Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2024, February 24, one-day classic (men's)

[Ilmaestro99]

Couldn't watch any race today, looks like a really big 3rd place for the Belgian Max Richeze behind his leader! Wow!

 

[Blanco]

Nils Politt being booked for crimes against cycling by riding for a podium instead of the win, there's a special place in hell reserved for him next to Mr A. Valverde.

With the difference in manner he achieved this. I mean, I never seen Valverde pulling like a mad man for 10km only to get beaten in the sprint.

 

[Blanco]

Valverde rides for 2nd by not pulling. Not the same.

Yeah, and also netted couple of wins as well...

 

[Salvarani]

Vos back

 

[Gigs_98]

I still find it funny how only a few years ago this win would have been such a big thing for slovenian cycling and now instead we barely bat an eye

 

[yaco]

It was a strange race, especially as two of the weaker riders came 1 and 2.

 

[Didinho]

It was a strange race, especially as two of the weaker riders came 1 and 2.

If Tratnik was in the early break he also could've been the strongest Visma rider, if you've seen him in Algarve. He looked really comfortable in the final.

 

[skippo12]

Lotto burning their entire team to chase down Tratnik and Politt only to finish 10th with De Lie. Disappointing for a team that needs to collect as many points as possible.

 

[Netserk]

Lotto burning their entire team to chase down Tratnik and Politt only to finish 10th with De Lie. Disappointing for a team that needs to collect as many points as possible.

There are races done with the points table in hand, and then there's the Flemish classics. Better go all in for the win here.

 

[staubsauger]

Lotto took a wrong gamble. When Jörgensen was at 8 seconds, De Lie hesitated to ride because he had teammates behind. So in theory it was beneficial for them to let the groups reunite.

In reality they couldn't reel-in Tratnik & Politt afterwards. But to let these 2nd - 3rd fiddle riders escape already was a blunder by the likes of Küng who had just managed to come back as well.

So in the end, lots of wrong tactics today.

Even Visma in the end was simply lucky. Letting the weakest rider move away in Jörgensen cleary was a tactical error as well, since he died out in front.

 

[Sciatic]

With the difference in manner he achieved this. I mean, I never seen Valverde pulling like a mad man for 10km only to get beaten in the sprint.

True. In fact, that Valverde rode for 2nd is a myth: he simply rode so that everyone in his group was guaranteed not to finish 1st

 

[Blanco]

True. In fact, that Valverde rode for 2nd is a myth: he simply rode so that everyone in his group was guaranteed not to finish 1st

Yeah, he had that super powers

 

[jmdirt]

Not the V-Bike Lease guy who I expected, but nice win for Tratnik!

Vos...you can always expect a win!

 

[Andre]

I missed the race but I'm disappointed that De Lie did not win. I don't even know how he failed to fight for the finish. I'll have to see some highlights on youtube.

 

[Sciatic]

Lotto took a wrong gamble. When Jörgensen was at 8 seconds, De Lie hesitated to ride because he had teammates behind. So in theory it was beneficial for them to let the groups reunite.

In reality they couldn't reel-in Tratnik & Politt afterwards. But to let these 2nd - 3rd fiddle riders escape already was a blunder by the likes of Küng who had just managed to come back as well.

So in the end, lots of wrong tactics today.

Even Visma in the end was simply lucky. Letting the weakest rider move away in Jörgensen cleary was a tactical error as well, since he died out in front.

It looked to me like Visma was simply taking turns going off the front at that point—it was De Lie and Skujins that let Jorgenson go without chasing after they had chased La Porte and Wout prior to that. But that ended up meaning they had to chase (unsuccessfully) anyways, which eventually let the peloton come back. Too bad for Skujins who looked really strong today.

 

[USAChrisKY]

Tratnik doing well this year, podium at Jaen and now winning Omloop. I was hoping Lidl Trek could stay in the chasing group or just up front but it wasn’t to be, 7 place for Stuvyven . Anyhow ! Good race to watch! On to KBK!

Oh and Flo Sports is awful.

 

[Sciatic]

I missed the race but I'm disappointed that De Lie did not win. I don't even know how he failed to fight for the finish. I'll have to see some highlights on youtube.

He was in a 6-man lead group with 3 Vismas, so was always going to tough for him to win from that situation,

 

[Lequack]

How could anyone have doubted the great Tratnik, he was clearly the favorite. Good decoy attacks by Wout and Laporte to misdirect others from Tratnik.

