Omloop het Nieuwsblad (het Volk)

rick_chasey

Route:

198km

Hellingen (hills) Omloop het Nieuwsblad :
Leberg op 63,6 km
Kasteeldreef op 68,9 km
Muur op 84,6 km
Valkenberg op 102,9 km
Kruisberg op 132,6 km
Taaienberg op 142 km
Eikenberg op 147,3 km
Wolvenberg op 150,4 km
Leberg op 160,8 km
Molenberg op 166,3 km

Kasseistroken (cobbled sections) Omloop het Nieuwsblad :
Haaghoek op 60,6 km, 111,7 km en 157,8 km
Donderij op 137,1 km
Ruiterstraat op 150,5 km
Karel Martelstraat op 151,9 km
Holleweg op 153,2 km
Paddestraat op 171,2 km
Lippenhovestraat op 173,9 km
Lange Munte op 180,8 km
Steenakker op 201,7 km


Start list:

Team Katusha
DS Mikhaylov, Gennady
1 Paolini, Luca
2 Haller, Marco
3 Isaychev, Vladimir
4 Kristoff, Alexander
5 Kuchynski, Aliaksandr
6 Kuznetsov, Viacheslav
7 Selig, Rüdiger
8 Tsatevich , Alexeksei
R Gusev, Vladimir
R Smukulis, Gatis
R Vorobyev, Anton

Lotto-Belisol
DS Frison, Herman
11 Roelandts, Jurgen
12 Bak, Lars Ytting
13 Broeckx, Stig
14 Debusschere, Jens
15 Dockx, Gert
16 Ligthart, Pim
17 Sieberg, Marcel
18 Willems, Frederik
R Breen, Vegard
R Dehaes, Kenny

Omega Pharma- Quickstep
DS Peeters, Wilfried
21 Boonen, Tom
22 Keisse, Iljo
23 Steegmans, Gert
24 Stybar, Zdenek
25 Terpstra, Niki
26 Trentin, Matteo
27 Van Keirsbulck, Guill...
28 Vandenbergh, Stijn
R Fenn, Andrew
R Maes, Nikolas
R Velits, Martin
R Vermote, Julien

Ag2R - La Mondiale
DS Jurdie, Julien
31 Bagdonas, Gediminas
32 Chainel, Steve
33 Daniel, Maxime
34 Gaudin, Damien
35 Houle, Hugo
36 Minard, Sébastien
37 Mondory, Lloyd
38 Turgot, Sebastien
R Appollonio, Davide
R Gougeard, Alexis
R Hutarovich, Yauheni
R Kern, Julian

Belkin Pro Cycling Team
DS Verhoeven, Nico
41 Boom, Lars
42 Leezer, Thomas
43 Tankink, Bram
44 Tjallingii, Maarten
45 Van Emden, Jos
46 Vanmarcke, Sep
47 Wagner, Robert
48 Wynants, Maarten
R Bol, Jetse
R Hofland, Moreno
R Markus, Barry

BMC Racing Team
DS Baldato, Fabio
51 Hushovd, Thor
52 Burghardt, Marcus
53 Dillier, Silvan
54 Oss, Daniel
55 Phinney, Taylor
56 Quinziato, Manuel
57 Schaer, Michael
58 Van Avermaet, Greg
R Lander, Sebastian
R Lodewyck, Klaas
R Wyss, Danilo
R Zabel, Rick

FDJ.fr
DS Madiot, Marc
61 Bonnet, William
62 Boucher, David
63 Delage, Mickael
64 Demare, Arnaud
65 Geslin, Anthony
66 Ladagnous, Matthieu
67 Le Bon, Johan
68 Offredo, Yoann
R Fischer, Murilo Antonio
R Lecuisinier, Pierre-H...
R Mangel, Laurent
R Roux, Anthony

