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The show must go on: How the Spring Classics are being run in COVID times
Last year the Tour of Flanders and Gent-Wevelgem showed that one-day Classics can be run in COVID times. In 2021 they face a different set of challenges.
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Jasper Stuyven wins Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
Just as in the women’s race hours before, the men’s Omloop Het Nieuwsblad was defined by its passage over the Muur van Gerardsbergen. Jasper Stuyven led over the cobbled climb, and led across the finish line 17 kilometers later. It wasn’t a solo move à la Annemiek van Vleuten, though. Stuyven and Yves Lampaert (Deceuninck-Quick …
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Muur attack sends Annemiek van Vleuten to solo Omloop victory
World champion Annemiek van Vleuten (Mitchelton-Scott) attacked on the fabled Muur and rode to a solo victory at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. Marta Bastiannelli (Ale BTC Ljubljana) sprinted from a small group behind to take second, just ahead of Floortje Makaij (Sunweb) and Chantal Van den Broek-Blaak (Boels-Dolmans). Van Vleuten made her move from a 21-strong …
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