Before last year's Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Jan Tratnik was a dark horse for victory at best given he'd only ever finished 94th in his one previous participation. This time round if he breaks away again on the final stretch in Ninove for another win, whether it's in a duel like last year or a solo run for victory, it'll be anything but a surprise.
It's not just that the 35-year-old Slovenian will be racing with the number one on his back next Saturday, making it much harder for him to fly under the radar, but Tratnik is also hardly keeping it a secret that his performance data 'numbers' in racing are even better than they were at this point in 2024.