Garmin-Sharp
DS Van Bondt, Geert
71 Bauer, Jack
72 Farrar, Tyler
73 Kreder, Raymond
74 Langeveld, Sebastian
75 Millar, David
76 Nuyens, Nick
77 van Baarle, Dylan
78 Van Summeren, Johan
R Brown, Nathan
R Gaimon, Philip
R Von Hoff, Steele

Team Europcar
DS Arnould, Dominique
81 Cousin, Jerome
82 Engoulvent, Jimmy
83 Gene, Yohann
84 Hurel, Tony
85 Jerome, Vincent
86 Kern, Christophe
87 Thurau, Bjorn
88 Tulik, Angelo
R Coquard, Bryan
R Voeckler, Thomas

Team Giant-Shimano
DS Reef, Marc
91 Curvers, Roy
92 De Backer, Bert
93 De Kort, Koen
94 Devenyns, Dries
95 Janse Van Rensburg, R...
96 Sinkeldam, Ramon
97 Stamsnijder, Tom
98 Timmer, Albert
R Ahlstrand, Jonas
R Arndt, Nikias
R Mezgec, Luka
R Veelers, Tom

Team Sky
DS Knaven, Servais
101 Boasson Hagen, Edvald
102 Eisel, Bernhard
103 Knees, Christian
104 Puccio, Salvatore
105 Rasch, Gabriel
106 Rowe, Luke
107 Stannard, Ian
108 Sutton, Christopher
R Swift, Ben
R Wiggins, Bradley

Androni Giocattoli...
DS -
111 Bandiera, Marco
112 Belletti, Manuel
113 Frapporti, Marco
114 Parrinello, Antonio
115 Testi, Nicola
116 Zordan, Andrea

Bretagne - Séché....
DS Trehin, Roger
121 Corbel, Erwann
122 Feillu, Romain
123 Fonseca, Armindo
124 Gerard, Arnaud
125 Jarrier, Benoit
126 Koretzky, Clement
127 Le Montagner, Benjamin
128 Vachon, Florian

CCC Polsat Polkowice
DS -
131 Kiendys, Tomasz
132 Marycz, Jaroslaw
133 Mihaylov, Nikolay
134 Owsian, Lukasz
135 Rutkiewicz, Marek
136 Samoilau, Branislau
137 Stepniak, Grzegorz
138 Taciak, Mateusz
R Cerny, Josef
R Garwonski, Piotr
R Nowak, Mateusz
R Paterski, Maciej

Cofidis, Solutions...
DS Deloeuil, Alain
141 Cammaerts, Edwig
142 Fouchard, Julien
143 Garcia Echeguibel, Eg...
144 Lemoine, Cyril
145 Petit , Adrien
146 Senechal, Florian
147 Verhelst, Louis
148 Zingle, Romain
R Joeaar, Gert

IAM Cycling
DS Seigneur, Eddy
151 Chavanel, Sylvain
152 Elmiger, Martin
153 Goddaert, Kristof
154 Hinault, Sébastien
155 Ista, Kevin
156 Klemme, Dominic
157 Reynes Mimo, Vicente
158 Saramotins, Aleksejs
R Aregger, Marcel
R Kluge, Roger
R Lang, Pirmin
R Pelucchi, Matteo

MTN Qhubeka p.b. S...
DS Zemke, Jens
161 Ciolek, Gerald
162 Konovalovas, Ignatas
163 Reimer, Martin
164 Sbaragli, Kristian
165 Stauff, Andreas
166 Tewelde Weldegaber, J...
167 Thomson, Jay
168 Van Zyl, Johann
R Potgieter, Bradley
R Reguigui, Youcef
R Venter, Jacobus
R Wesemann, Martin

Rusvelo
DS Ivanov, Serguei
171 Boev, Igor
172 Krasnov, Leonid
173 Maikin, Roman
174 Pomoshnikov, Sergey
175 Pozdnyakov, Kirill
176 Solomennikov, Andrey
177 Tatarinov, Gennady
178 Zakarin, Ilnur
R Ershov, Artur
R Klimov, Sergey
R Ovechkin, Artem
R Serov, Alexander

