 

[Jspear]

I don't have my heart too set on any one rider winning it. I'm just glad this part of the season is finally starting. I only get to watch races live when I skip out on my own riding. No race so far has pulled my attention enough to do that. The spring classics always do!

 

[Sestriere]

It will be interesting to see if Dillier gets more freedom at AG2R. It will be difficult though with Naesen being one of the Top 5 cobbled contenders this year. Still, I think the hierarchy isn't as stiff as at BMC, so I'm hoping for some breakaway action at least.

 

[RedheadDane]

Today's stupid headline (courtesy of Feltet.dk):
No Mørkøv in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad or Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne.
Yeah. Well, DUH!

 

[Alexandre B.]

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It will be interesting to see if Dillier gets more freedom at AG2R. It will be difficult though with Naesen being one of the Top 5 cobbled contenders this year. Still, I think the hierarchy isn't as stiff as at BMC, so I'm hoping for some breakaway action at least.

That's the plan. Dillier/Gougeard/Gallopin/etc. in the break, Naesen in the pack with the other big guns.

 

[wirral]

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Now that Boonen is no longer an active rider I have one question:
Will the Hotsteppers still find a way to loose this race?

If Wilfried Peeters is in the car, a way will be found.

 

[WheelofGear]

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Now that Boonen is no longer an active rider I have one question:
Will the Hotsteppers still find a way to loose this race?

If Wilfried Peeters is in the car, a way will be found.

In Gilbert, they actually have a winner.

Terpstra and Styby always manage to get 2nd or 3rd somehow.

 

[Jungle Cycle]

i know the final will be diferent but just re-watched Omloop 2015.. how could it ever happened?!?!

 

[Son of Amsterhammer]

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i know the final will be diferent but just re-watched Omloop 2015.. how could it ever happened?!?!

Steppers were not instep that day!

 

[Dazed and Confused]

finally...

 

[the delgados]

Uh, sorry to interrupt, but the race is called Het Volk.

 

[Emotional Cobble Guy]

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i know the final will be diferent but just re-watched Omloop 2015.. how could it ever happened?!?!

I will not ever forget that beautiful moment.
How is Stannard actually doing? I've got no news on him.
Expected him to step it up last year.

 

[WheelofGear]

Stannard is not racing here for some reason but I except Van Baarle to deliver.

Based on last year, he is already a top 10 cobbles rider but with Sky's budget and strong team structure, he could be even better.

The new final should suit him well. Dylan seems to be better on the cobbled bergs of Flanders than the flat stones of Roubaix.

 

[The Hegelian]

The shitter GT's become, the better the cobbled classics seem....Real bike racing, bring it on!

 

[jaylew]

GVA's race to lose, I think.

*****GVA
****Wellens, Gilbert
***Stybar, Naesen, Felline, Terpstra, Colbrelli
**Lutsenko, Vanmarcke, Benoot, Matthews, Stuyven
*Demare, Gaviria, EBH, Cort, Durbridge, Trentin

 

[The Hegelian]

Very interested to see what Cort can do - his record/palmares only warrents one star, but his recent form lifts him up to 3 I reckon. I agree that GVA will probably destroy the field.

 

[tobydawq]

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Uh, sorry to interrupt, but the race is called Het Volk.

Which teams do you think will do well?

Personally, I think ONCE is starting with a strong line-up with Lutsenko and the Danish duo of Cort and Valgren. Casino also look good with Naesen and a strong support group - the same with Garmin. Mapei also look frightening. Skil-Shimano have an interesting trio with Kragh, Matthews and Theuns.

NetApp don't have Sagan, and Rabobank and Lampre aren't fielding the strongest squads.

It would have been interesting to see Banesto in the race - with Valverde, Sütterlin, Amador and Erviti, they have some potentially good riders for this race.

 

[Krokro]

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Uh, sorry to interrupt, but the race is called Het Volk.

Which teams do you think will do well?

Personally, I think ONCE is starting with a strong line-up with Lutsenko and the Danish duo of Cort and Valgren. Casino also look good with Naesen and a strong support group - the same with Garmin. Mapei also look frightening. Skil-Shimano have an interesting trio with Kragh, Matthews and Theuns.

NetApp don't have Sagan, and Rabobank and Lampre aren't fielding the strongest squads.

It would have been interesting to see Banesto in the race - with Valverde, Sütterlin, Amador and Erviti, they have some potentially good riders for this race.

Made my day

 

[Jagartrott]

Fairly stiff headwind expected the last 30 km.
I hope the field is already shattered before, otherwise escapees may be reeled back in by a bigger group.

 

[MartinGT]

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Uh, sorry to interrupt, but the race is called Het Volk.

Which teams do you think will do well?

Personally, I think ONCE is starting with a strong line-up with Lutsenko and the Danish duo of Cort and Valgren. Casino also look good with Naesen and a strong support group - the same with Garmin. Mapei also look frightening. Skil-Shimano have an interesting trio with Kragh, Matthews and Theuns.

NetApp don't have Sagan, and Rabobank and Lampre aren't fielding the strongest squads.

It would have been interesting to see Banesto in the race - with Valverde, Sütterlin, Amador and Erviti, they have some potentially good riders for this race.

Gold :lol:

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Epic. Is Gewiss here as well?

 

[ice&fire]

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We'll have to wait to Dwars to see the best lineup Banesto can probably send to the cobbled races: Dayer Quintana, Betancur and Landa.

 

[Roku]

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Uh, sorry to interrupt, but the race is called Het Volk.

Which teams do you think will do well?

Personally, I think ONCE is starting with a strong line-up with Lutsenko and the Danish duo of Cort and Valgren. Casino also look good with Naesen and a strong support group - the same with Garmin. Mapei also look frightening. Skil-Shimano have an interesting trio with Kragh, Matthews and Theuns.

NetApp don't have Sagan, and Rabobank and Lampre aren't fielding the strongest squads.

It would have been interesting to see Banesto in the race - with Valverde, Sütterlin, Amador and Erviti, they have some potentially good riders for this race.

It's a shame Johann Musseuw will be missing the race, but I'm eager to see that young lad from Us Postal, Tom Boonen