Omloop Het Volk

Thursday I finished the Ruta del Sol. I placed myself two times and I rode a lot of kilometers. During the last stage it was raining once more and I wasn`t very brilliant: after realizing that I could hardly follow the best riders during the climbs, I worked for Bozic in order to reenter the peleton for the sprint. Unfortunately we didn`t manage to line up among the first and as a consequence we stopped working and arrived some minutes behind the winner.
After the Ruta del Sol I went directly to Belgium where I am taking part today in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad that is also known as Omloop Het Volk. It is the first of the Flemish classics and due to the climate in February it might be even more challenging. Today`s race will start and finish in Gent and the course includes 12 walls and several cobblestone sections. In summary Omloop Het Nieuwsblad can be equated with the more renowned classics and it is also is a test for them as it is ridden on the same roads and as it helps to adapt to the cobblestones.