Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2017 Preview
By David Hunter Gent – Gent 198.3km The traditional start of the cycling season. It’s great to see these climbs and cobble sectors again, welcome back my old friends!
By David Hunter Gent – Gent 198.3km The traditional start of the cycling season. It’s great to see these climbs and cobble sectors again, welcome back my old friends!
By David Hunter Al Maryah Island – Al Marina 153km The second stage sees the riders stay in the city. It’s very hard to see anything else than another sprint battle.
By David Hunter Baynounah Educational Complex – Madinat Zayed 190km The opening stage has danger written all over it, as they spent the whole day in the desert. There is a big chance of echelons and that could ruin the GC chances of a number of riders.
By David Hunter After a change in calendar, we return to Abu Dhabi just four months after the last edition. The move from October to February is a sensible one for the organisers, extending the time the riders can spend in this part of the world. It also increases the chances of wind playing a part…
By David Hunter Loule – Malhao 179.2km The race ends with the Queen stage. It’s the normal stage that ends with the climb, Alto do Malhao.
By David Hunter Setenil de las Bodegas – Coin 151.5km Last stage and another one for the sprinters.
By David Hunter The Wave – Matrah Corniche 130.5km The race ends with a fast sprint stage. The organisers have decided to stick with the final stage from 2016, it did produce an exciting finish.
By David Hunter La Campana – Sevilla 179.3km That was an exciting TT, shame it will be hard to change the GC order now.