Tag: 2025 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

Huge Upsets & Lost Riders Mark Beginning of Spring Classics

March 3, 2025 at 11:01 am3 min reading

Road cycling

What a wacky way to begin the spring Classics season! Unknown riders, both young and old, won the spoils on Saturday in both the men’s and women’s Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, while three favorites took a wrong turn near the end of the Faun-Ardèche Classic, handing…
Road Season Kicks off in Earnest with Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Two Other Races

February 28, 2025 at 11:23 am3 min reading

Road cycling

After a slow start in the sunny climes of Australia, the UAE, Spain and Portugal, road racing will begin its all-weather spring Classics season in earnest this weekend with the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad on Saturday and the Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne on Sunday. The temperature drops about 10 degrees,…