Omloop Het Nieuwsblad - who will be ten kilometers longer than last year – comes with a revamped run-in to the finish. After the start in Gent, the riders will take on a total of eight cobblestone sectors and twelve hills. Of these, the ones that catch everyone’s attention are Tenbosse and Parikeberg, which were added to the route inside the last 40 kilometers to bring some extra challenges, and of course, the famous Muur-Kapelmuur - Bosberg combo, coming in the final part of the race.
Runner-up last year at his debut here, Paul Magnier returns at the start. The Frenchman has won two stages and the points jersey last week at the Volta ao Algarve, and will hope to be in the mix also on the Belgian cobbles. Magnier will be joined at the start by Yves Lampaert, Casper Pedersen, Pepijn Reinderink, Jasper Stuyven - a winner of the race in 2020 - Dylan van Baarle, who triumphed here three years ago, and Dries Van Gestel.
