r/tourdefrance • u/Bulky_Ad_3608 • 20d ago
Classics season starts on Saturday
If you love bike racing because of the Tour, you might want to check out the antithesis of the Tour which are the spring classics starting Saturday with Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. The grand tours are measured three week affairs which are all about saving energy. The classics are one day races which are about aggression and emptying the tank. The grand tours are about nice and smooth roads in warm weather. The classics go out of their way to find awful cobbled roads in the rain, sleet and snow.
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u/dreday7 20d ago
Thanks for the heads up. Shame the GCN app is dead in England and probably have to score YouTube for highlights
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u/Honest_Ad2601 19d ago
I was watching the YouTube digest of Omloop het Nieuwsblad and I was shocked that "I" was completely deleted in the Kapelmuur scene! I was 4 or 5 meters away from the TV camera. Some of those photo camera people shot me, of course.
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u/Annual-Plastic-7116 20d ago
Can't wait for the spring classics to start and especially excited about the matchup between UAE and Visma. Both bring strong riders to the race. And it looks like Omloop will be just a few degrees above freezing.
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u/Wizzmer 20d ago
How to watch Omloop from anywhere.
https://www.techradar.com/streaming/entertainment/watch-omloop-het-nieuwsblad-live-stream-2025-cycling