Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2026, February 28

[AmRacer]

Mads wins solo in a full body cast. You heard it here first.

Has he recovered from his crash?

 

[RedheadDane]

Mads wins solo in a full body cast. You heard it here first.

That would certainly be a surprise.
Especially the part where he adds it to his schedule.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Laporte 'relatively unharmed'

Goed nieuws voor Christophe Laporte: Fransman komt "relatief ongedeerd" uit val in slotrit Ruta del Sol | sporza

Geen nieuw rampscenario voor Christophe Laporte. Na een sukkelseizoen wilde de Fransman van Visma-Lease a Bike zijn waarde weer bewijzen. Daardoor hield iedereen zijn adem in bij zijn val in de slotetappe van de Ruta del Sol. "Al bij al lijkt het niet zo ernstig te zijn", deelt zijn ploeg een...

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Stuyven withdrew with illness but Van Baarle looks to be in form, a boost for QS

 

[tobydawq]

Has he recovered from his crash?

No.

 

[Gratemans]

Has he recovered from his crash?

That would certainly be a surprise.
Especially the part where he adds it to his schedule.

Didn't the "in a full body cast" make it clear that he was kidding?

 

[RedheadDane]

Didn't the "in a full body cast" make it clear that he was kidding?

Yeah, but it still came across as if he thought the race had originally been on Mads' schedule.

 

[AmRacer]

Didn't the "in a full body cast" make it clear that he was kidding?

You never know with Mad Mads

 

[search]

The roadbook is up here now, in case anyone needs it: https://mega.nz/fm/7MMAFLCb

 

[Netserk]

The roadbook is up here now, in case anyone needs it: https://mega.nz/fm/7MMAFLCb

i think you meant https://mega.nz/folder/jUsnHa5a#Pwq8Rkwq7_OKBnKNXty4Sw/folder/7MMAFLCb

 

[Berniece]

i think you meant https://mega.nz/folder/jUsnHa5a#Pwq8Rkwq7_OKBnKNXty4Sw/folder/7MMAFLCb

That also just shows the complete folder, and not the preview of the Omloop roadbook

 

[search]

nonetheless, it's just one click away, though? Or doesn't it work at all?

 

[Berniece]

nonetheless, it's just one click away, though? Or doesn't it work at all?

It is

 

[Netserk]

coverage will start before lange munte , so only wind and crashes can cause us to miss much

 

[Breh]

Don't want to sound like an eurocentric cycling fossil but Omloop is the true start of the season for me.

Kinda rooting for the new Quick Step this weekend!

 

[Rockestar_33]

Don't want to sound like an eurocentric cycling fossil but Omloop is the true start of the season for me.

Kinda rooting for the new Quick Step this weekend!

The rest of us are used to it.

 

[canina82]

Can't wait for the real season to start. Even more curious to see if Wout is good enough. If not, he is not going to threat MVP and Pogacar.

 

[Pantani_lives]

The last two climbs are the same as in the old Tour of Flanders, but what comes before is shorter and easier, so a bigger group in the final is possible. The part between the Berendries and the Muur can be very tactical.

The strongest teams should be Soudal, UAE and Visma. Soudal has an experienced team around Magnier, who seems ready to win a classic of this level. UAE has no sprinter, so Wellens, Politt or F. Vermeersch should attack and try to finish solo. Van Aert does his first race since his ankle fracture, so Visma might play another card with Brennan.

Other riders in shape are Pidcock, De Lie and Girmay, but they don't have the team to control the race. Another win for Waerenskjold is unlikely, so this race will probably get a first-time winner.

Hopefully one of the favorites will rip it open on the Muur, which will be packed with cycling-crazy spectators.

 

[jsem94]

Finally some real racing, not these [content removed]/Iberian warm up races.

I like that somehow Küng didn't get mentioned at all by the 2nd poster, maybe he can get his season going for real as well?

 

[Tim Cahill]

Finally some real racing, not these [removed content]/Iberian warm up races.

I like that somehow Küng didn't get mentioned at all by the 2nd poster, maybe he can get his season going for real as well?

He's a much better classics rider than a lot on that list definitely and probably deserved a star, but I've always seen Küng as someone who gets going end of March/ April and doesn't seem to start well, he also seemed quite downcast in his interview after the tt so I don't think the form is there yet.

 

[jsem94]

He's a much better classics rider than a lot on that list definitely and probably deserved a star, but I've always seen Küng as someone who gets going end of March/ April and doesn't seem to start well, he also seemed quite downcast in his interview after the tt so I don't think the form is there yet.

Which makes a ton of sense, I just wanted to mention that he's actually here as well, not to be forgotten lol

 

[topcat]

Looking forward to this. I have no skin in the game so I don't care who wins. I'll be cheering for Philipsen.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

There's no point in giving Küng a star cause we all know he won't win no matter what.
Even if he were the only rider in the race he'd somehow still lose out to a bedridden Tobias Foss.

 

[Netserk]

Looking forward to this. I have no skin in the game so I don't care who wins. I'll be cheering for Philipsen.

big phil from a group of ten or so

otherwise i hope abra or van baarle takes it

 

[Berniece]

First team has announced their rider schedule. Bahrein

 

[Red Rick]

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