Omloop Het Nieuwsblad: Thwaites shows good early classics form to take 13th
Michael Valgren (Astana Team) took the first World Tour classics title of the season, soloing to victory at the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. Lukasz Wisniowski (Team Sky) finished 2nd and Sep Vanmarcke (EF – Education First) rounded out the podium. It was a cold start to the classics season as riders left Gent this morning but the racing soon heated things up, with 12 riders jumping into the early break of the day. Our African Team was looking to Scott Thwaites and Julien Vermote today, and so our team rallied around our 2 leaders. It wasn’t until around 80km to go before a sense of urgency.