 

[Bolder]

If Tratnik was in the early break he also could've been the strongest Visma rider, if you've seen him in Algarve. He looked really comfortable in the final.

Tratnik also seems to have dropped 5 kg from when he was on Bahrain. PCS lists him at 67 kg which just seems a lot smaller than I remember him being.

Anyway, fun race, Visma's tactics almost backfired; thankfully Tratnik was strong. I would have liked to see Laporte and Wout try to go once it was apparent that Jorgensen wasn't going to ride away.

 

[fbjim]

I miss Jorgenson being on Movistar. American Movistar Classics Rider Matteo Jorgenson will never be forgotten.

 

[search]

yeah, a bit lucky, but Gautharet was also 2nd over the Muur from the peloton, as far as I could see.

edit: as mentioned above. Missed those posts

here's the full order over the Muur:

1. Jorgenson
2. +13s de Lie, van Aert, Laporte, Skujins
3. +17s Wellens
4. +21s Gautherat, Teuns
5. +24s Pidcock, Küng
6. +26s Mohoric, Stuyven, Politt
7. +29s Tiller
8. +31s Trentin, Beullens, van Baarle, Rex, Naesen, Biermans, Cortina, Hoelgaard, de Bondt, Vermeersch, de Gendt, Tratnik, Touzé
9. +39s Kirsch, de Buyst, Campenaerts, van Moer
10. +43s Kristoff, Lampaert, Benoot, Lutsenko, Morgado, Teunissen, Jacobs, Haller, Schelling
11. +49s Girmay, Eenckhoorn, Capiot, Rutsch, Page

from those, the first 39 made the peloton in the end, everyone on from Schelling did not.

Didn't notice that Tratnik was this far back.

 

[scribers]

Lotto took a wrong gamble. When Jörgensen was at 8 seconds, De Lie hesitated to ride because he had teammates behind. So in theory it was beneficial for them to let the groups reunite.

In reality they couldn't reel-in Tratnik & Politt afterwards. But to let these 2nd - 3rd fiddle riders escape already was a blunder by the likes of Küng who had just managed to come back as well.

So in the end, lots of wrong tactics today.

Even Visma in the end was simply lucky. Letting the weakest rider move away in Jörgensen cleary was a tactical error as well, since he died out in front.

I thought de lie just too much energy spent trying to stay in with all of that leading group for so long. If he had found himself in the chasing peloton he could have just as well won the race.

Tactically he did the right thing to get in that leading group. In hindsight he might have benefited in a larger successful chase if the peloton

 

[Alexandre B.]

here's the full order over the Muur:

1. Jorgenson
2. +13s de Lie, van Aert, Laporte, Skujins
3. +17s Wellens
4. +21s Gautherat, Teuns
5. +24s Pidcock, Küng
6. +26s Mohoric, Stuyven, Politt
7. +29s Tiller
8. +31s Trentin, Beullens, van Baarle, Rex, Naesen, Biermans, Cortina, Hoelgaard, de Bondt, Vermeersch, de Gendt, Tratnik, Touzé
9. +39s Kirsch, de Buyst, Campenaerts, van Moer
10. +43s Kristoff, Lampaert, Benoot, Lutsenko, Morgado, Teunissen, Jacobs, Haller, Schelling
11. +49s Girmay, Eenckhoorn, Capiot, Rutsch, Page

from those, the first 39 made the peloton in the end, everyone on from Schelling did not.

Didn't notice that Tratnik was this far back.

The order over Bosberg (Jorgenson + first chasing group)

1. Jorgenson

...(3s gap)...

2. Garcia Cortina
3. Van Aert
4. De Lie
5. Wellens
6. Laporte
7. Teuns
8. Skujiņš

...(2s gap)...

9. Tratnik
10. Küng
11. Kirsch
12. Naesen
13. Politt
14. Mohorič
15. Gautherat

 

[frisenfruitig]

I missed the race but I'm disappointed that De Lie did not win. I don't even know how he failed to fight for the finish. I'll have to see some highlights on youtube.

I'm actually happy with how he was going today, looked real strong on the Muur. He's up there with the strongest riders so can't really ask for much more. Especially at his age... Dude's a beast

 

[Rob5091]

An unexpected ending with Tratnik & Politt being chased by Uno-X & Lotto, but it's the first big race in Belgium this year so expect normality to be resumed in the near future!