Incredible Solo Attack Conquers The Cobbles! | Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2023 Highlights - Men

[@santiagobenites]

Team Jumbo is absolutely stacked with talent this year. In fact, they have the potential to win ALL of the spring classics this year. Hopefully it's going to make for some very exciting racing.

[@daanboersma1580]

all spring classics is a bit much, especially with mvdp and pogacar participating

[@isitrachelorj3953]

If they lure Moreno Argentin out of retirement they might have a chance.

[@adrianbuck8772]

​@@daanboersma1580 Remco and Alaphillipe are very high level guys aswell which will be part of other 1 day classic races.

[@vuongnguyen9012]

The real heavy hitters aren't here yet: Pog, J A, Remco, MVDP, and many others.... let's wait until Strade Bianchi to see if this statement holds true. Best time of the year to watch cycling for sure.

[@Tibovl]

Also, a bunch of spring races/classics are sprint races and Jumbo don't have a pure sprinter that is strong enough.

[@Mike-rm1lb]

Proper racing at last in Belgium. The UAE Tour is a bore.

[@ILOVEDEFENDINGTHE1PERCENT]

Those races felt like a unwilling obligation, like a diversity hire.

[@bikesnippets]

@@ILOVEDEFENDINGTHE1PERCENT I'll have a bitter please barman.

[@bikeyclown4669]

Yes! Yes! Fuck, yes! The cobbled classic season begins. My absolute favorite part of the road season. This race was my introduction into the cobbled races when I read about Eddy Planckaert winning it back in the 80's (no KZbin back then). Go, van Baarle! I can't wait until Paris-Roubaix and Tour of Flanders.

[@jeffw9465]

Cobble classics are a sport in its self

[@isitrachelorj3953]

I'm with you. The guy who owned this race is Peter Van Petergam

[@bikeyclown4669]

@@jeffw9465 The greatest sport in road racing.

[@paulsolon6229]

Language

[@isitrachelorj3953]

@@paulsolon6229 quiet down! It's only a word, like "fantastic" until some puritan makes to much out of it.

[@antediluvianer]

When Van Baarle left INEOS I felt they lost their one consistent performer and a guaranteed winner. Jumbo only added one more in their studded lineup. Always felt he was underrated

[@jeffw9465]

When a rider wins a monument, the orher riders be stupid to underestimate him. He looks ripped and ready. Adding another classic to his palmares is a confedence boost. So stay on the watch for this guy

[@abp1400]

Ineos focus is always on GT, so they didn't support him enough for ODR. They just mainly used him to dom for team leaders in GTs. Glad he's getting a chance here.

[@jeffw9465]

@@abp1400 well, to a certain point professionals know whats expected of them. In that light winning PR is even more impessive

[@Tibovl]

Van Baarle profited from all other riders looking at Van Aert in last year's Paris-Roubaix. He has definitely demonstrated he can ride consistent results, but to win a monument there's usually at least a bit of 'luck' involved.

[@skylerschwendeman]

He won Paris-Roubaix last year… underrated? By who?

[@chingping4597]

I was there today, what an incredible race

[@epincion]

Great win for Dylan! To do it solo as well. Chapeau.

[@BreakawayB]

👏van Baarle: New colors, same results.

[@richardstewart5499]

Merci Beaucoup, GCN! You folks rock!

[@johnengland8619]

Thanks again for the content, excellent

[@Calisthenics-vp2ot]

This guy has a great voice.

[@danmc7815]

It sounds like the voice of Matt Stephens.

[@jean-jacqueslavigne3109]

@@danmc7815because it is I reckon

[@ryansebers396]

Matt Stephens, yes please…awaiting full return to GCN

[@chrisdunderdale]

Yeah, when did he come back?!

[@asarda4]

​@@chrisdunderdale Weird, but GCN and Eurosport are both part of the Discovery groups since some time now..there might be some synergies? 🤷

[@jean-marcelgoger]

Belle victoire au sprint de Dylan Van Barle & magnifique 39 è place pour le Français Chistophe Laporte. Avec 2 coureurs sur le podium, Jumbo-Visma toujours semblable à elle-même! 💙💟💖🍀🎭☯☮🏳‍🌈🏴‍☠!

[@cb6866]

Thank you

[@ekm3820]

Jumbo visma is the team to beat. They have so many weapons.

[@aghorn]

Good race but unfortunate that the GCN+ stream switched away from the podium to the women’s race. Two streams were showing the women’s race! Would have liked to have seen the men’s podium celebration.

