Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2026, February 28

[Rou]

Odds are MVDP wins here, but in all honesty he ain't looking as good as expected so far. I do'nt quite dare to bet against him but i would not be surprised if he does not win here.

He hasn't dropped a bomb yet. Wait for the Muur.

 

[James M]

Quick Step all dropped back for Magnier, they are gone. Visma is ridiculous tho

Yes true forgot all quickstep was behind with magnier but visma is neo team here. Didnt even ride with magnier and philipsen behind either no idea what their doing

 

[Salvarani]

Odds are MVDP wins here, but in all honesty he ain't looking as good as expected so far. I do'nt quite dare to bet against him but i would not be surprised if he does not win here.

There is still the Muur and Bosberg...

 

[Red Rick]

Nice demonstration of Learned Helplessness by the peloton

 

[Cycling111]

Odds are MVDP wins here, but in all honesty he ain't looking as good as expected so far. I do'nt quite dare to bet against him but i would not be surprised if he does not win here.

It wouldn't be strange in his first race, but I got the opposite impression. He closed the gap with Vermeersch very easily.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

All these guys now spent months at altitude preparing to sit there and do nothing

 

[Devil's Elbow]

This will be 2 minutes to the peloton by the time we get to the finish. One of the most embarrassing collective efforts I've witnessed in a spring classic, there is zero will or belief in the basic concept of riding a bike race by 90% of the riders worth anything today and that was already clear before Molenberg.

 

[Salvarani]

Hagenes been really good this race.

Also, this post timer is trash. Who did this?!

 

[Samamba]

Literally everyone is back lmao. Philipsen, Magnier, Pidcock. Peloton let them all come back, just sat on their asses with the podium gone. Unbelievable.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Neither UAE or Red Bull could hope for more than a 2nd place in an ideal scenario

Awful mindset to have for the classics. You always race to win

 

[Tim Cahill]

Commentators up and down the land about to get fooled into thinking Pidcock can ride cobbled classics when he pulls an out of context 5th out the bag.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Peloton has finally remembered the basic concept of pulling. The cherry on the cake will be Vermeersch and Van Dijke getting dropped like stones on Muur and then not surviving for second and third.

 

[Samamba]

Peloton has finally remembered the basic concept of pulling. The cherry on the cake will be Vermeersch and Van Dijke getting dropped like stones on Muur and then not surviving for second and third.

Meeh even now, it's 3 guys. Lotto has 6 in that peloton and they use like 2. Visma 5, use 2. So many teams who don't do anything.

 

[jono]

Awful mindset to have for the classics. You always race to win

What is UAE/Red Bull's play if this group is reabsorbed into a peloton that includes Magnier, Groves, Philipsen, etc? Their odds are gone. What they are doing now is in the best interest of a good result, including their best chance at a win.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Now Hagenes is dropping the Peloton

 

[Kazistuta]

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Awful mindset to have for the classics. You always race to win

Romantic thought,yes, but not realistic. Just ain't the way they do it these days...

 

[Netserk]

hagenes looking so strong that he should have sacrificed himself in the 5 man group with brennan

 

[Samamba]

I wonder if they are all surprised they are not coming any closer with e 5 beaufort tailwind.

hagenes looking so strong that he should have sacrificed himself in the 5 man group with brennan

Or just in the 35 man peloton together with 2 Lotto's. It would be maybe 35 seconds now instead of a minute.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

What is UAE/Red Bull's play if this group is reabsorbed into a peloton that includes Magnier, Groves, Philipsen, etc? Their odds are gone. What they are doing now is in the best interest of a good result, including their best chance at a win.

This is a race you can win with a late attack. Küng almost did it last year, Tratnik actually did it the year before.

 

[Tim Cahill]

This race sometimes has a tendency to come back very quickly, problem is the tailwind.

 

[Unchained]

Florian Vermeersch.. The clown who wants to lead Paris-Roubaix. The clown who works with MVDP instead of sit on the wheel and wait for Wellens

Tudor and Q36 absent

 

[Rob5091]

Cofidis must be glad that Renard is up there - get those UCI points!

 

[Didinho]

That’s why Mathieu would rather be in front. Another crash. With De Lie and Brennan?

 

[MJR]

Mathieu 'bout to drop a bomb on hallowed ground.

 

[ChasingPotatoes]

It’s good wva didn’t race today. Big chance he would have crashed in this crash fest.