Team NetApp - Endura
DS Denk, Ralph
181 Dempster, Zakkari John
182 Jarc, Blaz
183 Matzka, Ralf
184 Schillinger, Andreas
185 Schorn, Daniel
186 Schwarzmann, Michael
187 Thwaites, Scott
188 Voss, Paul
R Barta, Jan
R Huzarski, Bartosz
R Konig, Leopold
R McEvoy, Jonathan

Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
DS Planckaert, Walter
191 Declercq, Tim
192 Jacobs, Pieter
193 Steels, Stijn
194 Van Asbroeck , Tom
195 Vanbilsen, Kenneth
196 Vanspeybrouck, Pieter
197 Waeytens, Zico
198 Wallays , Jelle
R Lampaert, Yves
R Theuns, Edward
R Van Staeyen, Michael
R Vanoverberghe, Arthur

Wanty - Groupe Gobert
DS Vanderschueren, Hi...
201 De Greef, Francis
202 De Vreese, Laurens
203 Drucker, Jean-Pierre
204 Ghyselinck, Jan
205 Kreder, Wesley
206 Leukemans, Bjorn
207 Selvaggi, Mirko
208 Veuchelen, Frederik
R De Troyer, Tim
R Minnaard, Marco
R Van Melsen, Kevin
R Vanlandschoot, James

rick_chasey

Have to say, that QS team looks rock solid.

21 Boonen, Tom
22 Keisse, Iljo
23 Steegmans, Gert
24 Stybar, Zdenek
25 Terpstra, Niki
26 Trentin, Matteo
27 Van Keirsbulck, Guill...
28 Vandenbergh, Stijn

!!

thomthom

The cycling season is finally about to start, folks.

tailwindhome

Cannondale just not fancy it?

disgruntledgoat

I'm going out to take a look at the finish, I think.

As has been mentioned, this is the start of the season as far as I'm concerned.

andyp

No Haussler for IAM?

Rick - I was just looking at the OPQS team and thinking, that is one solid team for a race like this. I bet they don't win it though.

rick_chasey

Haussler.

Now there is some unrealised potential.

Pross

Are Eurosport covering it?

tailwindhome

Pross wrote:

Are Eurosport covering it?

I checked yesterday and the SKY listings give "LIVE Cycling" starting at 1.30pm - when you look at the information it's only described as "LIVE Cycling Event"

I'm assuming this is Omloop and I'm hyping myself up accordingly.

Any weather forecasts from Our Man in Belgium?

Pross

TailWindHome wrote:

Pross wrote:

Are Eurosport covering it?

I checked yesterday and the SKY listings give "LIVE Cycling" starting at 1.30pm - when you look at the information it's only described as "LIVE Cycling Event"

I'm assuming this is Omloop and I'm hyping myself up accordingly.

Any weather forecasts from Our Man in Belgium?

It'll probably be the World Track Champs

Richmond Racer

*hugs self with excitement*

above_the_cows

Right now weather wise in Gent they're forecasting sunny spells and not very much wind coming from the south west.

http://www.meteoservices.be/be/home/weer/weer-wereldwijd/weer-per-plaats/city/32X2454/gent.html

blazing_saddles

It's Sunday, so that will be Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne. Same as last year.
No Het N/V.
(Sporza for me )

Edit: The Het is on Sky Sports 2- 11-30pm for 30 big minutes.

Pross wrote:

It'll probably be the World Track Champs

Live on BBC "Red" button, channel 301, from Wednesday night 11-30ish.

Pross

Blazing Saddles wrote:

It's Sunday, so that will be Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne. Same as last year.
No Het N/V.
(Sporza for me )

Edit: The Het is on Sky Sports 2- 11-30pm for 30 big minutes.

Pross wrote:

It'll probably be the World Track Champs

Live on BBC "Red" button, channel 301, from Wednesday night 11-30ish.

Going to be a nightmare trying to watch any of that. Is Becky hopeful of defending her titles?

