Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2026, February 28

[Netserk]

surprisingly bad edition

i so miss the finish in gent

 

[Samu Cuenca]

15-20kg Remco that's all you need, eat as much pudding as you want, get on the roids and turn up looking like Ronnie Coleman.

He'll have to be careful and not end up looking more like Robbie Coltrane.

 

[KoopaCycling]

well at least i'm getting solid points today with a MVDP win, then again so will most people

 

[Salvarani]

Great ride MVDP, Florian and TVD

 

[Tim Cahill]

He'll have to be careful and not end up looking more like Robbie Coltrane.

 

[James M]

It was inevitable, but some posters would prefer riders racing for others to lose, I respect that they take their shot. If not, other posters (or maybe some of the same) would yell "wheelsuckers" instead.

Bingo. Better to lose vs a stronger opponent while trying to win thats the only way you give yourself best probaility anyway to win. But dont mind those people cry regardless. Nice and strong of van dijk and Vermeersch.

The other option is everyone doing a Van Aert and DNS the second MvdP declares he will start, thats the other option

 

[Kazistuta]

You know full well that they would have been caught by now had half the peloton not crashed on the way to Muur.

And what would their respective chances be if they hadn't worked with Van Der Poel? I get that it's boring to always have the same riders win, but I find it odd that people blame the front riders for making the race, while also blaming the guys in the peloton who does the opposite. I'm sure both Red Bull and UAE would have sold this for a podim spot before the race.

 

[AmRacer]

Nice change to the CX season

 

[Netserk]

damn crash on molenberg

laporte had the legs and was in position

 

[Tim Cahill]

Wow incredible racing!

I can't believe Bjorn Koerdt of all people closed down 2 minutes and outsprinted him on the line!

Edit: Oops sorry meant for the Faun-Ardeche thread

 

[Devil's Elbow]

And what would their respective chances be if they hadn't worked with Van Der Poel? I get that it's boring to always have the same riders win, but I find it odd that people blame the front riders for making the race, while also blaming the guys in the peloton who does the opposite. I'm sure both Red Bull and UAE would have sold this for a podim spot before the race.

Red Bull had the numbers behind to win with a late attack like Tratnik in 2024. UAE had Politt for the same scenario.

 

[KoopaCycling]

Will MVDP ride Kuurne?

 

[Dazed and Confused]

1	van der Poel Mathieu	Alpecin-Premier Tech	400	225	4:53:55
2	van Dijke Tim	Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe	320	150	0:22
3	Vermeersch Florian	UAE Team Emirates - XRG	260	110	0:24
4	Laporte Christophe	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	220	90	0:53
5	De Gendt Aimé	Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	180	80	0:54
6	Andresen Tobias Lund	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	140	70	0:57
7	Meeus Jordi	Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe	120	60	,,
8	Turgis Anthony	TotalEnergies	100	50	,,
9	Renard Alexis	Cofidis	80	46	,,
10	Lamperti Luke	EF Education - EasyPost	68	42	,,

Another win for MVDP.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Will MVDP ride Kuurne?

Probably

 

[Cycling111]

What happened to the oh-so-great Tim Wellens by the way?

He doesn't have good results in cobbled classics. Vermeersh or even Pollit, who won this race and was second in Roubaix, are better suited for them.

 

[Netserk]

spoiler

please dont write about other current races in a race thread

i doubt im the only one who will watch that later

 

[Devil's Elbow]

He doesn't have good results in cobbled classics. Vermeersh or even Pollit, who won this race and was second in Roubaix, are better suited for them.

He has podiumed this race before.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

He doesn't have good results in cobbled classics. Vermeersh or even Pollit, who won this race and was second in Roubaix, are better suited for them.

Politt only finished Second here two years ago, but on paper, Wellens is at least the best uphill of those years, especially Politt doesn‘t have the punch to follow the best on the hills and always needs to hope to find the right Moment on the flat.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Some time bending quantum physics glitch must have happened in Belgium as the Top 62 of the results are already up.

 

[Cycling111]

He has podiumed this race before.

Thanks. I didn't remember that. But Politt has better results in these kinds of races.I think Wellens is a bit overrated as a rider for these types of races. He's good, but I would never put him among the favorites to win.
And in Monuments like Flanders and Roubaix he usually performs worse.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

He's good, but I would never put him among the favorites to win.

Please point me to anyone on this forum declaring Wellens a favourite for today.

 

[search]

Some time bending quantum physics glitch must have happened in Belgium as the Top 62 of the results are already up.

they finally got rid of Chronorace. Matsport from France is now doing the timekeeping, who are also responsible for all the ASO races.

 

[Didinho]

Florian with the shortest sprint of the year? Will be hard to beat.

 

[Cycling111]

Florian with the shortest sprint of the year? Will be hard to beat.

I don't understand how he managed to beat VDP in Roubaix. In the last sprints I've seen him in, he's been by far the slowest rider.

 

[jono]

I don't understand how he managed to beat VDP in Roubaix. In the last sprints I've seen him in, he's been by far the slowest rider.

Late 2021 MVDP was just about the worst he's ever been as a pro.