S13 Ep15: The Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Preview
The Cycling Podcast
The Cycling Podcast
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🗓️ 28 February 2025
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Join Lionel Birnie and Rob Hatch as they preview the race and wonder who can stop Visma-Lease A Bike winning four in a row.
There's a wistful meander down memory lane recalling past editions, an attempt to capture the elements that make Omloop such an eagerly-anticipated race, and a bit of light speculation ahead of Saturday's race.
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| 0:00.0 | You are listening to the cycling podcast preview of the men's race at Omloop Het Newsblad, |
| 0:05.9 | brought to you by Sports Tours International. |
| 0:08.7 | Now, if watching Omloop over the weekend wets your appetite and makes you think that a trip to Flanders |
| 0:14.6 | to watch the racing is an unmissable trip of a lifetime, well, you won't be wrong, |
| 0:19.3 | but sports tours can take you right to the heart of the action at the Tour of Flanders in early April. |
| 0:25.0 | You can ride the Sportive and then watch the race the following day with a three-night trip to Ghent. |
| 0:31.2 | You'll stay in a hotel that I know very well in the cathedral area of the city, a perfect location for your weekend break. You'll get to ride the |
| 0:38.6 | sportive. Sports Tours International will help you, regardless of the distance that you choose to |
| 0:43.8 | ride. So you could ride the full 260 kilometres if you feel tough enough. You'll get a sports |
| 0:48.6 | tours international jersey. A we ride Flanders Gobix windstopper, which might come in handy if the weather's a bit |
| 0:54.9 | chilly. There's bike storage at the hotel. You'll get first class backup from sports tours |
| 0:59.8 | internationals. Sports directors, Masser. I'm not sure about massers, actually, but certainly |
| 1:05.2 | you'll get back up and support all weekend, transport to the Sportive, and then you'll get |
| 1:10.3 | a brilliant view of the race on the Sunday. |
| 1:13.4 | There's also a Tour of Flanders |
| 1:14.6 | VIP trip if you just |
| 1:16.6 | fancy watching the pro race and there's |
| 1:18.4 | hospitality options as well. |
| 1:20.6 | Similar packages available for Pairo Bay |
| 1:22.6 | the following weekend. So check out |
| 1:24.3 | sportstours international.com. |
| 1:26.1 | UK and treat yourself to a trip |
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