Quick post-race takeaways from Omloop Het Nieuwsblad & Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne: After a long winter without cobblestone-laden racing, the Spring Classics roared back into season over the rolling green fields of Belgium this weekend with Jumbo-Visma tearing the field to shreds on Saturday to deliver Dylan van Baarle at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and then coming back on Sunday at Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne to execute a similarly vicious game plan that formed an elite breakaway from nearly 90-kilometers out and was finished off by Teisj Benoot. This pair of dominant performances from Jumbo suggests the rest of the Spring Classics teams and contenders have their work cut out for them if they want to challenge Jumbo in the bigger races later this Spring, especially considering the team’s top one-day rider, Wout van Aert, has yet to be unleashed.
– This article is an excerpt from the Beyond the Peloton newsletter. Sign up here for full access. – Jumbo domination Jumbo-Visma should be considered the favorite for every Cobbled Classic until proven otherwise After a strong 2022, the superteam got even better in 2023 and were able to put the entire peloton in a stranglehold with their mix of strength and tactics on Saturday at Omloop and then again on Sunday at Kuurne. Not only do they get two definitive wins, but they also rack up a total of four podium places out of a total of six available, and all without their star Classics rider Wout van Aert.
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