Race Preview: After the excitement of the first races of the season in warmer climes, the professional peloton moves north and the Belgian cobbles for the first of the Classics. The Omloop Het Nieuwsblad starts in Gent on Saturday – Here is the PEZ ‘Race Preview’.
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You can watch the most comprehensive live & ad-free coverage of the Spring Classics on GCN+. Go deeper and get interactive with live polls & quizzes, plus rider profiles, race updates, results & more – plus stream original and exclusive cycling documentaries. Watch it all with GCN+ on any device . The Belgian weather can be decisive The real start of the 2023 road season is this Saturday with the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. Yes, there have been races in Australia, South America, Southern parts of Europe and the Arab countries, but until the ‘Omloop’ , these are just warm-ups. All eye will now be on Belgium for the Classics – the big one-day races start now. Wout van Aert going solo on the Bosberg in 2023 Last year after a tough battle over the Flemish cobbles, top favourite Wout van Aert soloed to victory from an attack on the Bosberg. Sonny Colbrelli out-sprinted Greg Van Avermaet for second place from what was left of the chase group. A tussle between Van Aert and Trentin on the Muur/Kapelmuur van Geraardsbergen The list of past winners is a who’s who of Classic stars, we’ll let our ‘font of […]
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