Het Nieuwsblad ‘10: A Closer Look At The Parcours
February 24th, 2010 admin
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Message by NONE At long last, the season begins. What’s that you say? They’ve been racing since January! No, no, no. That was all preparation for the BIG day: it was the preseason. The real season kicks off this Saturday with the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. Peter Easton takes a hard look at the storied Belgian opener.
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