Three Quick Thoughts on The Spring Classics Opening Weekend

Quick post-race takeaways from Omloop Het Nieuwsblad & Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne

After a long winter without cobblestone-laden racing, the Spring Classics roared back into season over the rolling green fields of Belgium with Jumbo-Visma tearing the field to shreds on Saturday to deliver Dylan van Baarle at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and then coming back on Sunday at Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne to execute a similarly vicious game plan that formed an elite breakaway from nearly 90-kilometers out and was finished off by Teisj Benoot. This pair of dominant performances from Jumbo suggests the rest of the Spring Classics teams and contenders have their work cut out for them if they want to challenge Jumbo in the bigger races later this Spring, especially considering the team’s top one-day rider, Wout van Aert, has yet to be unleashed.

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Jumbo-Visma should be considered the favorite for every Cobbled Classic until proven otherwise