Sébastien Hinault: “It deserved a better result”.

Race reportMar 1, 2025

World Team TeamOmloop het Nieuwsblad

On Saturday, between Gent and Ninnove (194 km), Omloop Nieuwsblad opened the Belgian classics calendar. Jenthe Biermans and Amaury Capiot finished in the leading group for victory.

Sébastien Hinault

Sportif director

Giosue Epis' mission on Saturday was to get into the breakaway. On this type of event, a breakaway can go very far, and in other cases, a man at the front can act as a relay. I'd like to congratulate him on his application, because he fulfilled his mission to the letter. Behind him, Jenthe Biermans and Amaury Capiot came in for the win. They didn't do a very good sprint. Jenthe Biermans wasn't having a great day. Amaury was disappointed with his sprint. He launched too far and crashed. It deserved a better result. On Sunday, there's Kuurne - Brussels - Kuurne. We'll have two fresh balls, so to speak, with Arnaud Démare and Luca Mozzato back in the group. On this first Belgian classic, we know that the ARKEA - B&B HOTELS team was in the running for a very good result. We're confident for the future.

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