"It’s about being strong, but also about being super sharp and mentally ready to fight for positioning" is how Kasia Niewiadoma Phinney (Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto) summed up her approach to Omloop Het Nieuwsblad this weekend, where she's aiming to be in the thick of the action and polishing her Classics racecraft even if her biggest goals of the spring are yet to come.
With 10 participations to her name in the Opening Weekend event, it's fair to say that Omloop Het Nieuwsblad holds few secrets for the Polish star, whose best performance was two years ago, when she placed seventh in the first chase group behind winner Marianne Vos and three other breakaway riders.