[@PixelCC1]

De Lie's insanely heavy gears are going to ruin his knees by age 30

[@stusuchit2034]

By the time he is 30, The Walloon Bull will have at least 70 wins to his Palmarès.

[@PixelCC1]

​@@stusuchit2034 I agree, but even a bull like him is not immune to injuries. Dont get me wrong, I really like De Lie, he is going to do amazing things. But, did you see him riding up the muur van Geraardsbergen in his big ring?? Also in Kuurne on the Cote de Trieu... It looks like he's doing 50rpm training, except hes also pushing a 1000 watts. His knees and lower back wont survive like that and thats just a fact

[@acem82]

Thanks for spoiling the ending!

[@Baggellyh]

GOOD LUCK Jimmy, is there anything we can do to Help Jimmy in an online capacity ? Brilliant video once again Tristan

[@TristanThorn]

Any chance you could not mention the winner in the title next time

[@daleanthony4343]

Cannot believe Ineos let him go

[@steveb.1967]

All Doped.

[@hernanhernandez3861]

Dylan + Wout on Jumbo for the Classics?? All other teams are in trouble....

[@andrasszabo1570]

And Benoot, Laporte and Tratnik. It's a cheat code, really.

[@GeorgeSofroniouCy]

​@@andrasszabo1570 and van hooydonck and Dennis

[@andrasszabo1570]

@@GeorgeSofroniouCy Van Hooijdonk has a single top 10 in the WT classics his whole career. Dennis has never even finished a single spring classic, let alone be particularly good at it. Both good riders, but they're not the ones striking fear into other people's hearts.

[@GeorgeSofroniouCy]

@@andrasszabo1570 Nathan has been crazy strong last year and even more this year so far in classics. Results don't tell the whole story.

[@vincentcourcy1064]

Jumbo Visma, the old Rabobank...

[@rrosomasa]

it's a shame to hear Matt describe paint dry, when we know what a great character he is, especially on such a great race like today!!

[@alanpride5884]

Spoilers in the title?

[@mediocrecyclist]

For real. Glad this happened at the beginning of the season. Need to stay off of social media until I see the race.

[@stratostear]

Welcome to the Jumbo dope show, Dylan.

[@molybdnum]

Sep Vanmarcke in the top 10 is a good sign for his form, should be a points engine for IPT this year.

[@billyblanco8106]

Team Ketones does it again...and again...and again...

[@gkos2566]

Arnaud de lie was good

[@bbm6993]

Dylan getting the jumbo visma "training"

[@rcg7262]

jumbo totally not like gewiss

[@pucuk1668]

jumbo juice kicking left and right..

[@davidcramer3268]

GCN - way too many spoilers in your titles... please just put "highlights" without a description of what happened.

[@jeffgrey1566]

Yumbo?? Jumbo, wtf!

[@LednacekZ]

so it is ARKEA, i heard IKEA

[@davidhib07]

Another request to stop revealing aspects of how the race bore out in the video title

[@paulsolon6229]

No wva, no mvp, no Girmay, pogacar, vingegaard Not v interesting race

[@beau2047]

Lol

[@freddymondragon7188]

Primer comentario

[@scottsievers7018]

More proof that even exciting road racing is duller than the dullest cyclocross race.

[@tjjdrum]

I don't think a team blocking the road to give their rider a major time gap and advantage can be accredited as a superior ride. To be fair, he should have been challenged and win based on a better performance. All these riders complaining that Ineos is old school etc. but they have one of the best development programmes and these riders just going to other teams after their development. Jumbo Visma is a good team, but cheeky tactics in my book makes you lose points.

[@isitrachelorj3953]

Cycling is a team sport. Sometimes teams dominate - Gewiss, Mapei, Telekom, Postal, CSC, Sky and now Jumbo and UAE. How do they do it? What do they all have in commen?

[@germanlondono8700]

It's not that they were actually blocking the road, anyone could just jump to the front and start chasing. Jumbo wasn't holding them or anything like that

[@bens.6458]

@@isitrachelorj3953 money 💴

[@lucycat7585]

i hate dvb for some reason. not sure why.

[@dazzatm6028]

Piddcock 5th @jessycoyle

[@markdowse3572]

Oh, geez.... 😲 The countryside and the small towns and villages look so wonderful! 😍 I wish I could visit. 😢 M 🦘🏏😎