Tactical disasterclass at the
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad WE. No nice words can justify the failure to find common language between the teams of two outright favorites. While FDJ - Suez ultimately broke the stalemate and tried to fix at least some of the damage, the SD Worx - Protime ladies may have as well not sent a team to Belgium as not only the breakaway, but later also Demi Vollering and Puck Pieterse slipped through their fingers.
The tactical battle continued in post-race comments, when riders of involved teams blamed one another for not taking on the responsibility, but refusing to do any work themselves. At the end of the day, only winner Lotte Claes and runner-up Aurela Nerlo will most likely be the only ones smiling about today's race.