Male Team 29 Feb
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
122.9 Kilometers
Following the cancellation of the Vuelta a Castellón and with the Vuelta CV Féminas as an ‘appetizer’ quite apart from the rest of their schedule, the women’s Movistar Team will be making their ‘real’ debut in the 2020 season with the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, at which they will be joined by their colleagues from the men’s team in this opening Belgian weekend of racing.
The 123km parcours comprises five cobbled sections and, most importantly, ten little climbs including the Molenberg (66km), usually the place for the first selection in these always-nervous races, plus the final ascents to the legendary Kapelmuur (106km) and Bosberg, crested 13km before the finish in Ninove. Most of the best known routes in the racing Flanders scene are featured here, and despite not being a WWT event, all eight squads from the world’s top tier will be lining up.
– Together with these six riders, Alba Teruel will be at the Movistar Team lineup for the Blues’ next spring classics in Belgium: Omloop van het Hageland (Sunday 1st March) and Le Samyn (Tuesday 3rd).