The winning bikes of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, on the surface at least, looked pretty 'normal' but closer inspection revealed that Visma Lease-a-bike used the opening weekend to test out new wheels from sponsor Reserve, as well as a new front mech from Sram.
Reading between the lines, the unreleased wheelset from Reserve seems to be following a trend of optimization for wider tyres, with one mechanic telling us that the wheels are "faster" with 30mm tyres.
