Will we get a new (co-)record holder?
On Saturday, we will open the new Flemish cycling season during Omloop het Nieuwsblad. The provisional start list features many big names. Van der Breggen and Kopecky can respectively break and equal the record if they manage to beat Vollering, Balsamo and Niewiadoma‑Phinney.
In the women’s race, attention goes to the strong squad of Team SD Worx - Protime. Van der Breggen can become sole record holder with a third victory, while Kopecky may be called co-record holder with another success. With Bredewold and Wiebes, the team has several strong cards. The opposition comes notably from the camp of FDJ United - Suez with Vollering and from Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto with Backstedt, Niewiadoma-Phinney, Consonni, and former winner Cromwell.
Last year’s winner, Claes, is also heading back to Ghent. This year, she will be representing Fenix-Premier Tech. Lidl-Trek is counting on the duo Balsamo - Van Anrooij, while Ferguson and Lippert join forces at Movistar Team. Bossuyt (AG Insurance - Soudal Team), Paternoster (Liv-AlUla-Jayco), Kerbaol (EF Education - Oatly), and De Jong (Human Powered Health) also have Omloop het Nieuwsblad on their schedule.
Programme at 't Kuipke
- 8:30 | Doors open
- 9:00 | Start DJ
- 9:25 | Start team presentation men
- 11:05 | Start men's race
- 11:15 | Flanders Classics offers a treat
- 11:30 | Presentation She Plays Gent
- 12:00 | Start team presentation women
- 13:35 | Start women's race
Proximus livestream
Fans who cannot be present at ’t Kuipke will be able to follow the team presentations from home thanks to the Proximus livestream.
Flanders Classics offers a treat
Before the starting shots on Emile Clauslaan, the teams, both men’s and women’s, will be invited one by one onto the podium during an atmospheric team presentation. From 11:15 to 12:15, following the men’s start and before the women’s team presentation, cycling fans can, as last year, enjoy a happy hour at ’t Kuipke.
