Womens Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

The four races that make up the men's and women's opening classics delivered plenty of action and provided lots of talking points.

SD Worx rider talks about missing her injured teammate and why she didn't want to work with Annemiek van Vleuten.

Dutch riders sweep the podium as Lorena Wiebes takes third in cobblestone opener.

The Belgian road race and time trial champion says that media coverage and live TV is still the most important part of developing women's cycling.

What Belgium's 'opening weekend' can tell us, and why the results sheet isn't always the best barometer of classics success.

After a long wait, the women's season is ramping up with the third race of the year and the opening cobbled classics hit.

Jason Gay of The Wall Street Journal believes Wout van Aert vs. Mathieu van der Poel among the greatest rivalries in pro sports.

From van der Poel's two-hour attack to SD Worx's daylong stranglehold, the 'opening weekend' shone a light on the classics season to come.

Annemiek van Vleuten, Julian Alaphilippe, Tom Pidcock and more key players gnash teeth or take quiet confidence after curtain-raising classic Saturday.

World champion takes victory at first opportunity for her newly reconfigured SD Worx team.

From Annemiek van Vleuten's Movistar debut, to Trek-Segafredo's team strength, to BikeExchange's new era, here are five stories to follow at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.

Here's the news making headlines on Friday, February 19.

Gent-Wevelgem and Tour of Flanders set to return to Women's WorldTour in 2020, organizers eyeing October dates.

Annemiek van Vleuten attacked on the Muur van Geraardsbergen and then held of a chase group to score her first victory of the season.

Could Van Avermaet have won Omloop if he'd played the tactics differently? We debate an exciting classics opener and look ahead to the spring season.

Michael Valgren and Christina Siggaard were victorious on Saturday in the men's and women's editions of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.

Christina Siggaard sprinted to victory on Saturday at the women's Omloop Het Nieuwsblad over Alexis Ryan and Maria Confalonieri.

Some of the world's best female riders will tackle Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Omloop van Het Hageland in Belgium.

Lucinda Brand wins her first race of the season at Omloop, attacking out of a small breakaway. Chantal Blaak is second.

Dutchwoman Lucinda Brand (Team Sunweb) soloed to victory in the 12th edition of the women's Omloop Het Nieuwsblad in Belgium on Saturday.

Van Avermaet wins the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad men's race as Armitstead solos to victory on the women's side

Elizabeth Armitstead solos clear at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad to take her first win in the rainbow jersey

Carmen Small and her Cervelo – Bigla team will open the 2016 season in Belgium at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.

Plaxton gets a big-money win in Texas, Boonen and Stannard split the opening weekend in Belgium, and Johansson rings up a couple of podiums

After Orica rider Tiffany Cromwell won Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, the Aussie rider spoke with Rupert Guinness of The Sydney Morning Herald

Global Cycling Network's weekly news show looks back at Saturday's classics opener and interviews women's winner Tiffany Cromwell

Cromwell tops Guarnier out of breakaway

Men's and women's startlists for Saturday's Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

• 1. Emma JOHANSSON, (SWE) Team Hitec Products Uck, in 3:38:05
• 2. Andrea BOSMAN, (NED), at s.t.
• 3. Chantal BLAAK, (NED) Leontien.Nl, at s.t.
• 4. Loes GUNNEWIJK, (NED), at s.t.
• 5. Elisa LONGO BORGHINI, (ITA) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line, at 4

2010 Women's Omloop Het Nieuwsblad results