How do you get Sporza in the UK by the way?

blazing_saddles

Yes, she is.
You can record from the freeview channel 301, if you have a suitable hard drive.
I get Sporza via a motorized dish and some stealth technology.

above_the_cows

Pross wrote:

How do you get Sporza in the UK by the way?

Aside from the usual dodgy streams or if you have it as part of your cable package? You can get yourself a VPN provider which offers you multiple countries so you can change your IP address. (If you pay for it, it is an entirely legal as its a service and you're paying and the governance of the internet is still all fuzzy and the paid for ones are better quality, I pay $56 a year for mine, which is a steal as I can watch all sorts, not just cycling). Then you can watch the feed direct from the Sporza site. PM me if you want details of the service I use.

ddraver

just use hula or hola (I can't rememebr whic one) the plug in for Google Chrome. Works very well but you ll need a program to Block Ads such as the one I'm about to type now but will be chaged to a patronising message

AdBlocker

dave milne

cannot wait.

will downlaod from cycling torrents hopefully in time to watch Saturday evening with a belgian beer or two

tailwindhome

Blazing Saddles wrote:

It's Sunday, so that will be Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne. Same as last year.
No Het N/V.
(Sporza for me )
.

You've broken my heart.

On the plus side there's 15 mins of Tour De Long Cooey at 7.15am

frenchfighter

You know the game it's time to get excited when Boonen stretches his legs on the Taaienberg.

disgruntledgoat

13 Degrees and still in Brussels today. Not a cloud in the sky.

That's the best I can do... :oops:

Pross

disgruntledgoat wrote:

13 Degrees and still in Brussels today. Not a cloud in the sky.

That's the best I can do... :oops:

You moved to Belgium then?

ddraver

Ah goat you should ve said something!!

blazing_saddles

Live tv coverage starts at 12-35pm UK time.

disgruntledgoat

ddraver wrote:

Ah goat you should ve said something!!

I love how I finally have a "thing"

Richmond Racer

Blazing Saddles wrote:

Yes, she is.
You can record from the freeview channel 301, if you have a suitable hard drive.
I get Sporza via a motorized dish and some stealth technology.

Does she have arm bands? Lordy, the pics last night...

above_the_cows

disgruntledgoat wrote:

ddraver wrote:

Ah goat you should ve said something!!

I love how I finally have a "thing"

You do realise that over the next month or so we're going to be asking you what the weather is doing every other minute don't you Geit van Gent?

disgruntledgoat

Above The Cows wrote:

disgruntledgoat wrote:

ddraver wrote:

Ah goat you should ve said something!!

I love how I finally have a "thing"

You do realise that over the next month or so we're going to be asking you what the weather is doing every other minute don't you Geit van Gent?

Currently lashing it down. Windy too.

I'll give you the early morning summary on Saturday as I'm walking 5km across Gent to view a house and then the start. It's been quite mild in Brussels all weekend though.

argyllflyer

It's being shown live on cycling.tv in UK, along with Dwars Door Vlaanderen, Scheldeprijs and Eschborn Frankfurt which I don't think Eurosport are taking (KBK and Alberta are Eurosport races they also have).

Pross

disgruntledgoat wrote:

Above The Cows wrote:

disgruntledgoat wrote:

ddraver wrote:

Ah goat you should ve said something!!

I love how I finally have a "thing"

You do realise that over the next month or so we're going to be asking you what the weather is doing every other minute don't you Geit van Gent?

Currently lashing it down. Windy too.

I'll give you the early morning summary on Saturday as I'm walking 5km across Gent to view a house and then the start. It's been quite mild in Brussels all weekend though.

Let's hope it stays like that until the end of Classics season. We really need some proper Classics weather this year, especially at P-R.

milton50

At last the season proper starts. Quality riders in that OPQS squad.

argyllflyer wrote:

It's being shown live on cycling.tv in UK,

Oh, I hadn't heard of that before. Might be worth the £3 a month.